The Clash - London Calling

j allen
j allen Posts: 363
edited September 2010 in Music & Movies
I know this isn't exactly an audiophile quality recording, but...

I don't know why, but I decided to give this a play. Now I'm feeling nostalgic. I'm reminded of high school: my friends and I thinking we were punk as f***, listening to the same album that our parents rebelled to years before. Anyone have any interesting memories regarding this, if I may say, timeless album to share?
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited September 2010
    j allen wrote: »
    I know this isn't exactly an audiophile quality recording, but...

    I don't know why, but I decided to give this a play. Now I'm feeling nostalgic. I'm reminded of high school: my friends and I thinking we were punk as f***, listening to the same album that our parents rebelled to years before. Anyone have any interesting memories regarding this, if I may say, timeless album to share?

    My memories of this release was it was my first year on campus in college (having spent my freshman and sophmore year living at home and commuting to college).

    The guy next to my room was into 'alternative' music and some of the more 'important' punk.

    Naturally being a boy of the 70's I had all the classic rock and would play that loud in my dorm room, but I started to give some of this 'weird punk stuff' a listen - one of which was London Calling. After a bit, I started to get more and more into it which also expanded my musical tastes which then led to other artists like Talking Heads, Echo and the Bunnymen, Gang of Four, the Jam, English Beat, the Specials, etc et al.

    And yes, I own my copy of the double vinyl London Calling.

    Ah...college years....:D

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited September 2010
    Quite possibly one of the best albums ever. Catch me on an off day and I might declare it THE best. Everything about London Calling is pretty much perfect.

    Seriously... it's a strong contender in one of those "stranded on an island" questions.
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited September 2010
    Excellent album. It was also a gateway for me, got me listening to the Sex Pistols, ska, reggae and branching out from there. Joe Strummer buried in a plywood coffin covered in punk band stickers, FTW!

    My uncle had made me 3 mixed tapes at once. One was various Hendrix, the second was Zappa (damn my mom hated that tape, esp Bobby Brown and Broken Hearts...) and the third was Black Market Clash with stuff from London Calling to fill up the 90 minute Maxell XLII recorded with Dolby B. Good times.

    Now I have about 40 Hendrix titles, 20 or so Zappa and all of The Clash studio releases on vinyl and disc.
    Wristwatch--->Crisco
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited September 2010
    That is a great LP. I don't agree with you about the SQ as mine sounds great.
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  • BellaVega
    BellaVega Posts: 5
    edited September 2010
    I love old school punk. I think London Calling is the classic punk album. I also like the Dead Kennedys, Iggy Pop, Ramones and others. That was such a great time in music history. It was like the death of disco and the beginning of 80's pop stars like Jackson. But there was that underground punk scene and CBGBs and other iconic places and groups. It was a good time.
    Bella Vega, Home Theater Installation
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  • Norm Apter
    Norm Apter Posts: 1,036
    edited September 2010
    Not that it matters, but it holds the #8 position on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the top 500 albums of all time. I can't comment on the LP, but my remastered CD (2000) sounds excellent. Love this one too.
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited September 2010
    LOVE LOVE LOVE The Clash. Joe Strummer was awesome. One of my favs that is for sure.
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  • Xharlix
    Xharlix Posts: 48
    edited September 2010
    One of the best albums ever. No, it will never an audiophile stand out and it shouldn't be.
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  • j allen
    j allen Posts: 363
    edited September 2010
    Figured I'd add another late night post to my previous late night post...

    If anyone hasn't heard what Joe Strummer did not long before he died, check out Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros - Streetcore. It's a fairly solid, if sometimes odd, album.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqd85y6KoGQ&ob=av2e - cover of 'Redemption Song' This is a memorial video. Brought a tear the first time I watched it.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kd7RtD4ZKc&feature=related - 'Coma Girl'
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