THE CLASH: LONDON CALLING !!!

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This Post is about one of the best Punk albums ever made by one of the best bands the world has witnessed. I am talking about the album “London Calling” by the super famous, exceptionally great and immortally Punk, THE CLASH.

Lead by the great singer Joe Strummer, guided by the always perfect guitar of Mick Jones, followed by Paul Simonon, and all synchronized with drummer Nicky “Topper” Headon, this British selection of performers formed a band that has surely put their name high on the global musical stardom. In a time where Punk was growing, these guys have put together a sound that stood out from rest to become world famous with great merit. The band was formed in 1976 and soon became popular with their debut album “The Clash”. In the winter of ’79 they produced this spectacular collection of songs which they called “London Calling” (the band’s third album). It later was awarded the best album of the ‘80s decade by the famously recognized magazine “Rolling Stone”.

This record features songs like the famous “London Calling”, which seems like a science fiction description of the city of London, surely a great theme for a movie. The polyglot “Spanish Bombs”, which includes some phrases in English and some in Spanish (lol). Some Ska historical references in the song “Rudie Can’t Fail” (for all the rude boys), the Ska special sound in the “Wrong ‘Em Boyo” (what the hell does it mean?!?), “Lost in the Supermarket” which relates Strummer’s vision of Jones childhood, “Hateful” (you naughty boys, what were you in to), a brutal Rock’N’roll sound in “Death or Glory” (really powerful Chorus to sing out loud), a Punk special manifest in “Revolution Rock” (this lyric gives me the shivers), the “Four Horsemen” (of the Apocalypse, I imagine),  the lovely named song “Koka Kola” (really great name for a song) and an absolute stormmer for romantic occasions “Lovers Rock”.

Don’t miss the chance to listen to the fully recorded album because this one is the ultimate Punk musical celebration.