`London Calling': A magnum opus, punk-style.(Knight Ridder Newspapers) From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: November 10, 2004| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2004 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Dan DeLuca

What's the greatest pop album of all time?

With apologies to "Pet Sounds, "Exile on Main Street" and "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back," I'm going with "London Calling."

And I cast my vote for the Clash's 1979 double LP _ recently reissued in a three-disc edition, with rehearsal tapes and a making-of DVD _ without even being sure it's my favorite album by the British foursome once hyped as "the only band that matters."

But "London Calling" is that rare magnum opus _ like, say, "The Godfather" or "Moby Dick" _ that fully delivers ...

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