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Originally Posted by Screaming Skull
I personally believe The Clash are the most underrated band in the history of rock-n-roll.
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What? That's neither critically nor commercially sound, and neither during their existence nor after it.
The cold numbers:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cl...#Studio_albums
London Calling was hailed as an
Exile On Main St-like masterpiece virtually on arrival. (In fact, the initial critical reaction was far better than
Exile's; practically nobody except Robert Christgau liked that Stones album when it came out, and I'm taking into account "legends" like Lester Bangs and Lenny Kaye). The Clash were constantly referred to,
in their lifetime, as "the only band that matters". Their albums keep selling and keep being reissued and repackaged. I don't know what the fuck you're talking about.