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Epping, Essex, England (1977 – 1984)
Crass were an English anarcho-punk band, formed in 1977 and based around Dial House, an open house community near Epping, Essex, England.
In contrast to The Sex Pistols ‘anarchy’, Crass’ attitude was more directly influenced by libertarian socialist philosophy and anarchism’s nineteenth century roots. In the process they promoted anarchism as a legitimate political ideology, way of living, and as a resistance movement… , popularizing the seminal peace punk movement and touching on such overtly political issues as anti-consumerism, direct action, feminism, pacifism, anti-corporatism, environmentalism, anti-globalization, anti-racism, religious power, and squatting.
Taking literally the punk manifesto of “Do It Yourself”, Crass combined the use of sound collage, graphics, song, film, and subversion to launch a sustained and innovative critical broadside against all that they saw as a culture built on foundations of war, violence, sexism, prejudice, capitalism, religious hypocrisy and unthinking consumerism. They were also critical of what they perceived as the flaws of the punk movement itself, as well as wider youth culture in general. Crass were amongst the progenitors of the anarcho-pacifism that became common in the punk music scene.
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In contrast to The Sex Pistols ‘anarchy’, Crass’ attitude was more directly influenced by libertarian socialist philosophy and anarchism’s nineteenth century roots. In the process they promoted anarchism as a legitimate political ideology, way of living, and as a resistance movement… , popularizing the seminal peace punk movement and touching on such overtly political issues as anti-consumerism, direct action, feminism, pacifism, anti-corporatism, environmentalism, anti-globalization, anti-racism, religious power, and squatting.
Taking literally the punk manifesto of “Do It Yourself”, Crass combined the use of sound collage, graphics, song, film, and subversion to launch a sustained and innovative critical broadside against all that they saw as a culture built on foundations of war, violence, sexism, prejudice, capitalism, religious hypocrisy and unthinking consumerism. They were also critical of what they perceived as the flaws of the punk movement itself, as well as wider youth culture in general. Crass were amongst the progenitors of the anarcho-pacifism that became common in the punk music scene.
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keezk wrote:
changed my life [2]
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V1SUAL wrote:
I am a product! I am a symbol! Of usless, fruitless, aimless, mindless iddeallss!
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WeAreCXXXVIII wrote:
Changed my life.
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jlaki wrote:
love at second song. system, system, system .!.
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WoofWoofit wrote:
Woofit watches the morning Show Trial on a 230cm plasma screen in his hotel room at the Tarmacia Hyatt. W460230, A former financial executive at TARCORP is confessing to a long line of Olivanarian inspired crimes and misdemeanours against the Collective. The show ends with much fanfare and faux anticipation as the Tarmacian population cast their votes and unanimously condemn W460230 to death. Penitent and pleading W460230 is then led away by uniformed Tarmacian Collective Thought Regulators (TCTR) to the petroleum vats for a televised execution. The macabre spectacle leaves Woofit in a lugubrious mood.
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PunkishFetish wrote:
i can't imagine punk without crass, the best lyrics ever written...
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LucidStrike wrote:
*Disputes* What? We're anarchists. :)
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LiesAndPlastic wrote:
undisputed best punk band.
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skabiez wrote:
fight war, not wars.
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abasofdoom wrote:
great philosophy, idea & lyrics.... protest!!!!!!!!
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zwartezon wrote:
anarchy and freedom is what i want want want want want want
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deftythedrums wrote:
goddamn this shit is fantastic! and undoubtedly an influence to Virgin Mega Whore hehe nice!
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PLutoc wrote:
When I was 13 I had heard of Crass, they had quite a myth for me. I knew them as the band to be 'aware' or 'careful' of. When I was 15 I visited a dear friend, she was listening to 'Bata Motel', of course they sounded like nothing I had ever heard before, they sounded a bit (as I remember, in reffering to the style of the drums) 'cowboyish' a bit 'militaristic.' She told me 'Oh it's Crass' I was like 'Whaaaaaat the heak !? Crass, CRASS !? Thee* CRASS !?' Later on I went home with her albums (Feeding and Penis) I went in my room put on Feeding (to top it off it was on an Ash Wednesday, my mum asked if I wanted to go to church to get some ash, I said no, so I was alone at home.) I listened to Asylum, when it finished I was shocked and shitting bricks, I seriously thought I was going to hell (at that time I was still feeling Ambivalent about Religion). That day changed my life :D
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Da_Trv3_Pwn4g3 wrote:
partially legit band
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Interlock wrote:
Crass have been my favourite band for years. I love them. I don't even care that most of the people that listen to them also listen to La Roux.
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angelangela wrote:
I am he and she is she, but you're the only you!
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inuntrol wrote:
do they owe us a living? well do they?
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Manoloxines wrote:
Crass turned me from a pseudo-punk into a man with a mission in life to ACT,RESIST N FIGHT society's evils...
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kamikuntzi wrote:
crass isn't your cookie-cutter run o' the mill punk band, and thats what i think makes them so great. they were artists. super feedbacky screechy guitars and militant marching band drum beats.... it really isnt aesthetically pleasing, but at the same time it is. you know what pisses me off? when people say crass didn't know how to play their instruments. they just played them in a bizarre way. i think it makes a lot of sense when you compare it to the screechy unpleasant guitar racket produced by the velvet underground. sure it was fucking different, that dont mean it wasnt music. i feel like people might appreciate crass more if they thought of them as artists, and not a punk band. but then again i'm happy people generally don't like crass, its always nice to be in the minority. :) anyway i'm ranting, crass changed my life and really opened up my mind to new ways of thinking. they have been for years and remain one of my favorite bands. fuck yeah.
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freefestival wrote:
@Whitetrashscum: The truth about Crass is that they had a message to spread. This message was spread, along with their lyrics and songs, through direct political action. They did what they did on their time, something pretty unusual. They expressed their ideals through music, but they also participated in many other activities which made them into a very strong and powerful band. They helped other groups of the same type, and they basically forged the underground punk subculture during their time. I'm pretty sure the bands you mentioned wouldn't be the same if it wasn't for Crass. And the fact that you've seen people listening to Crass as part of a scene doesn't mean that every Crass fan is the same. I'm pretty sure most of the people who really like Crass are aware of their importance to punk music, politics in music, and political activism in general. Every good punk band must have something to thank Crass.
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