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 Review by: BSD See others by this writer Only registered users can post comments 
 Published on May 25th 2004
Right now, it seems that the old British hardcore scene is being overlooked in favor of that of the Americans', and while Crass are hardly straight hardcore, they certainly did create a ruckus that would influence most first-wave hardcore bands. They laid down the beliefs and fury of most all hardcore bands to follow them. People who liked this also liked:           Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
whoever wrote this review has so many facts about the band wrong. steve ignorant didnt write all the songs on this album and didnt even write most of them. in fact the two most important and controversial (and usually regarded as best) songs were written by penny rimbaud (the band's drummer). he also fails to mention that eve libertine is one of the other lead singers that provides vocals on this record. and finally saying that crass is a "proto-hardcore band" is completely inaccurate as 1. Crass is the originator of the 'anarcho-punk' genre of music and doesnt belong in that retarded categorization that the reviewer gave 2. how could crass be a proto-hardcore band if hardcore was around before crass existed??? hardcore started in 1976 with the formation of black flag idiot. on top of all this the reviewer says that crass has "minimal talent." by saying this he or she shows how ignorant they really are because while Phil Free and N.A.Palmer were relatively inexperienced in guitar playing, the other members in the band were extremely talented and skilled at their positions in the band. this was only added to by the fact that eve libertine, joy De Vivre, penny rimbaud, pete wright and steve ignorant were all unbelievable lyricists. sorry but this reviewer, 'BSD', is retarded and needs to do his research before writing such a naive and inaccurate review. good band not great My favorite album ever, followed closely by conflict's "the house that man built". Dirt's releases were also great, but nothing can come close to Stations. Favorite band. I find myself listening to this more than "Feeding" now, but I think this album, like "Christ", is a little on the long side. i use to like crass in 5th grade now i just find them shitty BSD, My message wasn't that Refused (Dennis calls them THE Refused in a lot of interviews) are worse than Crass, it was that Refused weren't the first to integrate different types of music with hardcore/punk. Hell, I bought the EP and Demo comps for 20 bucks a piece on import before they were re-released in America. No way in hell do I hate them. Crass is not my favorite band, but they are good. One thing I do not understand is why so many people are making to sound bad to like refused and the crass at once. It doesnt make you more or less "punk" (by the way im sick of people claiming how punk they are. Does the inegrity of a person does not matter still?). Two good bands worthy of respect. I think I'm the only person in my generation of punks who never really appreciated this band. Besides "Do They Owe Us A Living" (done better by The Business anyway), none of their songs appeal to me musically. I have the singles comp too, but it's gathering dust. I have no choice but to say, "blah" to any band that can possibly take potshots at The Clash. Wow, way to try to show off your Crass knowledge worse than me. The thing a lot of people forget is that punk was meant to be challenging. If that means making the music itself almost unlistenable, so be it. Sadly, this also means that a lot of kids will miss out on hearing any message Crass had in their agenda. But at the same time it weeds out the "die hard' punks vs. the mindless thugs who got into punk for the wrong reasons. As far as Refused getting a bunch of accolades, what's wrong with that? Lots of things have been done before, but you have to look at it in the context of where the state of punk is at the time. When the "Shape of Punk to Come" came out, most punk was Fat Wreck type of stuff and flaccid pop punk with not much to say. That's why it's considered a milestone. Crass never quite blew me away when I picked them up in '91, but it did make me think about a few things. man, this sucks like sooo bad! Yellowcard would kick these guy's ass! yeah bro! good album, Emo no punk, Crass is Honestly, this reviewer must have just gotten into the band. This is probably one of their weaker releases AND he left out/was misinformed on a lot of information. "Ever heard of the Refused? Every christcore sXe mini-frat boy with trendy lanky hair and sideburns, who wears his sister's jeans has got to post on his Xanga that he's listening to them all of the time. They have very talented musicians, and yes the change ups are cool, but I guess not being impressed by some sludgy metal guitars doing tricks means I don't get it. For the record, my favorite thing about them is their drummer. When people talk about The Shape of Punk to Come they usually don't talk about the lyrics or the electronic flourishes, it's the meat of the songs. The riffs, tone, and emotion of the album are why it is considered to be a cornerstone of modern punk/hardcore and honestly I feel that it's influence is just beginning. I've never been able to get into Crass. I like it though the live tracks suck, but still a great album I got this album 'bout 2 years ago. It has a handful of great songs, but the rest were skippable. Not that life changing for me. The first Crass album, I bought and probably tied with "Crist the Album" for my favorite one. Crass absolutely sucks. Leave it to BSD to review all the shittiest records ever made and give them insanely high ratings. ah crass, always wore black, never got paid.... and amazing lyrics.... IMO, of all the bands that i have heard over my 26 years they are the ones that are truly different... they only solidified my discontent for the pistols, however the clash is too good. and i never had a jean jaket with patches... i just listen to their tunes and read the lyrics... White Punks On Hope makes me want to touch myself. Mind you, Crass wasn't a solid band, with a solid lineup. Whoever lived in the Crass house was in the band. That's why, on their later albums, they pull out 12-string classical guitar and stuff. They had some weird people. I think the guitars suck, but they suck so much, they're good. Everything by Crass makes me wonder how easy it is to play other types of music... Because you can be assured that no members of Crass were born to play music, but their music doesn't sound the least bit easy. The guitars are so random that they sound like some sort of punk jazz improv group. On "Feeding"? It's their most punk rock effort, you could say. I think "Yes Sir, I Will" goes acid-jazz for a while, but I'm not sure about their other stuff. It's them at their most accessable. I found the lack of Crass reviews to be quite shocking, and I ALMOST reviewed "Feeding of the 5000" to make up for it. You're right, but "the" sounds good with it. And when you talk to people they, add the "the". I could've sworn it was just 'Refused.' the refused are good but overrated as hell. good call bsd Ever heard of the Refused? Every christcore sXe mini-frat boy with trendy lanky hair and sideburns, who wears his sister's jeans has got to post on his Xanga that he's listening to them all of the time. You want overrated, chek out this band called crass. They have little to no musical talent, the singer could hold a note if he tried, but for some reason, every kid that could convince his mom to let him get a mohawk and ruin his jean jacket seems to have a big ass patch. Political music doesn't have to sound like crap. Best Before is a singles comp... Not dissing, stating my opinion that The Refused are overrated and miscredited with a lot of stuff. I dont get why you're dissing Refused. Otherwise, good review. back with the five-star reviews. that's my boy... Crass is cool - but the only ALBUM worth getting is "Best Before". |
