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Music Appreciation

electricmonk

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9. This Is England

Reply to The Polack MSgt (Original post)

Sat Jun 7, 2025, 03:37 AM

Jun 7

From Cut the Crap by the Clash. The electric drum sound really dates it but overall pretty much the only listenable song on the album that I can remember. I don't think I've played the album all the way through since 1985 but every now and then I'll still pull This Is England up.

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Do you have a favorite song from a band's worst album? [View all] The Polack MSgt Jun 5 OP

I love Golden Earring's cover of the Beach Boys' Sail On, Sailor. It's on an album consisting entirely highplainsdem Jun 6 #1

I should be able to name few just remembering how many times I jumped up to move needle Silent Type Jun 6 #2

I know there are going to be disagreements Figarosmom Jun 6 #3

I like John's song 905, it's got some solid hooks AZJonnie Jun 6 #4

Sometimes i would try to make it through Figarosmom Jun 6 #5

Eminence Front is kind of the same - It's Hard was an awful album too. Definitely fits the conversation The Polack MSgt Jun 6 #7

Yes Figarosmom Jun 6 #8

Shoot, I'll give you one each from two albums in a row, arguably their two worst records AZJonnie Jun 6 #6

Actually had an 8 Track of the Long Run that I played alot. The Polack MSgt Jun 11 #11

This Is England electricmonk Jun 7 #9

Bob Dylan, "Rank Strangers to Me" thucythucy Jun 11 #10