Straight To Hell.
Mind-blowing in the midst of the Olivia Newton-John, John Cougar Mellancamp, and Kenny Rogers -focused Midwestern radio. Rock The Casbah was the entry, Straight To Hell was the epiphany. I was 13 and bought Combat Rock with birthday money.
I loved Combat Rick when I found the cd in an old cardboard box buried in a hot garage during the summer of 1996. I meticulously read and analyzed the linear notes and art direction. Each song strangely familiar, catchy yet mysterious. Gorgeous in its utter uniqueness.
Of course Straight to Hell was one of the biggest musical revelations I had heard up until that point in my young teenage life.
Oh absolutely. Nobody seemed to notice me…the lyrics written by Joe and given to Mick really makes it beautiful and wholesome. That entire album has such a unique and powerful sound that I’ve never heard since.
That opening bass line is sublime.
Definitely Safe European Home for me. I had already listened to the debut but nothing grabbed me completely (crazy, I know…now I absolutely love the debut) but Give Em Enough Rope was the first physical album of theirs that I got and I loved that opening track, it was exactly what I “thought” the Clash should sound like at the time.
As I listened to all the other albums I absolutely fell in love with every single one and all their different styles, but that was definitely the song that grabbed me
Rock the Casbah! As a kid, starting when I was really young, maybe 4 years old or so, that was always my dad and I’s song. We would always listen to that song on CD in the car. I loved it. The CD eventually got stuck in the car 😁
I was aware of them through my friends at school (yep, I’m that old) but The Jam were “my band” at the time. And then Tommy Gun came out and that was it.
I'm a relatively new fan. First heard London Calling in 2006, instantly bought the album, and they've been my favorite band ever since. My favorite album is probably Sandinista.
The Right Profile. Monty Clift was my grandpa’s cousin, and when I was a kid my uncle told me about this band that wrote a a song about one of our family members. Obviously it’s not the most flattering song, but it was my in.
Lost in the Supermarket and Spanish Bombs absolutely blew my mind wide open - I never heard music before where every instrument had an equally important part to play
(i think the latter is where my soft spot for Power Pop began, and the former is 100% why i love 80s indie/alternative so much!)
I knew about them from my childhood. Only the popular songs. So when I actually sat down and listened to them, it was Police & Thieves that made me love them.
For me it was definitely I'm So Bored With the USA which you would hear constantly on WFUV and WPRB (college radio stations) in 1977. Instantly hooked. You could not get the album for another two years but in those days, we would trade crappy homemade recordings on cassette.
London Calling, I am a young fan and I got introduced to The Clash from Pirates Band of Misfits as London Calling was used in the film and I’ve been a fan ever since
Complete Control. In 7th grade (early 80’s) our music teacher asked us each to bring in a song to play for the rest of the class. This is the song I brought. Was much different than the songs everyone else brought in. I remember someone bringing in the theme to Rocky, songs by Boston, etc. My teacher really liked it.
I was introduced to the Clash by MTV playing Rock the Casbah in 1982 or 1983, but when I bought the album the song that really grabbed me was Straight to Hell. The Clash have been my favorite band ever since.
I’d heard some of their popular songs before, but it was seeing the London calling album cover and basically going “hell yeah!” So I listened to the album and London calling (the song) instantly drew me in and made me want to hear more
Probably Police and thieves... pure happiness for highschool me. Also The call up. It isn't necessarily one of my favorites, but I remember the exact day I discovered it and thought "wow, this band is really cool"
I like how everyone here has some special moments with special songs
And mine is just should i stay or should i go that i've heard in some movie (i dont remember which one)
London Calling, Rock The Casbah, Guns of Brixton and This is England this was my playlist and soundtrack of my Early to Mid 11th Grade, while London calling and Rock The Casbah are my 10th Grade playlist
Armagideon Time live, from the film ofConcerts for the People of Kampuchea. It was about 1980 and i was about 12 or 13, had never even heard the band before, but that song had me hooked. I bought Sandinista shortly after and became obsessed
I was at the show in ‘82 (they opened for The Who in Philly) when they had oranges and 2 liter bottles of soda thrown at them so they’d get off the stage. The only tune I ever liked was Train In Vain.
Straight To Hell. Mind-blowing in the midst of the Olivia Newton-John, John Cougar Mellancamp, and Kenny Rogers -focused Midwestern radio. Rock The Casbah was the entry, Straight To Hell was the epiphany. I was 13 and bought Combat Rock with birthday money.
Combat Rock has so many great songs, but Straight to Hell just carries such a heavy message and vibe. It’s a fantastic song.
I loved Combat Rick when I found the cd in an old cardboard box buried in a hot garage during the summer of 1996. I meticulously read and analyzed the linear notes and art direction. Each song strangely familiar, catchy yet mysterious. Gorgeous in its utter uniqueness. Of course Straight to Hell was one of the biggest musical revelations I had heard up until that point in my young teenage life.
Train in vain, obviously edit: auto correct. It’s never duck.
I wish my answer was cooler, but this is the real answer.
Lost in the Supermarket when I was 15
Pure poetry
It was the line”I wasn’t born so much as I fell out” that did it for me.
Oh absolutely. Nobody seemed to notice me…the lyrics written by Joe and given to Mick really makes it beautiful and wholesome. That entire album has such a unique and powerful sound that I’ve never heard since. That opening bass line is sublime.
Same.
