Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: The Clash at their best, and rock at its best

Pete Townsend once said [I'm paraphrasing] that punk wouldn't get far if it refused to acknowldge its past. On this album, the Clash took up the challenge and came up aces. Here, the Clash pays homage to their influences in ska, jazz, punk, blues, pop, and reggae without imitating them. As usual, they pull it off with a combination of intelligence, humor and passion that was rare then and even more so now.London Calling is one of the most important albums ever in rock. To call it a "punk" album or a great 80's album is to diminish its scope. This album easily ranks up there with the best of the Beatles and the Stones and continues to be far superior to the product that's available today.If I could give it more than 5 stars I would.