The Clash -- The POLLgles

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL "The POLLgles" oh my god, dude. No one can help us now. I give up.

Seriously though, I tried to listen to Combat Rock the other day and for 9 billionth time I realized I would just never be a big fan of The Clash. It just isn't ever going to happen. I know enough of their career to be perfectly happy for the rest of my life and there's only a few select songs I like by them. Since "Guns of Brixton" doesn't appear to be on this, I guess I'll vote Magnificent Seven.

This is between I Fought the Law, the Call Up and English Civil War for me. May go with the last one.

Who hid the radio under the stairs/Who got caught unawares...

Bimble, Combat Rock is rather dull, I'm not surprised it's not lighting your fire.
It gets slagged by critics, but the 2nd album is a fine piece of work, especially the first side. Give it a try...

"(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais"
"Bankrobber"
"White Riot"
"Clash City Rockers"
"Know Your Rights"

impossible

White Man in Hammersmith is one of my favorite melodies in a rock song ever, Bankrobber is just so fuckin weird and I love riding around with the bass up and the windows down, I put White Riot on every mixtape I made for like a year, I play air guitar instinctively every time I listen to Clash City Rockers and how the fuck do you not turn up a public service announcement WITH GUITAAAAARS

Complete Control.

I think I was defending Combat Rock the other day, even though I don't really love any of their albums apart from the first one they all up til that one have good songs on.

The first album is basically perfect imo

(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais surely. I love pretty much all of them but that one is epic. And still relevant to-day kids!

No "Armagiddeon Time"?

I'm going with "Clash City Rockers."

No "Armagiddeon Time"?

i think "hammersmith palais" does everything they did well, all at the same time.

train in vain

The POLLgles = literal lolz. Sounds like you got hammered on your way to saying "The Pogues" or "The Bangles." Almost as funny as Bimble cautioning restraint.

P.S. "Complete Control" easily although this comp is gross just like everything Sony or whoever has done to this band's discography, e.g., Super Black Market Clash which doesn't include, um, Black Market Clash or the Clash on Broadway door stop or the other singles comp which includes no b-sides or the execrable The Story of the Clash, Volume 1 (aw shucks - I was dying to see where the liners would go on Volume 2). Why Napster, etc. was invented.

i got black market clash on vinyl for $3 the other day it is dope as fuck

Clash City Rockers, but White Riot runs it close.

"London Calling". Because "Guns Of Brixton" was never a single.

Complete Control. Not many people can top that one.

Shoulda done the boxed-set version, make folks choose between five versions of "The Magnificent Seven."

I tried to listen to Combat Rock the other day and for 9 billionth time I realized I would just never be a big fan of The Clash.

That took you 9 billion spins to figure out??? Wow.

I knew I was no fan after hearing s/t, London Calling, Combat Rock once each (and bits of Sandinista).

That said, I'll throw "The Magnificent Seven" a vote because it's no worse than the big singles here.

"Rock the Casbah"--though "White Man in Hammersmith Palais" and "London Calling" are as perfect in their way, and "This Is Radio Clash" is a personal obsession.

I think the UK version of the first album is perfect.

i'm pretty sure i'm the only person whose favorite clash song is "remote control"

like some of the poppier stuff like "Train In Vain" the most but today i feel like voting for "Tommy Gun"

"Remote Control" is great, I always thought it was hilarious that they made it the only song left off Clash on Broadway from the first album...

"remote control" is great for the yin-yang mick-joe vocals, among other things. you get sort of wistful mick, then stomping snarling joe. (the sequencing on the u.s. release of the first album is funny because you get "remote control" followed immediately by "complete control," which totally disses it. and of course both songs are totally self-mythologizing. but they did self-mythology well.)

I always thought "Complete Control" was my secret little personal favorite, so I'm really glad to see other people repping for it here. YAYZ

Oh God I can't choose! OK fine, . . . Hammersmith Palais but I happen to have a particular soft spot for that one.

"Complete Control" all the way

I live by the river.

"Remote Control" is great, I always thought it was hilarious that they made it the only song left off Clash on Broadway from the first album...

Which is why the greatest Clash reissue is the one I made, Napster Calling.

And also hilarious that it's the only 'old' song they did on the "vanilla tapes" extra on London Calling.

Complete control -'you're. my. guitar....He-Ro!'

So much greatness here. White Man gets my vote - although Complete Control was close.

Complete Control is where they found their genius, even if White Man was where they perfected it.

Voted for "This is England," cuz someone had to.

I think the UK version of the first album is perfect.

I've heard this said before, but also know many folks rep for the US release. Only being familiar with the American one, this statement made me:

a. Compare the track listings online. I always knew there were several track substitutions, but wow, the U.S. record honchos couldn't agree on the sequencing for a single track except that "Garageland" should close it! Pretty amazing.

b. Check out the US/UK Clash thread on ILX, which devolves into some hilarious birth-of-punk and wearing-of-leather arguments.

I never think of these songs as singles; "London Calling" is the start of the album to me, not a stand-alone "hit." For that, I gotta go with "Rock The Casbah" (although right now I'd rather hear "Radio Clash.")

another vote for "Complete Control"

I never think of these songs as singles; "London Calling" is the start of the album to me,

This is the complete opposite for me. I always think of it as the obvious single. Probably because I heard constantly for about two weeks before I got the album.

most of my favorite Clash songs are not on here :(

white wry-ott

i have no opinion on this poll except that hoos should be banned for a month for the thread title

f u for having no opinion

my opinion is that the clash were never a great band, and after their first album are entirely inconsequential.

This Is Radio Clash for the Chic lift.

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great results

I think it's interesting that two of their earlier tracks came out on top considering they're more well known for several of the other ones on the list (at least in the US).

I wish Straight To Hell had been one of the choices.

Alternate thread title: The POLLash -- The Singles

"Groovy Times" 0

: ( This is actually a good song too, but it never stood a chance among the rest of what's here.

Alternate thread title: The POLLash -- The Singles

^lol

The POLLgles could have been used for a Buggles poll. Did you get legal clearance Hoos?