The Clash - Cut The Crap [Archive] - Beastie Boys Message Board

Freebasser

01-09-2008, 04:56 PM

I've just been perusing play.com's bargain bin and 'Cut The Crap' is there for £2.99 which, for anyone living outside the UK, is dirt cheap for a CD.

I'm tempted because The Clash are consistently a cut above, and 'This Is England' sits well enough with me, even if it doesn't have the typical Clash sound but I've heard some real horror stories about the album and have never seen it for a low enough price to consider testing the water.

Will I be wasting my money? :/

silence7

01-10-2008, 03:30 AM

Haven't heard the album, but if you're short on cash, check this....
http://www.mutantpop.net/strummer/

It's not mine, but I thought it was a fairly good mashtape.

S7

TAL

01-10-2008, 07:38 AM

It's not really The Clash and it's not really any good. Even Strummer didn't like it. But £2.99 is cheap, so go ahead.

abcdefz

01-10-2008, 10:32 AM

I've just been perusing play.com's bargain bin and 'Cut The Crap' is there for £2.99 which, for anyone living outside the UK, is dirt cheap for a CD.

I'm tempted because The Clash are consistently a cut above, and 'This Is England' sits well enough with me, even if it doesn't have the typical Clash sound but I've heard some real horror stories about the album and have never seen it for a low enough price to consider testing the water.

Will I be wasting my money? :/

Yes. Fifty pence is too much for that piece of shit.

camo

01-10-2008, 11:33 AM

Don't bother with it. It will spoil them for you. (n)

roosta

01-10-2008, 01:08 PM

at that price you can't go wrong.

I just spend 17 quid on "8 Diagrams" =(

abcdefz

01-10-2008, 01:17 PM

at that price you can't go wrong.

Yes. Yes you can. You can and you will.

roosta

01-10-2008, 02:09 PM

hmm...

in other news this thread has inspired me to get some Clash albums.

abcdefz

01-10-2008, 02:11 PM

What don't you have?

Freebasser

01-10-2008, 02:47 PM

Start with London Calling. It's close to perfect.

*is still unsure about buying Cut the Crap*

abcdefz

01-10-2008, 02:56 PM

I think The Clash (US version), Black Market Clash (original version), London Calling, and Sandinista! are the essential ones for any collection.

DroppinScience

01-10-2008, 05:29 PM

By no means is it The Clash at their best (it only has Strummer and Simonon, the other guys were kicked out), but there's some passable stuff on it. Nobody will be saying it's anywhere up to par, but I didn't think it was nearly as bad as it's built up to be.

If you want to be a Clash completist, you may as well dive in.

roosta

01-10-2008, 06:05 PM

What don't you have?

I only have random songs...no albums. My brother's gonna sort me out with some.

Some great songs so far....Guns of Brixton, Bank Robber....

TAL

01-10-2008, 06:23 PM

By no means is it The Clash at their best (it only has Strummer and Simonon, the other guys were kicked out), but there's some passable stuff on it. Nobody will be saying it's anywhere up to par, but I didn't think it was nearly as bad as it's built up to be.

If you want to be a Clash completist, you may as well dive in.

It has very very very very little Simonon.

Joe Strummer – vocals
Nick Sheppard – guitar, vocals on "North and South" and "Play to Win"
Mickey Gallagher – keyboards and synthesizers
Norman Watt-Roy – bass
Bernie Rhodes – drum machine programming
Vince White – additional guitar on "Do It Now"
Paul Simonon – additional bass on "Do It Now"
Pete Howard – additional drums on "Do It Now"