The Clash's "London Calling"-Best punk album ever? - The Orange Mane

FADERPROOF · 03-06-2009, 08:40 PM

admittedly I'm biased with this, but have been jamming this CD for god knows how many years and cant find a punk album to beat it, anyone have their personal suggestions?

Northman · 03-06-2009, 08:55 PM

I hate most punk music so i will say no. lmao

FADERPROOF · 03-06-2009, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Northman

I hate most punk music so i will say no. lmao

Not even the dropkick murphys? I hate Boston as a sports town but being Irish and Celtic I would LOVE to catch a concert of theirs.

Hogan11 · 03-06-2009, 11:35 PM

It's one of the best ever, but I'd be hesitent to call it the best ever. It is pretty varied in style, so to label it just a punk album is kinda misleading (Sandinista! the album that came after Calling, is even more varied, but not everything worked on it as often as things worked on Calling).

I loved The Clash, but there are many albums in the genre that are Calling's equal IMHO and maybe even more important historically than it. My recommendations for classic pure punk albums (off the top of my head) are as follows:

The Damned - Damned, Damned, Damned
The Damned - Machine Gun Ettiquette
The Clash - The Clash (US Version)
The Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bullocks
Black Flag - Damaged
Circle Jerks - Group Sex
The Saints - (I'm) Stranded
The Saints - Eternally Yours
Fear - The Record
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys - Frankenchrist
Husker Du - Flip Your Wig
D.O.A. - Bloodied But Unbowed
Stiff Little Fingers - All The Best
The Stooges - The Stooges
The Stooges - Fun House
The Stooges - Raw Power
Flipper - Generic Flipper
Ramones - Ramones
Ramones - Leave Home

Those are just the ones I consider 100% solid from first cut to last. My March is pretty much booked solid or I'd be happy to burn a few of these for you. Get back to me in April if you like and we'll set something up.

Hope that helps.

Crushaholic · 03-07-2009, 12:02 AM

I'm not sure what's considered "punk", but I have been recently listening to some Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys...

Hogan11 · 03-07-2009, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Crushaholic

I'm not sure what's considered "punk", but I have been recently listening to some Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys...

I'd consider the whole Celtic thing a sub-genre, but that's just me I guess.

alkemical · 03-11-2009, 01:11 PM

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03-06-2009, 08:40 PM	#1
FADERPROOF Bucknuts Colossus Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Eastlake OH Posts: 17,338	The Clash's "London Calling"-Best punk album ever? admittedly I'm biased with this, but have been jamming this CD for god knows how many years and cant find a punk album to beat it, anyone have their personal suggestions?

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Hogan11 Rock-N-Roll Historian Let's take these SOB's out!!!!!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: W.NY.B.C. Posts: 21,300 Adopt-a-Bronco: Floyd Little	It's one of the best ever, but I'd be hesitent to call it the best ever. It is pretty varied in style, so to label it just a punk album is kinda misleading (Sandinista! the album that came after Calling, is even more varied, but not everything worked on it as often as things worked on Calling). I loved The Clash, but there are many albums in the genre that are Calling's equal IMHO and maybe even more important historically than it. My recommendations for classic pure punk albums (off the top of my head) are as follows: The Damned - Damned, Damned, Damned The Damned - Machine Gun Ettiquette The Clash - The Clash (US Version) The Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bullocks Black Flag - Damaged Circle Jerks - Group Sex The Saints - (I'm) Stranded The Saints - Eternally Yours Fear - The Record Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables Dead Kennedys - Frankenchrist Husker Du - Flip Your Wig D.O.A. - Bloodied But Unbowed Stiff Little Fingers - All The Best The Stooges - The Stooges The Stooges - Fun House The Stooges - Raw Power Flipper - Generic Flipper Ramones - Ramones Ramones - Leave Home Those are just the ones I consider 100% solid from first cut to last. My March is pretty much booked solid or I'd be happy to burn a few of these for you. Get back to me in April if you like and we'll set something up. Hope that helps. Last edited by Hogan11; 03-07-2009 at 12:05 AM..

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03-06-2009, 08:55 PM	#2
Northman The Enigma Prognosis Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 17,925 Adopt-a-Bronco: Bryci	I hate most punk music so i will say no. lmao

03-07-2009, 12:02 AM	#5
Crushaholic Armchair Poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Topeka, KS Posts: 22,039	I'm not sure what's considered "punk", but I have been recently listening to some Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys...

03-11-2009, 01:11 PM	#7
alkemical Guerrilla Ontologist rorrim\|mirror Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Future Posts: 42,691 Adopt-a-Bronco: Prima Materia	I like fugazzi