Greatest album ever? discuss!

[Edited on April 9, 2011 at 2:49 AM. Reason : d]

4/9/2011 2:46:40 AM

(post) midnight log?

4/9/2011 2:49:37 AM

Good god, that shit is horrible.

4/9/2011 3:04:31 AM

ITT, zaxappeal shows he has no taste

4/9/2011 3:08:48 AM

Never been a huge Clash fan...not any one thing that sticks out as being truly eye-opening, and I find Joe Strummer's voice to be blah. And I'm NOT a big fan of political music.

And I can't listen to fucking 36 tracks in a row of the same band.

4/9/2011 3:19:03 AM

first disc is absolute dynamite, and the other two are so goddamn risky it blows my mind to this day

best clash album for sure, despite the wholesale quality of the s/t and london calling

but not the best album ever

4/9/2011 3:26:56 AM

jaybee is not lacking in taste...

4/9/2011 5:00:38 AM

One of my good friend's family had to flee Chile after Pinochet came into power. He told the stories of his grandfather being a wealthy man and having to respond to government officials knocking on the door and telling him that others would be moving into their home with them because they had too many square feet to justify the occupants living there.
It's a tragedy. If you want to keep your American dream you have to remember that freedom isn't free.
The Clash profited from the capitalist system selling their records yet could get away with preaching absolute tolerance as a way to push their product in bs like this.

4/9/2011 8:37:29 AM

so how much does freedom cost exactly?

4/9/2011 9:17:04 AM

Quote :

"The Clash profited from the capitalist system selling their records"

Yes, but the existed at a time where the mainstream record distribution system was the only realistic way to get a record put out. They also exploited the system as much as possible, putting out double and triple albums while insisting Epic/CBS only charge the retail price of a single disc.

4/9/2011 10:26:53 AM

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4/9/2011 10:33:28 AM

hey buddy!

4/10/2011 2:48:54 AM

All I am saying is if you work really hard all your life to get a big house, and the government comes to knock on your door to tell you that other families will be moving in with you, how would you feel?

Check your tax return - that's the market value per citizen for their share of paying for our freedoms. Bet you didn't expect that answer did you? SMACK!

4/10/2011 9:23:04 AM

Snobbery aside, London Calling is both the best Clash album and, IMO, one of the ten best albums of all time. I've never heard a 19-track record (other than maybe The White Album) come as close to perfection as LC. Granted, all of The Clash's first five records are fucking amazing.

Also, I hate when people make the mistake of putting The Clash solely in the context of their politics. They were just a great fucking band.

[Edited on April 10, 2011 at 11:30 AM. Reason : .]

4/10/2011 11:28:36 AM

^ stop trolling my thread!

4/10/2011 11:40:42 AM