The Clash were famously once deemed “the only band that matters” and through about 3/4 of their discography it’s pretty easy to make that case.  But what about the remaining 1/3?  We go album by album to re-evaluate the great, the slightly less than great and the triple album filler to determine if the only band that matters still matters some 40 years after their debut.

Recommended Listening:   Black Market Clash https://open.spotify.com/album/5LQydKqefPCbXRktm5IsXr London Calling Legacy Edition (The Vanilla Tapes) https://open.spotify.com/album/3TZuLZx0zB3Q45aQXDswb9 Sandinista Now! https://www.discogs.com/The-Clash-Sandinista-Now/release/3422469 The Clash at Bond’s Casino  http://1981.nyc/clash-bonds-casino/ Mikey Dread https://open.spotify.com/artist/6xKQ3GOnt3gjzja4IcLyg4 Spotify Playlist: The Only Band that Matters  https://open.spotify.com/user/1298220429/playlist/28PsiEn0kesL0yri22M678 Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros  https://open.spotify.com/artist/2j0a6SKKTAXaaNWU3pl86d Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg https://www.discogs.com/The-Clash-Rat-Patrol-From-Fort-Bragg/release/715680 The Clash on Broadway: The Interviews https://www.discogs.com/Clash-Clash-On-Broadway-The-Interviews/release/1641987