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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier
What do you actually find laughable about the Clash? We`re talking about a band who were roads ahead of the punk brigade in both talent and musical ideas! The album "London Calling" is a myriad of musical influences and includes a pretty amazing take on traditional American themes and music by what is a very English band. With "Sandanista" they pushed musical boundaries even further.
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I would normally attribute that statement to the likes of Television or Wire. The Clash are probably one of the best punk bands of that era, but to say they were "roads ahead" of the two bands I mentioned just seems ridiculous. Then again... Television and Wire could be consider
post-punk...