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- #1
- Posted: 02/29/2016 21:00
- Post subject: Album of the day (#1918): The Clash by The Clash
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Today's album of the day
The Clash by The Clash (View album | Buy this album)
Year: 1977.
Country: 
Overall rank: 159
Average rating: 82/100 (from 697 votes).
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Tracks:
1. Janie Jones
2. Remote Control
3. I'm So Bored With The USA
4. White Riot
5. Hate & War
6. What's My Name
7. Deny
8. London's Burning
9. Career Opportunities
10. Cheat
11. Protex Blue
12. Police & Thieves
13. 48 Hours
14. Garageland
About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety. A full history of album of the day can be viewed here.
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Applerill
Autistic Princess <3
Gender: Female
Age: 31
Location: Chicago 
- #2
- Posted: 02/29/2016 21:02
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With my newfound love of fast-paced workout music, I really should give this another chance. I tried "I'm So Bored With the USA", though, and it wasn't as fun as I thought it would be :/
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HazeyTwilight
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Age: 27
Location: Elmo Knows Where You Live 
- #3
- Posted: 02/29/2016 21:12
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This is pure punk perfection. Anarchic while still having a sense of fun and having a hard-hitting, politically charged cover of Police & Thieves.
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Grzywa
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Location: Polska 
- #4
- Posted: 02/29/2016 21:47
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I actually prefer the US version because of White Man in Hammersmith Palais. Anyway, this is as riot as white music ever got. The riffs, the lyrics, the fuck-off attitude. My favourites include Janie Jones, Career Opportunities and London's Burning.
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Jimmy Dread
Old skool like Happy Shopper
Location: 555 Dub Street 
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- #5
- Posted: 02/29/2016 23:05
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| Grzywa wrote: | | Anyway, this is as riot as white music ever got. |
Not heard Crass then? (to name one of a few). Punk. Is. Dead.
Back on topic, I've always found the U.K. version hangs together so much better. Janie Jones belongs at the start, not lost in the middle. Cheat and Protex Blue (perhaps the best song ever written about condoms) are glaring omissions from the Stateside press. And yeah, I love Hammersmith Palais too, but I've always found it a bit out-of-step with the rest of the record. Regardless, it's an ace LP, it's been in my Top 100 since day dot and that's likely where it will stay.
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- Posted: 03/01/2016 02:14
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I prefer the U.S. version because of Clash City Rockers and Complete Control. It's a good album, but I find that I'm not as into this album as I was before.
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- Posted: 03/01/2016 19:04
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| xhitmanx wrote: | | I prefer the U.S. version because of Clash City Rockers and Complete Control. It's a good album, but I find that I'm not as into this album as I was before. |
I agree on that. It's a significant loss that those two tracks aren't included. But still it is a very great album!
Last edited by Januscl on 03/02/2016 06:26; edited 1 time in total
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Grzywa
Gender: Male
Location: Polska
- #8
- Posted: 03/01/2016 20:42
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| noWaxJim wrote: | | Not heard Crass then? (to name one of a few). Punk. Is. Dead. |
I have. Not that same level of impact, though.
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- Posted: 03/01/2016 20:44
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| Grzywa wrote: | | I have. Not that same level of impact, though. |
ferreal? 
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Grzywa
Gender: Male
Location: Polska
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- Posted: 03/01/2016 20:57
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| Satie wrote: | | ferreal? |
Yep. Much as I appreciate Crass for their uncompromising attitude, Clash inspired thousands of bands and continue to do so. Like in Poland, along with Joy Division and Bob Marley, they were the major influence on the arising punk/new wave underground movement at the turn of 1970s/1980s. And I'd guess it went pretty much the same way in other countries.
Crass's impact was much more limited ex definitione, due to their radical stance. So yes, while they (and a few others) might have been more of a riot, their message was not as loud or widespread.
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