Best clash songs

Anthrax_Mosher

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Yo what's your favorite songs/albums by them I'm binge listening to a lot of things this week, best clash songs in any order

Clash city rockers
I'm so bored with the usa
Remote control
Complete control
White riot
White man in hammersmith palais
London's burning
I fought the law
Career opportunities
Cheat
Hate & war
Police & thieves
Garageland
Capital radio one
Safe European home
English civil war
London calling
Hateful
Rudie can't fail
Spanish bombs
Clampdown
The guns of Brixton
Death or glory
Revolution rock
Train in vain
This is radio clash
The magnificent seven
Ivan meets GI joe
Police on my back
The call up
Know your rights
Should I stay or should I go
Rock the casbah
Red angel dragnet
Straight to hell
Overpowered by funk
Ghetto defendant
 
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Top 3 songs:

The Guns of Brixton
Armagideon Time (Willie Williams cover)
White Riot

One song from their s/t and one from the London Calling album so those are the albums I prefer. Didn't find much to care about on their others.
 
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It's a shame they never really tapped back into the raw fast punk energy of "White Riot," it's really a complete anomaly in their catalogue.

@Bloopy kinda surprised you're not into the Sandinista! album what with all its style mash-ups, crazy and weird experimentation. Probably my favourite album even though it doesn't really have stand-out singles to rally around, but the production and sheer number of gems is impressive.

Anyways just off the top without thinking too hard here's my fave tracks, some obvious some not so much:













 
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From my limited listens I'd say Sandinista is a bit too soft for me. I just fundamentally go for music that's dark, moody, abrasive, intense, energetic, or has attitude or some kind of edge to it. I like wacky or experimental music if it's an assault on the senses. Merely upbeat with samples and jingly sounds, not so much.

I'm listening to some now. 'One More Time' is a great track once it gets going. 'Midnight Log' is good too - need more with that amount of energy. I practically lost the tracks I like in such a long album. 😅