Yeah, but it was still a seminal punk album. For me, I kind of consider it to be in the same league as albums like "Nevermind the Bollocks" by the Sex Pistols. Stylistically, it's more akin to classic rock than what is generally percieved as punk. But it's edgier, more irreverant, and the content is more inclined toward political and social issues than the vast majority of what rock groups were producing at the time. And though I would lump "Nevermind the Bollocks" and "London Calling" into the same broad category, seeing that both albums really pushed punk music into more exciting places, I would not, however, put any of the members of the Pistols in the same category as Joe Strummer. He was simply a much more consumate artist than any single member of the Pistols.
Btw--Rnrloser, I was going to include that very same Adolescents album, but ran out of slots. I didn't want to keep revising and retooling my list, though. That's a great pick...
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