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London Calling

by Clash

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All Time

of 455,353

6
1970's

of 2,833

1
1979

of 271

1
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  - Alternative Rock
    
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    1
  - Hardcore & Punk
    
    of 14,052
    
    1
  - New Wave & Post-Punk
    
    of 4,755
    
    1
  - British Punk
    
    of 620
    
    1
  - Punk
    
    of 8,744
    
    1
  - New Wave
    
    of 3,353
    
    1
- Hard Rock & Metal
  - Hard Rock & Metal
    
    of 18,998
    
    2
  - Hard Rock
    
    of 8,069
    
    2
- International
  - International
    
    of 74,356
    
    2
  - Europe
    
    of 14,363
    
    2
  - British Isles
    
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    2
  - Britain
    
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- Pop
  - Pop
    
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    6
  - Pop Rock
    
    of 64,982
    
    5
- Rock
  - Rock
    
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    5

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 3.8530 London Calling is ranked overall as 3.8530 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.8229 London Calling has an avg. critic score of 3.8229 out of 4 stars

London Calling Rank 4 Reviews

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Rolling Stone

In 1979,London Callingwas sold with a sticker declaring that the Clash were the only band that matters, and they acted as if they believed their own hype. Broadcasting from the middle of the wild-eyed mess that was English punk rock, a milieu that ...more

Rolling Stone

By now, our expectations of the Clash might seem to have become inflated beyond any possibility of fulfillment. It's not simply that they're the greatest rock & roll band in the world–indeed, after years of watching too many superstars ...more

The Daily Vault Album Reviews

As many of the punk bands of the late 70s blew their brains out with a double-barrel shotgun of nihilism, The Clash were given the uneasy honor of making some of the first sounds of a new decade. Punk's remaining trump card pulled out a full betrayal ...more

Rolling Stone

Recorded in 1979 in London, which was then wrenched by surging unemployment and drug addiction, and released in America in January 1980, the dawn of an uncertain decade, London Calling is nineteen songs of apocalypse fueled by an unbending faith in rock ...more

Paste Magazine

With the 25th anniversary edition of London Calling, Epic/Legacy has outdone itself. ...more

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Pitchfork

A quarter-century after its first release, London Calling is still the concentrate essence of The Clash's unparalleled fervor. ...more

The Guardian

London Calling itself stands tall as the band's masterpiece, the showcase for all their musical tastes and inclinations. ...more

PopMatters

Easily one of the best classic re-releases yet. ...more

Pitch Fork Media

The 25th anniversary reissue of The Clash's London Calling is satisfyingly thick and protected by a thin plastic sleeve. The package sits fat at three stories high; the spine is broad, smooth and silver. Pennie Smith's unfocused, emblematic cover ...more

All Music Guide

Give 'Em Enough Rope, for all of its many attributes, was essentially a holding pattern for the Clash, but the double-albumLondon Callingis a remarkable leap forward, incorporating the punk aesthetic into rock & roll mythology and roots music. ...more

All Music Guide

It's fitting that an album that truly deserves an expanded edition not only gets the deluxe edition it deserves, but one that makes a convincing argument that the sometimes ridiculous practice of expanded, multi-disc editions has a purpose after all. ...more

Filter

When asked recently how he felt about people's claims that the Sex Pistols had changed their lives, dear old Johnny Lydon replied, marvelously, that people should be changing their own bloody lives. Just like that, he restated the punk manifesto for ...more

The Onion (A.V. Club)

The Clash's London Calling stands as one of the few unimpeachably perfect albums... but it doesn't necessarily gain from the added scrutiny. ...more

Austin Chronicle

Sketchy sound quality (on The Vanilla Tapes), to be sure, but its rawness makes the final product that much more impressive. ...more

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