tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post6731154037268177213..comments2024-03-29T00:12:48.217+01:00Comments on Die or D.I.Y.?: Crass – "Demos 1977-79" (No Label-unofficial bootleg) Jonny Zchivagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859740264284241032noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-47293921830955033832019-08-20T09:04:30.835+02:002019-08-20T09:04:30.835+02:00I've lived my life along the "There is no...I've lived my life along the "There is no authority save myself" lines,so can't disagree with that....but although I frequently slag Crass off, i'm glad they existed.Anything that annoys me,in intelligent ways, has to be a good thing. Can't stand opinionated tossers like me who can't take it back.Jonny Zchivagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859740264284241032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-39329898100342239732019-08-20T04:03:33.696+02:002019-08-20T04:03:33.696+02:00The documentary film 'There Is No Authority Bu...The documentary film 'There Is No Authority But Yourself' is a good watch, if only to see how differently Penny Rimbaud's idyllic-looking "Like Punk Never Happened" late-hippy life has turned out vs that of still-up-against-it token-oik Steve Ignorant.<br /><br />I can think of quite a few monstrous sorts who'd agree with the title's sentiment, and who would happily consign Crass's ilk to a mass grave.Fanny Blancmangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02964032650365356796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-19480639655441245382019-08-19T22:27:16.944+02:002019-08-19T22:27:16.944+02:00Yes Andy, i'll give 'em the thumbs up for ...Yes Andy, i'll give 'em the thumbs up for being instantly identifiable as 'Crass'....despite a thousand other soundalikes muddying the anarcho-waters.<br />They were also unsung standard bearers for the DIY aesthetic.Jonny Zchivagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859740264284241032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-1789791146551754392019-08-19T22:24:30.934+02:002019-08-19T22:24:30.934+02:00Well, we don't get many Stravinsky quotes roun...Well, we don't get many Stravinsky quotes round these here parts,but this one is right,or maybe not that right in hindsight. ;-)Jonny Zchivagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859740264284241032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-88597455221600450202019-08-19T19:44:23.246+02:002019-08-19T19:44:23.246+02:00Like you, I generally accepted their ideals and po...Like you, I generally accepted their ideals and politics. But I also like the music, it makes me smile for some reason - it's often very jolly. Distinctive too, eg the opening bars of Banned From The Roxy with that ultra-scratchy guitar. Thanks for posting this!Andy Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-40433356435382397902019-08-19T19:18:04.534+02:002019-08-19T19:18:04.534+02:00Haven't listened to Crass in years, but I stil...Haven't listened to Crass in years, but I still get why I liked 'em in the day. You make a good point tho’, not much room for nuance or reflection or individuality is there? March in line or fuck off. Contemporary politics seems to be nothing but that. Then again, when hasn't it been the case? To bore everyone with a favorite quip: “The feeling of our being sincere is so not dangerous as the belief that we are right. We all believe we are right, but we believed the same thing twenty years ago and we know now we weren’t always right then.” Igor Stravinsky rev.bnoreply@blogger.com