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| 4.5 superb | jefflebowski | October 2nd 11 |
The best band the UK punk scene ever spawned, and for me their debut is its best album. Consistently stunning songwriting, in the form of 'What's my Name' , 'Complete Control', and the welcome reggae influences abound in 'White Man in Hammersmith Palais'. Not a bad song on the album, which just so happens to be one of the most visceral, thrilling end-to-end listens of any record. Musical anger, distilled with melody. rAlso better than London Calling, for my money.
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| 5.0 classic | lz41 | June 1st 12 |
A political punk album as dogged, punchy and sharp as 'Never Mind The Bollocks', but whereas The Sex Pistols were rotweillers charging everything with blazing machineguns, The Clash are fiesty terriers, using carefully constructed pieces of protest to get their message across; Joe Strummer's intense bark perfectly set against the edgy, tense guitar and throbbing choruses. England's every fault, political, industrial and social, is picked apart here: over-Americanisation ("I'm So Bored With The U.S.A"), businesses manipulating workers ("Career Opportunites", "Remote Control"), prevailing boredom ("London's Burning"), race ("White Riot"), increasing drug addiction ("Janie Jones") and conflict in the streets ("Hate & War", "Police and Thieves"). The style of music blends from biting punk on "Clash City Rockers" to impressive reggae on "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais" and rampaging 1960s blues on "I Fought The Law", and finishes with two songs that link up to the oncoming Seattle grunge movement: "Jail Guitar Doors" and "Garageland." An excellent album, and one far more direct in thought and clearer in construction than "London Calling".
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| 4.5 superb | dlbk03 | March 28th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | kb3984 | December 30th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | RedLives | November 14th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Vlahka | May 8th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Eminor | March 9th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Wolfe | November 29th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | r68saga | October 18th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | Henry | April 24th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | djbytes | April 16th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | timmy36 | February 9th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | daFigz | November 22nd 15 |
| 3.5 great | zundza | December 7th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | arnnnau | December 6th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tolo | December 2nd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | cdog215 | November 30th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | jrschaef | September 10th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Gnome7 | August 25th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | TheDMV | August 23rd 13 |
| 3.5 great | Macau | August 12th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | tarkus | April 20th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | 13km | April 15th 13 |
| 3.5 great | philmj | April 13th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | osiuuu | March 11th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | ajack17 | February 23rd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | zakalwe | February 20th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Minus. | December 16th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | mzi | December 10th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Penlord | December 6th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Mac666 | November 29th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Fleeba | November 21st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | dwejkk | November 20th 12 |
| 2.5 average | quelus | October 19th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | ZGP1992 | October 13th 12 |
| 2.0 poor | bobbi | October 5th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Tulten | September 17th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Yay | September 1st 12 |
| 3.0 good | ejb | August 28th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | slarti | August 2nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | rassiok | July 22nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | JFunkle | June 12th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | gwh45 | March 30th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Collis | March 29th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | DMEmery | February 22nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jackus | February 7th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | John L | January 23rd 12 |
| 4.5 superb | gvogel | December 31st 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pentagon | December 11th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Trebor. EMERITUS | November 30th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | divoz | November 28th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Magnaza | November 28th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | 20eyes | November 13th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | Bossie | September 10th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | cmclay | September 5th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | true | August 14th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tatou | August 14th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Phaze | July 8th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | KaliMa | June 29th 11 |
| 3.5 great | cuki92 | June 22nd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Drifts | May 29th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | igg20 | April 19th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | MikioBo | April 19th 11 |
| 3.0 good | TVhead | March 26th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | incompl | December 4th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | wylpyl | November 21st 10 |
| 5.0 classic | mmadden | September 15th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Titan50 | September 13th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Xter | August 15th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | djigor | August 1st 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Zoso4 | July 31st 10 |
| 3.5 great | nyc87 | July 31st 10 |
| 3.5 great | Gogol | March 25th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Vance | February 20th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | TimmyK | February 4th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | cumverg | January 26th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | adamf | January 6th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | sXe1111 | November 25th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | Zerms4 | September 26th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | arheez | February 6th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Kakz | November 26th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | MattFine | November 12th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | ffbadd | September 14th 08 |
| 5.0 classic | sbragl | August 19th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | Lawnee | August 15th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tigford | March 11th 08 |
| 5.0 classic | mike53 | January 14th 08 |
| 5.0 classic | spudnik | January 10th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | spazelf | November 8th 07 |
| 5.0 classic | anged02 | November 4th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | hummer | October 19th 07 |
| 4.5 superb | Bak | October 14th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | Egglord | September 15th 07 |
| 4.5 superb | Regole | August 29th 07 |
| 5.0 classic | Yield | August 23rd 07 |
| 5.0 classic | Rudd13 | February 3rd 06 |
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