Feeding of the 5000

Crass | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 19, 1995)
• Original Release Date: 1978
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Crass
• ASIN: B000001U0F
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,210 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this album from the legendary Anarcho-Punks, part of The Crassical Collection reissue series. This album has been repackaged with a 64 pg booklet that features lyrics, liner notes from band members Steve Ignorant and Penny Rimbaud, a CD sized recreation of the original fold-out poster sleeve and bolstered by rare and unreleased tracks and stunning new artwork from Gee Vaucher, who has lovingly created what could only be considered a real artifact. First released in 1978 on Small Wonder Records and later re-released on the band's own Crass Records, The Feeding of the Five Thousand showed Crass as an anti-establishment and highly uncompromising act, and one that would influence countless other bands to follow. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant and Very, Very Intelligent, December 6, 2003

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This review is from: Feeding of the 5000 (Audio CD)

By reading all of the other reviews that customers have made below this one, it's obvious that they are just more of the 80s' punk fashion leftovers/copycats who spit out cliches about being a "true punk" and hating MTV. I'm not glorifying MTV at all, but I DO want to let you know that if any of these people understood the messages of this shockingly intelligent band, they would know that punk really is dead, and that mohawks and bondage pants had absolutely nothing to do with it. Punk rock, through bands like the Sex Pistols, the Clash, all the way up to Blink-182 and Good Charlotte, has been misrepresented horribly. Punk rock was founded on the ideas of modern anarchism, and it's purpose was to spread those ideas in order to create a revolution. Every anarchist's opinions, theories, and ideas vary, but they all still share some basic, common ideals. The mohawks, liberty spikes and bondage gear is nothing but a cliche, a fashion that came after the Clash sold out (Crass talks about this in "Punk Is Dead"), and it has NOTHING to do with punk rock music or anarchism. With that said, moving on to the record. The lyrics are great. They're free of cliches, have no holes in them, and are very humorous at times. They make perfect sense, and if you don't understand them, then have a dictionary next to you when you read them (it helps). Best of all, their ideas actually work. The music's original and sounds like no one else, which only adds to their impact. The musicianship's simple for the most part, but the bassist lays down some really good bass lines (especially "Securicor"). The bottom line: if you understand politics and anarchism, then you'll identify with the words great. If you don't understand any of that, this is great to get educated on. If you like this kind of music, you'll probably like this, if you don't, then get this and try something new, I guarantee after you listen to it a couple times you'll like it. Everything I've said in this review goes for all their other records, too (I've heard them all), but I really think this one's the best. Five out of five stars, hands-down.

15 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEGINNING OF CRUST !!!, March 29, 2005

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JUAN MARTIN GABASTOU (Weston Hills, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Feeding of the 5000 (Audio CD)

The best of all of Crass'albums-and the first of em all,for all of you who don't know.The drumming is incredible,the singing-more of a statement delivery,really-is unique and really nails you to the chair,while the music is weird and pogoing,the drumming is a unique " military style" like,the songs are full of ¨samples¨-tape loops really-lots of guitar feedback and radio sampling-not in the Ramones'fashion though.This and ¨Best Before are punker's favorites.You have to read from the lyric sheet while listening,otherwise you loose 90 % of theimpacts,coz lyrics is all this band's about,and that's no small accomplishment.You'll love every single second of this record,no damned fillers in here.32 minutes of the most exciting,powerful and never succesfully imitated anarcho-political PUNK ROCK.NUFF SAID !!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ...they send me insane!, October 25, 2008

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Boony (West Side) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Feeding of the 5000 (Audio CD)

This is the best way to piss off your parents, friends, teachers, cops, politicians, offspring, siblings, .....etc. etc.......