The Clash are a foundational punk band and hands down one of the best bands of all time. In this episode Helaman shares their 3rd album - London Calling - with Parker. This iconic double-album cemented The Clash's legacy as one of music's greats and is timeless for its genre blending, deep thematic development, and perfectly crafted melodies. If you've never listened to this album all the way through, come along for the ride as we break it down and review it!

5:17 Album intro7:33 London Calling13:47 Brand New Cadillac17:15 Jimmy Jazz22:05 Hateful25:14 Rudy Can’t Fail28:08 Spanish Bombs32:48 The Right Profile37:30 Lost in the Supermarket43:15 Clampdown48:15 Guns of Brixton51:43 Wrong Em Boyo54:51 Death or Glory58:41 Koka Kola1:01:49 The Card Cheat1:07:01 Lovers Rock1:10:19 Four Horsemen1:13:45 I’m Not Down1:16:28 Revolution Rock1:20:12 Train In Vain (Stand by Me)1:23:57 Final album thoughtsIn each episode of off Track podcast, one brother introduces a favorite project to the other brother, who has never heard it all the way through. We are both hip hop heads but we bring albums from all different genres, including both well known and more underground projects.Check out @theofftrackpodcast on Instagram, TikTok, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

In another Classic Review episode, we took a turn down the world of electronic music in our review of Random Access Memories by Daft Punk. This timeless, and very accessible, album deviates from the duo’s typical pattern of relying on sampling music from the 70s and 80s to achieve their sound. Instead, they opted to bring in some of the most influential musicians of that era and put them in a room with contemporary musicians and let the music flow, which Daft Punk then sampled to create this masterpiece that would be their final album. We hope you enjoy the video and will like and subscribe to the channel!

Timecodes

0:00 Intro

3:45 Album Background

11:43 Give Life Back To Music

15:55 The Game of Love

19:51 Giorgio by Moroder

26:34 Within

29:54 Instant Crush

36:11 Lose Yourself to Dance

39:36 Touch

44:50 Get Lucky

49:02 Beyond

51:27Motherboard

53:40 Fragments of Time

57:47 Doin’ it Right

59:18 Contact

1:02:07 Final Thoughts

LIVE ALBUM REACTION: God Does Like Ugly by JID. We are both huge JID fans, so when he announced he would be dropping a new album three years after an amazing album in The Forever Story, we knew we had to do a live reaction. God Does Like Ugly is JID’s highly anticipated fourth studio album looking to solidify him as one of the most talented rappers in this new age of hip hop.

***Parker’s wifi connection was lacking so his video gets pretty choppy about halfway through and caused some minor challenges while recording so we apologize if it is distracting. The audio seemed to come through clear, however, so we hope you can still enjoy this live reaction of the album!