Slow Hole to China: Rare and Re-Released

Clutch | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 28, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Weathermaker Music
• ASIN: B001W63E04
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,746 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. King of Arizona

2. Slowhole to China

3. Nickel Dime

4. Sea of Destruction

5. Oregon

6. Easy Breeze

7. Hale Bopp Blues

8. Four Lords

9. Rising Son

10. Guild of Mute Assassins

11. Willie Nelson

12. Equinox

13. Hoodoo Operator

14. Day of the Jackalope

15. Ship of Gold (West Virginia)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very solid album.. particularly for a collection of rare tracks, June 13, 2009

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Eric H (Pittsburgh) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slow Hole to China: Rare and Re-Released (Audio CD)

I don't usually write reviews, but I figured I'd add this rating as a counter to the reviewers that feel gouged. (Note: I think the album description is inaccurate, the one with the brown cover background and 12 tacks is "Rare and Unreleased", the 2009 one with the green background I picked up is called "Rare and Re-Released")

First, I'll agree with Ian's comments that any of these tracks could have been on a standard album and are not cutting room floor fodder. Second, there are new Clutch fans being created all the time (such as myself) who didn't yet have the prior album. If you feel slighted at having bought the first one, you can get the 3 new tracks from this one as MP3s for $0.99 each... hardly going to break the bank.

Finally, the music business is just that... a business. According to wiki, the prior album was released by two labels I've never heard of... this time it's being released by Clutch's own recording label Weathermaker. I had yet to see the older version in stores, so this re-release is more of a replacement to the prior version, which made it much easier for me to get it... and if it puts more money in Clutch's pocket, well that just helps them to keep making new music.

Consider the bands that release a string of largely redundant "best of" albums... this is not nearly that blatant.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not just 3 new tracks!, July 14, 2009

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Will Mindspin (I commute between Central Ohio and the Center of the Universe) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Slow Hole to China: Rare and Re-Released (Audio CD)

Yes, it's true. This rerelease has only 3 new tracks compared to the original version. If that's all you care about, then just download the new mp3's at $0.99 each and skip buying the whole album.

But a very important fact that no one else has yet to mention is that this release is digitally remastered. If you have a half-way decent stereo and the original version, then you already know that the original release is very poor quality. If you don't have a half-way decent stereo, then you haven't really heard Clutch at their full power.

So my suggestion? Get this rereleased version if you have a good stereo. If you don't have a good stereo, then get a new stereo and then get this rerelease. You'll thank me later.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars, February 22, 2011

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jvsmith77 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slow Hole to China: Rare and Unreleased (MP3 Download)

This is my personal favorite Clutch album , it is a good blend musically of the older stuff and the emergence of what Clutch would come to sound like after "Pure Rock Fury". It's like you put the self titled album and "Blast Tyrant" in a blender and this what would likely come out. Best tracks are "Nickel Dime" , "Rising Son" , "Willie Nelson" , "Day of the Jackalope" , and "Sea of Destruction" which the latter I feel is the best Clutch song in the library. If you like newer Clutch this album will please you more but if you are into "Transitional Speedway League" or the self titled album (which is the only other Clutch album that competes with this one from start to finish) you may not be into this as much. But hey , the beauty of Clutch is their independent creation of the music they make along with one of the best live shows out there , especially for those who miss the days of bands making the real music they want to make and not what a label tells them too. The working mans rock and roll band!