London Calling (1979) Album Review

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Adrian Denning.co.uk

The two predominant popular music forms amongst those with their ears to the ground in London during the late seventies were punk and reggae. The Clash successfully melded those two forms across many of the songs here. Influential is an understatement.
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starling.rinet

Track listing: 1) London Calling ; 2) Brand New Cadillac ; 3) Jimmy Jazz; 4) Hateful; 5) Rudie Can't Fail; 6) Spanish Bombs ; 7) The Right Profile; 8) Lost In The Supermarket ; 9) Clampdown; 10) The Guns Of Brixton ; 11) Wrong 'Em Boyo; 12) Death
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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