Combat Rock (album) by The Clash

This was good, but is the weakest proper Clash album.

Their two major hits are on this one, but apart from that the rest of the songs (exluding Know Your Rights) are quite dull, and just blatantly poor-writed. Such a shame, they could have done this so much better.

From Sandrof1969 02/17/2018 10:23

Il mio primo disco dei Clash nonché l'ultimo a poter essere davvero considerato un disco dei Clash non lo cambierei con dieci "Sandinista". E' vero che non c'è più quasi niente di nuovo ma è anche vero che è quasi tutto di livello buono quando non ottimo; anche senza prendere in considerazione le hits planetarie "Rock the casbah" e "Should i stay should i go", l'album abbonda di buone canzoni toccando, com'è nel loro stile, generi diversi.

Combat rock, is really the 'last' proper Clash album, and looking at the contents of the box set a few years ago, it seems the band agrees with this. If you take out, should i stay or should i go, and, rock the casbah, it would be an incredibly frustrating album. The rest is fine, but it's clear by now that the Clash were slipping. Not as bad as, cut the crap, but still disappointing.

They're weakest album except for Cut the Crap.
Some great songs on it but as an album it's not great

Alright album by The Clash, Other than Casbah and Should I Stay, the songs didn't really stick out for me and it disappoints me to be honest especially the fact that this was written by The Clash and they have written albums that are much more superior. So that adds more of the disappointment. But maybe one day my mind will change about this album and I will look at it in a new light. Who knows, but for now, it's average. In my eyes, at least...

From ledemoncleaner 06/28/2015 23:12

There's some solid content on this album "Rock the Casbah" is a quirky charmer and "Straight to Hell" is possibly the finest tune the Clash ever put onto a record, hell the album even starts off great, the first 6 songs are all charming tunes, but after that it loses it's personality and it's steam. But all in all the record is lacking on other areas. Not bad in the slightest it's just underwhelming. Considering the interesting directions the Clash were going in with London Calling and Sandinista it seems this album leaves a lot to be desired. I'll put it this way: it's sufficient, but not extraordinary. But it's still a decent last work (Cut the Crap doesn't exist, ok?).

From OKC1 06/27/2014 01:23

Underrated Clash Album

From antiloopje 10/04/2013 20:24

I must disagree with what some of you say. OK, the first part isn't great except for the two hits on there. But starting from Sean Flynn, the rest of the album started to 'click' with me. It doesn't sounds like the Clash I know, but it does have something I think. I do agree that, overall, it is far from the Clashes greatest work.

Not their best. A bit inconsistent. But still some really good songs.