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Universal acclaim- based on 200 Ratings
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Positive: 180 out of 200
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Mixed: 4 out of 200
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Negative: 16 out of 200
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Nov 16, 2010
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Nov 18, 2013This album is just incredible. What's great is that The Card Cheat, not London Calling, is the best song. Each song is so unique that it feels like a different band could've written each one. It suits any mood and it shows just what kind of talent the Clash had. It is more than rock n' roll and is phenomenal. Everyone needs to listen to it.
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Oct 23, 2014
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BryanSJan 9, 2007One of the best rock albums of all time. It also demonstrated how punk could deliver very powerful and meaningful messages.
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DanCSep 23, 2004In my top 10 of all time albums. The demos and DVD are great too.
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MattApr 27, 2007The Perfect Album
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MurrayKOct 1, 2004THE best album of all time. Hands down!
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DocJDec 29, 2005The Clash were one of the best bands in their era. This is a must have for any rock fan.
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RobW.Nov 24, 2004Richard S- in future could you at least throw off the average for a really crap album...like the new used or simple plan CD's. This album is probably one of the greatest albums of all time. Today's so called punk bands should listen to it, then quit the music business in shame.
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EoinGOct 8, 2004Good album but overated. There are a few very skippble tracks on this (e.g "Lost in the Supermarket"), and this album would have been much better condensed to about 12 or 13 of the best songs.
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DouglasCOct 2, 2004One of the best rock and roll albums of all times....
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MusicMavenOct 11, 2004Absolutely a must-buy. Buy it now. Now.
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[Anonymous]Oct 14, 2005Just listening to this recently, and I was amazed at the timeless greatness of this album. Through the dredge of shit that we have to put up with that is labelled at the heirs to the clash, such as babyshambles and the like, this album, although 25 years old, still sounds more modern than anything else being pushed by nme
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PedroJan 19, 2007This album IS Rock'n'Roll. Listen to it, love it and live it.
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randysNov 4, 2004When I first saw these guys on SNL in '79, my so-called life suddenly snapped into focus. Whether singing about discontent across the pond or thrashing our beloved Ray-gun, everything they said hit home. Very little has changed in 25 years, and this album will resonate for many more decades.
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FarterNov 29, 2004Bunch of jerks 'round here.
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Sep 28, 2011One of the best Rock records I have ever heard. Not just influential in punk rock, but for rock music in general. From the swooning (my favorite) 'Lost in the Supermarket', to the gangster ridden rap of 'The Guns of Brixton.' It's an album that builds from one song to another, making it feel neither dull or repetitive.
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Apr 4, 2015I was in college when this album came out. It's hard to put in historical perspective, but this album changed music for the next couple decades. The scope of it is truly astounding. I would put this in my "top 10" all time best rock albums list. As an added, bonus, they were one of the best live bands ever. (I saw them 5 times.) Those were the days...
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knutSep 23, 2004best album ever
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johnpOct 2, 2004best album of all time
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GarryDec 8, 2004
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shaftelMrJan 3, 2007Greatest rock album ever.
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dinamozMar 2, 2007one of best albums of all time....very goood
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EwanKSep 24, 2004I think this one is maybe the best cd in the last 30 years. Better than any Sex Pistols album. If you don't have it, don't hesitate
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BenSep 29, 2004I'm gonna be boring and give this a 10 as well. A life lived without hearing London Calling is a life all the poorer. On the Vanilla Tapes CD, check out the raucous instrumental version of 'Hateful' and the song 'Heart and Mind' - with a bit more work, that would have been a classic.
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michaelkMay 1, 2005this album changed my attitude towards music...a big turning point for me. the clash at their peak. it still sounds great but for it's time it was a sensation, especially coming from a musically underrated "punk band"
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mars88Apr 26, 2006pretty awesome. there debut was more hard rocking then this one tho.
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JordanTJan 15, 2007Basically the best album ever.
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LawrencePSep 26, 2004The best LP of the 70's and 80's. Anything less than a 10 rating would be a major crime.
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DonnyDon'tSep 29, 2004
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BlenderThe demo versions... sound like an incompetent Clash cover band rehearsing in a sock.... If you're considering buying this glorious record for the first time, save 20 bucks and go for the basic version. [Oct 2004, p.136]
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Rolling StoneA serious, ridiculously ambitious punk album. [14 Oct 2004, p.100]
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Q MagazineWhat burns from the music is The Clash's defining characteristic: the fact that they were insatiable omnivores. [Oct 2004, p.136]