London Calling

jewels santana · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:36 pm **Posts:** 10198

now i've got "i'm TOTALLY WIRED" stuck in my head.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:29 pm

Cupid is my bitch Wrote:

harry Wrote:

Northern Soul Wrote:

london calling was the original listmania number 1 back when we all frequented cmj.

Top three in the current Obner charts (of works that received more than 30 votes):

Rating Artist Album (Year)

1. 9.2 (40 votes) Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)

2. 9.2 (68 votes) The Clash - London Calling (1979)

3. 9.1 (41 votes) Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde (1966)

And honestly, I think every one of us knows which of these they would put on first if given the choice.

Well, I know which one I would put on.

London Calling is great and all, but it isn't even my favorite Clash album.

ayah · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:03 pm **Posts:** 6402

it's very good but it's not really all that.

and

harry Wrote:

1. 9.2 (40 votes) Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)

what a bunch of liars.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:33 pm

ayah Wrote:

harry Wrote:

1. 9.2 (40 votes) Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)

what a bunch of liars.

hm?

Diggity Dawg · **Posted:** Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:42 pm

Billzebub Wrote:

<=== still listens to Ted Nugent and AC/DC

Oh...same here...my point was that "London Calling" was really the first album that opened the door to other types of music to me.

pollysix · **Joined:** Tue Oct 26, 2004 2:56 am **Posts:** 5174

Best album ever.

I recently bought this on CD as well (I had it on cassette & the "singles" comp)

I was just listening to it this week & (re-)loving it.

I think there's something for everyone in it; punk, reggae, ...general goodness.

I used to get "Hateful" stuck in my head all the time: "Welllllllll.... I've got a friend who's the man. Who's the man?..."

The title track amazes me; it just never seems to loose its power. No matter how many times I play it while DJing it always seems to rock tha house.

"Guns of Brixton" is wicked too.

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

I still think Greil Marcus' writeup of this album is one of the most imaginative pieces in rock writing history.

Buck_Wild · **Joined:** Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:28 am **Posts:** 232

In the words of Marcia surreptitiously recorded by Peter (Brady), 1st album era Clash vs. London Calling is the difference between a shooting star and a firecracker.

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