This goes against punk rock "doctrine," but I find that the Clash's Combat Rock is a better album than Give 'Em Enough Rope- a lot better. I know, I know, people hear the two "big" songs from Combat Rock (both of which I like) and they start screaming "SELLOUT!!" I disagree.
Give 'Em Enough Rope, though it contains some good- even great- work, suffers from the confused process that gave birth to it, while Combat Rock might blind some with its "success," contains some great lesser known songs.
I also like Sandinista- a lot.
