This is a CLASH POLL service announcement...WITH RESULTS!!!!!! ILX Artist Poll #41

4. Combat Rock - 107 pts

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Rope was my number one. it's one of the greats for me. love that Greil Marcus review that links it with Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed and Never Mind the Bollocks. the great "defeated" albums I would call them (all four of those in my top 10-20 all time), and The Clash were the only ones who were actually fighting in the first place. anyway, the U.K. version of the debut is their "fighting" album and it's glorious. it was number two on my list.

I've never warmed to Rope outside of a few tracks.

yeah it's not my favorite

I love Rope, so many bangin' tracks

3. The Clash (US Version) - 133 pts

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Alright, here's the top 2.

i had a feeling it would be the top 2 now

Oh weird, I thought US version might win.

Now I think it's Sandanista.

Sandinista is their best record so I'd be cool with that.

2. Sandinista! - 168 pts

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1. London Calling - 196 pts

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boo!

sandinista coming 2nd is ilm enough w/out straying into self-parody

tbf London Calling does have a buttload* of good songs.

*within +/- 3 butts.

Sandanista and the US s/t were tied for the most number one votes, but London Calling had soo many #2 votes.

Totally fair. Everyone (myself included) thinks London Calling is a good record. It's just not their best.

i can appreciate the wackiness of "sandinista" but its 3/4 shite tbh

If you said 1/4, I'd let it lie...

I would've voted for something other than London Calling at no.1, were it not complete insanity to do so

I even rep for most of the weirdo-dub shit. "Silicone on Sapphire" is awes.

I think you either accept the kitchen sink nature of Sandinista or it drives you batty. I find it's more than the sum of it's parts, and when you take it apart for something like a tracks poll a lot of those parts seem a little daft.

Because of my misadventures at the impound lot today, I'm running behind schedule, so #60-41 are going to come faster than I'd like. I'll slow it down tomorrow.

A note on ranking: A number of people combined o.g. versions with their dub counterpart, so I combined certain tracks with their other version at my subjective discretion. I did not count different versions (a la Sandinista "Career Opportunities") in the tally for their o.g. As we go through I'll try to list the breakdown if I combined tracks. If you don't like it, well too bad, because The Clash ain't about RULES, maan.

Also apologies for the images. Never done them before and I just now realised I made them too big so I'll scale them down but they'll look (even!) worse.

60. Hate and War - 96 pts - 6 votes

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leave them HUGE! The Clash deserve big fuckoff pictures.

The ska "hate hate hate hate" only one part of all-amazing.

58. (TIE) Car Jamming - 104 pts - 7 votes

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"Car Jamming" placing makes me happy even though it missed my ballot.

otm

"Car Jamming" the best song on Combat Rock after "Straight to Hell."

agreed

"selling is what selling sells but only saints of the seven avenues can sell the seven hells" is one of my favourite lyrics

i struggled with leaving car jamming off my ballot, am glad my comrades could make it happen

he fellllass

58. (TIE) Pressure Drop - 104 pts - 10 votes

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"car jamming" was the first clash song i really dug outside of the hits

it's not a GOOD cover, but the guitar is so addictive I can't help but love it

Ghetto Defendant - 106 pts - 10 votes

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should have said 57.Ghetto Defendant - 106 pts - 10 votes

Not much to say about old Allen there

56. Up In Heaven (Not Only Here) - 111 pts - 10 votes

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My vote. I vacillate b/w thinking it's one of their best songs and disappointment at its lack of vim. Maybe Jones and Strummer sharing vocals is the problem?

I didn't realise that song had a Phil Ochs quote.

Yeah they don't *quite* match up together, which is a shame because the melody is great. I get a good Killers vibe off the guitar riff :)

55. Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad - 113 pts - 11 votes

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YEAH! love this track

Should note for legal purposes that even though that is Leif Fielding in the centre there, the girl is probably not Julie.

My first to place!

54. Jail Guitar Doors - 122 pts - 11 votes

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My first to place!