London Calling (1979) Album Review

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Music critics combined give London Calling a score of 3.8229 out of 4

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PopMatters

Around the time I discovered London Calling , I tried living in England, hoping vaguely for a sort of youthful writing career. And having spent my time collecting memories from odds jobs, (I seem to remember a mail room in the London Cable company, a
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Yahoo! Music

Epic/Legacy reissued the Clash's classic third album, London Calling, in 2000, remastering the album and restoring the original artwork, much of which didn't make the original CD issue. No bonus material was added to this or any of the other Clash
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Yahoo! Music

Two-record set (on one CD) of amazing diversity and captivating energy. Barely over an hour and, therefore, shorter than many single CD releases today, LC contains no filler and should be listened to daily until memorized.
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The New York Palladium, 21 September 1979. Photographer Pennie Smith is standing in the wings, just off stage left, snapping pictures of The Clash, as they deliver another trademark, fiery performance, for which they've become famous. She notices that
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Music Album Reviews: London Calling

London Calling

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All Time

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6

1970's

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1

1979

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1
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  - Alternative Rock
    
    of 49,285
    
    1
  - Hardcore & Punk
    
    of 14,074
    
    1
  - New Wave & Post-Pun
    
    of 4,757
    
    1
  - British Punk
    
    of 620
    
    1
  - Punk
    
    of 8,757
    
    1
  - New Wave
    
    of 3,355
    
    1
- Hard Rock & Metal
  - Hard Rock & Metal
    
    of 19,074
    
    2
  - Hard Rock
    
    of 8,073
    
    2
- International
  - International
    
    of 74,357
    
    2
  - Europe
    
    of 14,363
    
    2
  - British Isles
    
    of 5,393
    
    2
  - Britain
    
    of 4,730
    
    2
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 264,669
    
    6
  - Pop Rock
    
    of 64,981
    
    5
- Rock
  - Rock
    
    of 108,263
    
    5