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London Calling
One of the most amazing rock albums of all
time, London Calling has nary a weak track, despite
being 19 tracks long! Mixing rock, reggae, rockabilly, jazz,
swing, punk, ska and even Spanish music, this album points to
everything rock music can be. The songs are melodic, anthematic
and packed with messages about economic struggles, working-class
anger and political dissatisfaction. The wide range of styles
and melodies is even more amazing when taken in the context
of today's bands that seem to sound so similar from track to
track on their albums. Despite being an album, this thing is
filled with almost 19 songs that could all be singles. Rudie
(a favorite name of the ska dudes for some reason) Can't
Fail is on my must-play list any time I find it on a jukebox.
Everyone should own London Calling and listen to it
when everything else just seems to get ho-hum. |
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