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Music Appreciation

ProfessorGAC

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4. Probably, Yes

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 08:31 PM

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Bur, all three of those went mainstream & the punks hated that.
Same thing happened in the US to Talking Heads & Television.
The American punks slagged on them when they started caring about precision, especially to TH, which is a bit odd since they were never punk. But, the Ramones fans at CBGB started hating on them after More About Buildings & Food.
Lots of bands go through that, I guess. Even Van Halen got slagged by the hard rock crowd when Eddie bought an Oberheim.

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Clash - London Calling [View all] marble falls Wednesday OP

yeah eShirl Wednesday #1

IMO, Their Best Song ProfessorGAC Wednesday #2

Wasn't it Train In Vain that they were most critized for by those punks? highplainsdem Wednesday #3

Probably, Yes ProfessorGAC Wednesday #4

There's always that small 'purity' group that can find something to slag. This is my second favorite Clash song ... marble falls 21 hrs ago #5