I'm starting to get into the Clash. What would be their best album?

[Cathyclysmic]

I like some of the singles now. Thank you! :hi:

[MrCoffee]

1. London Calling. sheee-it.

[Cathyclysmic]

2. I love that song!

Thank you. I will check it out. :thumbsup:

[buddhamama]

3. Sandinista, imho

but they're all pretty damn good.

[MrCoffee]

5. sandinista! is perty damn good...

[LynneSin]

4. Combat Rock was the 3rd album I ever bought with my own money

I think I was about 13-14 when I bought it

[Ramsey]

12. I love Combat Rock

That's my favorite Clash album, fir nostalgic reasons. It came out while I was in high school and was practically my theme album. my high school ten year prediction was "Still Rockin the Casbah!".

However, honestly, I'd have to admit that either Sandinista or London Calling are better albums on th whole.

[LynneSin]

13. Without a doubt LC is definitely better

But I have the same nostalgia for Combat Rock as you have

[MrCoffee]

14. I recommended LC for the first-time Clash record buyer

not to take anything away from Combat Rock or Sandinista!

[taterguy]

6. There's a nice double CD greatest hits package

Can't remember the exact title
Their first album is great
Super Black Market Clash has some of their more experimental material

For a great read about the Clash see the anthology of Lester Bangs writing Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung. His reaction to them is like Hunter S. Thompson's reaction to George McGovern. His innate cynicism left him predisposed to hate them, however after spending time with them he realized that they really did exemplify the best of human potential.

[LNS]

9. For me it was...

one of the first 4 CDs I ever bought....

[KFC]

7. First album - hands down

I'm So Bored With the USA

[ghostsofgiants]

8. Can't go wrong with "London Calling."

[NewWaveChick1981]

10. Definitely "London Calling"!

:hi:

[XNASA]

11. Sandinista nt

[Blue-Jay]

24. C'mon. That was the nearest thing to total shit that they put out.

You gotta be crazy to like that particular album better than London Calling.

Like, really crazy.

[driver8]

25. Sandinista couldn't even hold London Calling's jock strap...

if records wore jock straps, that is.

London Calling is the best!!!

[auburngrad82]

15. London Calling is number 7 on Rolling Stone's 500 best albums

I would have to agree with that. Then I'd get Sandanista.

[CrushTheDLC]

16. Give Em Enough Rope

Actually, any of the first three albums were flawless in my opinion, but someone had to vote for this one.

[Magrittes Pipe]

22. Probably my favorite.

"Cheapskates" is my favorite Clash song.

[Kashka-Kat]

17. London calling + "Best of" album isnt bad but leaves out

too much of London calling.

"Jesus christ where did you get that cadillac!!!"

[CrownPrinceBandar]

18. Anything but "Cut The Crap"........

Other than that, not a bad one in the bunch. My favs are "Combat Rock" and "Give 'Em Enough Rope."

[FuzzySlippers]

19. Too bad JimmyJazz isn't still around.

:( She is an expert on the Clash.

[alcibiades_mystery]

21. She ain't here but she sure went past

Police came looking for jimmy jazz....

[alcibiades_mystery]

20. Go buy London Calling immediately

Sandanista is just as good, but London Calling is longer running, I think. You can put that on during a road trip, and you will be rocking on as you realize that it's just played twice, and you're pulling into your destination. One of the best albums ever put together. Not a bad song in the bunch.

[mac56]

23. I agree. LC is one of the few albums I'd consider to be flawless.

nm

[driver8]

26. I always thought that Sandinista would have been a great "one

record" album. There is too much other crap on the album for me to sit and listen to it.

"Washington Bullets", however, is one of my favorite Clash songs.

[MiniMandaRuth]

27. London Calling.

Man, I have to listen to that again. One hella fine album, that is.