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08-16-2008 12:03 PM |
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Originally Posted by Janszoon
(Post 507215)
I dunno either. :) I've been listening to bands like Black Flag and Suicidal Tendencies (I've always liked Minor Threat too but for whatever reason never got around to buying anything by them) since I was in my early teens, along with quite a few other hardcore and hardcore-related bands, but for whatever reason I find this particular Crass album inaccessible in a way the others aren't.
I'm actually listening to Yes Sir, I Will as type this. I hadn't listened to it in a while and this thread inspired me to throw it in the old CD player again. My feelings about it haven't changed much since last time I listened to it. It's not louder than other hardcore albums, it's not noisier, it's not faster, but it does seem more directionless. It has some decent moments here and there but overall I do still find it pretty inaccessible.
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Musically Crass are almost closer to noise rock than to punk, so I would recommend bands like Big Black, Unwound, Melt Banana and The Boredoms if you're looking for something along the same lines. Yes Sir, I Will is pretty much a long political diatribe with the music coming in a far second, so yes, the music itself is completely directionless, but the lyrics are so pointed that it gets unbearable to listen to. Penis Envy is a much, much better album, where the message takes second seat to the music. Of course a lot of people (read: punks) don't like it because of the female vocals and probably prefer hearing about anarchy than feminism, something that is actually relevant to their misogynistic lives. |
