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Feeding of the 5000

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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.

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 !!!

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

A brilliant record. While other punk groups were just moaning & spending their royalties at the pub,Crass were actually getting off their arses, and fighting back.Which terrified most of their contemporaries, whose idea of anarchy was maybe not making their bed.They ran their own label,they kept album & ticket prices very low,they didn't try to flog t-shirts,they wouldn't even allow photos of themselves in the press.Some of the lyrics do seem overly paranoid,but at the time they were being leant on by MI5(government surveillance),while The Clash etc were travelling between stadiums in limousines. Also it sounds great.Critics say they couldn't play,but the guitars & drums are really distinctive and powerful-- most punk stuff from that time sounds feeble--like it was recorded in a biscuit tin. Best tracks are Do They Owe Us A Living,Banned From The Roxy,& So What?

This release (originally formatted on vinyl, thank you) was intended to only sell a maximum of 5000 copies, hence the title. Unspoken of in the music press, however is the fact that it was near 1,000,000 copies at last count a few years back. This first release by CRASS is my favorite by far. Two versions of the song "Do they owe us a living" are on this cd. If you like anything by crass, then you'll like this release.If you've never heard them before, then you are really missing out on some great British anrchist/peace punk.Simplistic form of music- not poppy skate punk and no emopunk lead guitar solos here- and biting hard comentaries on the state of affairs in late 70's/early 80's England. Alot of the ideas have been passed on to later punk bands on both sides of the atlantic lake. With out exception, Dead Kennedys, Circle Jerks, and Propagandhi (as well as many others) got a lot of their influence through these guys.

This CD is great. The first song by Crass I ever heard wasn't on here, I thought it ok, but when I heard Do They Owe Us A Living? I started to listen more and more of this CD....I love it.

Anything is a target here.

As for the music's quality?

INCREDIBLE.

Steve Ignorant's delivery (although it annoys some) makes the lyrics shine, while the drumming and guitars give the album a really unique flavor.

I personally consider this the Fresh Fruit of Rotting Vegetables for british punk rock.

This album is a great crass album.It is their first album and one of their best. The Crass are one of the greatest British punk bands their ever was. If you haven't got any Crass albums yet this would be a good one to start out with.

This is one of my favorite CD's ever. I have to admit that the band has extremely little talent. But they managed to make something that sounds cool, but also horrible. The lyrics are awesome too. Crass is the best punk band ever (and one of the only true "punk" bands at that) ...P>Buy this CD. You won't be disappointed!

This is a well album. However, it isn't as good as stations, but it does have some very good songs on it, such as: "do they owe us a living?", "punk is dead", "banned from the roxy" and "so what?" actually, just about all the songs are great, its just missing something that stations has.

I was given a tape of this album back in 1990, which was already years after it was released on vinyl. I FELL IN LOVE with this album, but of course my freak mother called it satanic and I had to get rid of it. I had secretly taped it on another tape and that somehow later on as my musical taste shifted it was taped over...years later I was listening to this taped tape and heard about 25 seconds of "do they owe us a living" and remembered that I LOVED that song, but couldn't quite remember who it was by, thinking it might be crass I found a couple MP3s online and guess what I heard! My beloved song once again, now I've found it again after nearly 10 years and well I still love it and I'm so glad it's now on CD!