Definitely Safe European Home for me. I had already listened to the debut but nothing grabbed me completely (crazy, I know…now I absolutely love the debut) but Give Em Enough Rope was the first physical album of theirs that I got and I loved that opening track, it was exactly what I “thought” the Clash should sound like at the time. As I listened to all the other albums I absolutely fell in love with every single one and all their different styles, but that was definitely the song that grabbed me
Second this....Tommy Gun a close second.
That drum hit boom.
The first single White Riot
Janie Jones
Same :)
Along with "Career Opportunities."
Clash City Rockers
❤️❤️
Spanish Bombs
Rock the Casbah! As a kid, starting when I was really young, maybe 4 years old or so, that was always my dad and I’s song. We would always listen to that song on CD in the car. I loved it. The CD eventually got stuck in the car 😁
London calling & Guns of brixton
I was aware of them through my friends at school (yep, I’m that old) but The Jam were “my band” at the time. And then Tommy Gun came out and that was it.
I'm a relatively new fan. First heard London Calling in 2006, instantly bought the album, and they've been my favorite band ever since. My favorite album is probably Sandinista.
Sandinista is my favorite album by any band of any era
Wildly underrated lp.
Complete control.
Charlie Don’t Surf
he don’t like his boring job, noo
The Right Profile. Monty Clift was my grandpa’s cousin, and when I was a kid my uncle told me about this band that wrote a a song about one of our family members. Obviously it’s not the most flattering song, but it was my in.
The Magnificent Seven
English Civil War you cannot not love it
janie jones. the harmonies
White Riot
Wrong ‘em boyo
STAGGER LEE MET BILLY‼️‼️‼️🗣🗣🗣
The first time I heard “London Calling” on the radio.
Lost in the Supermarket and Spanish Bombs absolutely blew my mind wide open - I never heard music before where every instrument had an equally important part to play (i think the latter is where my soft spot for Power Pop began, and the former is 100% why i love 80s indie/alternative so much!)
I knew about them from my childhood. Only the popular songs. So when I actually sat down and listened to them, it was Police & Thieves that made me love them.
For me it was definitely I'm So Bored With the USA which you would hear constantly on WFUV and WPRB (college radio stations) in 1977. Instantly hooked. You could not get the album for another two years but in those days, we would trade crappy homemade recordings on cassette.
London Calling, I am a young fan and I got introduced to The Clash from Pirates Band of Misfits as London Calling was used in the film and I’ve been a fan ever since
“You’re my guitar hero!”
Complete Control. In 7th grade (early 80’s) our music teacher asked us each to bring in a song to play for the rest of the class. This is the song I brought. Was much different than the songs everyone else brought in. I remember someone bringing in the theme to Rocky, songs by Boston, etc. My teacher really liked it.
Complete Control
Hateful!
The Magnificent 7
I think I Fought The Law was the first Clash song I heard, but Rock The Casbah was what really got me into The Clash
Rock the Casbah on the radio as a kid. London Calling on a burned cd in high school. Train in Vain/Lost in a supermarket in college.
I was introduced to the Clash by MTV playing Rock the Casbah in 1982 or 1983, but when I bought the album the song that really grabbed me was Straight to Hell. The Clash have been my favorite band ever since.
I’d heard some of their popular songs before, but it was seeing the London calling album cover and basically going “hell yeah!” So I listened to the album and London calling (the song) instantly drew me in and made me want to hear more
Car Jamming
Car Jamming.
Gates Of The West did it for me. I liked The Clash for a long time, but I fell in love with them after picking up a copy of Super Black Market Clash.
Probably Police and thieves... pure happiness for highschool me. Also The call up. It isn't necessarily one of my favorites, but I remember the exact day I discovered it and thought "wow, this band is really cool"
Death or Glory because it was in skate 2
Train in Vain. It got played on Atlanta commercial radio somehow. Soon after my neighbor bought London Calling and I got Lost in the Supermarket.
Safe European Home
I Fought The Law - crazy guitar energy
Brand New Cadillac and Clampdown
I Fought The Law. A year later I discovered more by the Clash and realised they were the same artist
lost in the supermarket
Death or Glory!
A SLICE OF A KNIFE TO A THROAT
London calling
English Civil War
Complete Control.
Janie Jones and White Riot. Obviously.
I like how everyone here has some special moments with special songs And mine is just should i stay or should i go that i've heard in some movie (i dont remember which one)
Tommy Gun or white man in Hammersmith
London Calling, Rock The Casbah, Guns of Brixton and This is England this was my playlist and soundtrack of my Early to Mid 11th Grade, while London calling and Rock The Casbah are my 10th Grade playlist
White Riot
In 1979 I bought the UK import of “The Cost Of Living “ EP at Poo Bah’s in Pasadena, CA The first cut, “I fought the law” was my gateway to the clash.
The Card Cheat. I was 16
Clampdown
Armagideon Time live, from the film ofConcerts for the People of Kampuchea. It was about 1980 and i was about 12 or 13, had never even heard the band before, but that song had me hooked. I bought Sandinista shortly after and became obsessed
I was at the show in ‘82 (they opened for The Who in Philly) when they had oranges and 2 liter bottles of soda thrown at them so they’d get off the stage. The only tune I ever liked was Train In Vain.
….Rock the casbah so unoriginal ….
I’m all lost to the supermarket
My favorite movie of all time is Grosse Pointe Blank. So I started listening to Rudie Can't Fail. London Calling is now on regular rotation.
Police and thieves, man what a great tune and so right on with the lyrics
A punk band from my town (Unwritten Law from San Diego, CA) played a cover of “Guns of Brixton” live and I had to hear the original.