I've been learning common lisp for a while now. I know clojure, and i thought it would be beneficial to learn common lisp so I'll be able to learn from all the existing code and read all the classic lisp books. I'm surprised at how good common lisp is, i think it's one of the most misunderstood languages, its not a pretty language, but its a good one. Its problems seem to be mostly cultural ones.
If you have no exposure to lisp or functional programming i would suggest scheme as a first lisp, after you feel comfortable with lisp syntax and functional programming you should learn both common lisp and clojure, in whatever order you like. At least thats what i did, seems to have worked out well for me. Learning either of those as a first lisp is possible though, you can just ignore my advice and start with whatever you like.
If you have no exposure to lisp or functional programming i would suggest scheme as a first lisp, after you feel comfortable with lisp syntax and functional programming you should learn both common lisp and clojure, in whatever order you like. At least thats what i did, seems to have worked out well for me. Learning either of those as a first lisp is possible though, you can just ignore my advice and start with whatever you like.