The Clash - Cut the Crap
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Free Music Review: An album destroyed by a manager's iron fist.
Hit: 1 Stars
The Clash were the greatest rock band ever to play on a stage. Their songs, albums and general outview on society have influenced countless amounts of bands from U2 to Rancid. However, this album (very ironically titled) was a major blemish on The Clash's near-perfect musical record. Mick Jones was ousted in '83 and the new members went about carrying on The Clash's early sound, playing live shows that emphasised volume and speed - a way The Clash hadn't played since 1980. "Cut The Crap" was removed from Joe Strummer's hands after the demo stage and completely ruined the album with electronic drums, out-of-place samples and mob vocals. Because of a egotistical and nutty manager, The Clash's good name was blemished forever. I recommend that you have a listen to the post-Jones/Headon Clash, but don't get this album. Get your hands on a bootleg from 1984 instead.Free Music Review: One of the best albums all time.
Hit: 5 Stars
This album seems to bring out extreme responces, you either love it or hate it. I happen to love it. Particulary the tight rythmn, and full blooded guitars. Unlike other reviewers, I do hear the original Clash in this CD(i.e. London Burning, or I'm so Board with the USA) in tunes such as "DIrty Punk" and "Dictator". Its too bad this new Clash broke up. I knew a friend who did get to see them and he was impressed with the rythmn work live in concert.Free Music Review: An excellent musical experience
Hit: 5 Stars
Cut the Crap was a progressive CD in a line of thought-provoking releases by The Clash. Embracing new technology and a modified line up, the band began to write a new chapter in that timeless classic known as The Clash. It did not do so by using the existing sound formulated by the previous line-up, rather it did so with a strong guitar sound and sampling technology. However, the same socio-political lyrical undercurrent can still be heard, especially in songs such as "Dictator" and "This is England". This CD took the Clash into a new sound and, in my opinion, did not get the recognition it deserved.Free Music Review: Ironically appropriate album title
Hit: 1 Stars
Pop Kulcher Review: This isn't really a Clash album -- Mick Jones, who handled a sizable portion of the writing, guitars, and vocals, got the boot after 1982's Combat Rock, leaving Joe Strummer (and bassist Paul Simonon) to put together a makeshift band. Still, given that Strummer was at least as important to the band as Jones, no one could have predicted this piece of garbage, perhaps the most astutely titled album in recent memory. Unable to convey any real excitement through words or music, Strummer instead tries to create punk anthems by turning every chorus into a multi-layered shout-along. But whereas almost every song on London Calling was an anthem of sorts merely by virtue of strong lyrics and catchy hooks, the manufactured rants of Cut the Crap fail miserably. (The fact that the band's manager co-wrote every song was not a good sign, either -- obviously, Jones carried more of the Strummer/Jones partnership than Strummer was willing to admit.) When they defensively sing "We Are The Clash," you can't help but think the band doth protest too much. The album does offer up one glimmer of glory, the moving "This is England," but that tune alone doesn't merit buying this dreck. (Unfortunately, none of the Clash compilations include the song.)Free Music Review: Better than slit wrists, but now by much.
Hit: 1 Stars
The Clash rank among the best modern bands of our time, blending the anger and musical stylings of punk rock with the upbeats and slurred vocal tracks of reggae. They released one of the greatest albums of the past twenty-five years (London Calling). They also released one of the worst. Cut the Crap, a title that seems to reflect what must have been running through Joe Strummer's head at the time of recording. It couldn't have helped the album, of course, that Mick Jones had been booted from the band prior to recording. Mick Jones wrote some of the best guitar riffs since the early Rolling Stones. It also couldn't have helped that the Clash returned to the "urban" stylings of some of their more experimental, synth-and-drumbeat based songs. In fact, nothing could have helped this album. Nothing. Buy it if you feel that you must complete your Clash collection at any cost. But just don't listen to it. And for those of you looking to find a great Clash record to start out on, pick up London Calling. Do it soon. Don't let this review stop you. The Clash were absolutely brilliant. They just didn't know when to quit.