The Clash made a risky mess of a masterpiece with Sandinista!, but for many fans, it’s the band at their boldest, loosest, rudest, rowdiest, and just flat-out best. Why a triple album?

That said, The Clash couldn't play for too long without finding a great song, and Sandinista! has several. The best of these, "The Magnificient Seven," draws on hip-hop and funk.

After 'London Calling', The Clash were burdened with artistic expectancy. But as all good artists do, they pivoted and went against the grain.

The Clash followed the sprawling 'London Calling' with the even bigger 'Sandinista!' on Dec. 12, 1980.

Fleetwood Mac’s "Tusk" is lean, effective and almost completely without waste or filler. It is the anti-"Sandinista!".

No record better encapsulates the Clash's story than 'Sandinista!' Brilliant, infuriating, bursting with ambition yet bogged down with bad ideas, this 36-track triple LP perplexed fans and angered ...

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Drummer Topper Headon talks to CBSNews.com about the Clash' s new ... In contrast, 1980's "Sandinista!," an ambitious 36-song triple-record set, was at the time misunderstood.

To commemorate International Clash Day, NPR revisits a 1981 archival interview with Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon. Feb. 7, 2018 marks the fifth anniversary of International Clash Day. What started ...