London Calling
Occupation
- Joe Strummer - vocals rhythm guitar, Pianner
- Mick Jones - guitar, vocals, piano
- Paul Simonon - bass, vocals
- Topper Headon - drums, percussion
- Mickey Gallagher - organ
- Irish Horns - Brass
- Guy Stevens - producer
- Bill Price - chief engineer
- Pennie Smith - Photography
London Calling is the published in 1979, third album by The Clash. On 21 September 2004, London Calling was published: 25th Anniversary Legacy Edition, which also contains a DVD to the making of the album the studio recordings preceding demos under the title Vanilla Tapes.
Cover
The photographed by Pennie Smith album cover shows Paul Simonon as he makes his Fender Precision Bass smashed during a concert, and is also a nod to the cover of the first LP of Elvis Presley. Simonons pose was now taken as a template several reminiscences, including the cover of the soundtrack has been modeled to Tony Hawk's American Wasteland this design.
Press reactions publication
The reactions of the music press were with release of the album quite different: New Musical Express ( UK): " ' London Calling ' is the first Clash album, which is their myth fully comply with it largely omits the unverdaulicheren aspects of this myth. In part, it sounds like nothing they have ever recorded before, and yet that is ultimately the most moderate so far Clash Clash plate. [ ... ] ' London Calling ' is also - not an unimportant point - the first Clash - plate ( with the possible exception of ' The Cost Of Living' ) that actually sounds just right. Guy Stevens The Clash as produced as they would from the beginning to be produced. [ ... ] ' London Calling ' makes the poorly played rock'n'roll of the entire last decade for it. "
Melody Maker ( UK): "That is not so desperate or depressed comes across as the previous album is basically on two things: The Clash have discovered America, thereby including themselves [ ... ] The usual criticism of double albums could attach here, and because there are some weak points, and rightly so. But that would pass on the topic: ' London Calling ' The Clash shows in full, militant control over everything she has ever made so great. It is infinitely much better than we ever expected. "
Sounds ( UK): " to develop Unable forward, they have resorted at any straw and regressed at the end, because of Strummer's rhythm and blues past and Jones ' Keith Richards - fixation on the outlaw image of the Stones and tired, old rock clichés. There is no hunger, no vision, no connection and no personality, no killer hammers - to call anything that brings one hand, ' Wow! ' ".
ZigZag ( UK): " ' London Calling ' is the most danceable Clash album. They spread out in a wide range of musical styles [ ... ] Vibrant, exciting elements of all that is great, Clash - ified and compacted to a live joyful, positive album. "
Rolling Stone (USA): "Despite First -take junk and guerrilla production is this double album music to be permanent. It is so rich and broad that makes them feel not only a vibrant, but very enthusiastic and triumphantly alive. [ ... ] ' London Calling ' is generous and extravagant created. It is packed with characters and stories like a great novel, and the new stylistic breadth of the band - brass, organs, here and there, piano, blues melancholy, jazzy lightness and a reggae - dub influence that shines through almost every issue - further intensified the density and richness of the sound. "
New York Times (USA): "This is an album that captures the whole primal energy of the Clash, combined with the brilliant production by Guy Stevens and a degree of inventiveness and creativity reveals that should not have the work to date the band suggest. [ ... ] The music is outstanding, as it captures the diversity of daily life of London's lower classes, and The Clash, equipped with such song material, can be such a passionate band at their performances, that it would be truly amazing when Epic Records it in America could not sell to a mass audience. "
Musik Express ( Germany ): " Clash are as individuals and matured as a band, have to ' London Calling ' for an even cleaner and clearer sound than on ' Give' Em Enough Rope ', [ ... ] and thus should also reach those who so far with Police, Ian Dury and / or the Boomtown Rats were quite satisfied. "
Sounds ( Germany ): " ' London Calling ' is a frightening tired rehashing of the band pretending to be number one of punk. Its super market offer they have themselves scooped the grave. Please Fasele me no what of musical innovation. Here rotates nothing more on the platter as a moderately produced rock and roll. "
Der Spiegel ( Germany ): " On her recent double album ' London Calling ' the Clash develop a stylistic range, the Beatles elements, rockabilly, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues and reggae includes swings and always fresh. Remove Juicy, resilient fan comments the Clash rock far from pale punk asceticism. "
Reception
The album received many awards, so this plate was, although published in 1979, voted by Rolling Stone Magazine for best album of the 1980s. London Calling is still regarded as one of the milestones of punk rock. In particular, the variety of styles that is used in the 19 songs, surprised: punk rock, rockabilly, reggae and jazz.
In 2002, the song London Calling in a scene in the James Bond film Die Hard was used on another day, as Bond in London waiting for the appearance of Gustav Graves, the jump off with a parachute. Also it is in the film Billy Elliot - I Will Dance played during a chase between the police and Billy's brother. 1998 was heard at Friends London Calling, as five of the six friends traveled to London for Ross' wedding to celebrate and Chandler and Joey visited London ( Season 4, Episode 23). Also listening to is the title of London Calling in the movie Cruel Intentions 2 in the scene in which the Tower Bridge shows up, and also in the movie The Bank Job starring Jason Statham is London Calling can be heard in various scenes.
The song was covered by the Hamburg hip- hop band Fettes Brot as Hamburg Calling and played live for the first time in 2007. It was released in 2008 on the single please Bettina, pull out slightly.
In 2003, the album was chosen of all time in a poll by Rolling Stone magazine ranked 8 of the best albums.
In 2010 Bruce Springsteen released a live double DVD with a cover version of London Calling.
Songs on the album
Title list
The title song
The title song London Calling Greil Marcus describes, according to the simultaneous breaking in all sorts of disasters:
" Now war is a declared, and battle come down The ... ice age is coming, the sun 's zooming in Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin Engines stop running, but I have no fear Cause London is drowning, and I live by the river A nuclear ... error, but I have no fear "