Crass played our local youth club twice in 1981, and mixed with all the kids who turned out to watch them. What band shifting as many records as Crass were at that time would play a Youth Club at the back of beyond? I used to write letters to Crass as a kid and every letter was personally answered by a member of the band in a an envolope stuffed with badges and anarchist pamphlets. The real deal, no one even comes close.

@xtwosnakesx

8 жыл бұрын

+strumbolli Do you still have those letters? Would be awesome to see.

@fray008

7 жыл бұрын

they changed my life, and still listen to them now

@stricklandpropane7090

7 жыл бұрын

A member of the band could just have been anyone, you could become a Crass member by claiming you are one, that's all it took. Furthermore, what is "the real deal" about someone sending xeroxed copies of pamphlets to fanboys? That's not real but lazy as fuck. Every youth center does that. If they would have been the real deal they would still be around, doing their thing. After all their music was simply shit. At least the message had some merit but it was drowned in a series of fucking retarded noisiness

@patthewoodboy

6 жыл бұрын

their attitude was already in my head , they keep it there :-)

@KVID1000

6 жыл бұрын

I saw them play a school assembly hall in 1980

I grew up in Ireland and got interested in Crass at the age of 12 in 1979 a year or so later my brother and I wrote to Crass a couple of times and couldnt believe it when we actually got hand written replies one from Penny and the other from Phil Free, and there were a handful of brilliant Crass produced badges and anarchist leaflets. The letters were directly responding to our questions and queries about the band, politics, religion, sex, and on how much it would cost us to get Crass over to our little hometown to do a gig. There was no bullshitting and everything was on a level and very honest and down to earth, they actually outlined the cost and expenses that it would cost, they were very much interested in the idea of doing a gig in a small town in Ireland. Fast forward 30 odd years and Penny and Gee actually performed a gig and exhibition in that very same small town in Ireland. Its a pity I didnt get to attend the gig Iit wouldve been great for me to show Penny the original letter which made the initial enquiries about Crass playing there over 3 decades ago. Much kudos to all who sailed the good ship CRASS they genuinely cared deeply for all that bought their records, attended gigs and were supporting the same causes. I dont believe we will ever see a band with such genuine integrity ever again. They were and will probably be the one and only real Punk Rock band ever. Peace and Love to all.

@hopebgood

3 жыл бұрын

What a great comm. I know EXACTLY what you're saying mate. I got matesy with all the London bands and especially Conflict cos they were so local to me. We're all older now but I hear what ya saying mate ;) *hug*

@robertcaffrey6097

3 жыл бұрын

@@hopebgood Yeah CRASS and the whole Anarko Punk scene was a great educational enlightenment. I think any kid who was buying CRASS Label records or similar stuff came away equipped with the ability to think for themselves and it carried through decades after the kids had grown up. Keep on keeping on mate.

@hopebgood

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertcaffrey6097 Yeah. The ability to think and question. (And have a right laugh) Laters Rob

@mrsuperger5429

7 ай бұрын

One of the best comments I've ever read on this channel. Crass were too normal to be accepted by the public, who wanted told how to how to think and how to live their lives.

@jansolo4824

4 ай бұрын

Crass is a very dear Band to me. There Noise collages are very presumably reasonable I got into Industrial… Maybe I‘m getting in that trap of getting older, but I miss that fighting spirit today. Bands like crass weren’t only about Minority a or b, they looked at the whole society. They also were about fighting and not starting Shitstorms on twitter/X…..

Crass were beyond Punk. they were a genre all of their own.

John peel was a legend in the music industry and if he didn't play this kind of thing we most likely wouldn't of had the chance to listen to thease great bands, god bless you John peel.

@kevbhoy05

5 жыл бұрын

God bless wtf🤣 but john peel is a legend. And crass arewhat this so called movement punk is all about. My fav group eva.😎

@regfox2000

Жыл бұрын

Agreed....festive 50.

@josephsimplesucksshit

Жыл бұрын

I dig Mr peel as much as the next, but most of us were following the bands before he recorded them. No offense just feel the scene was strong with or without him. We are all one

@Godloveszaza

9 ай бұрын

We wouldn't of had a chance? U trippin

@grahamclamp9427

9 күн бұрын

We don't bless from god...why would you be into crass a want to bless someone with god shit....it's fucking crap...on every level....break free from it....

fuck, i love their guitar sounds. so damn unique. nobody has been able to duplicate the sounds they made. i blows my god damn mind 4 decades later still

@queefersutherland396

Жыл бұрын

BeeBaa Fuzz pedal played in such a cool way

@tehf00n

Жыл бұрын

not true.

@albertorkenbjorken

Жыл бұрын

@@tehf00n how so?? who has duplicated it??

@tehf00n

Жыл бұрын

@@albertorkenbjorken me and dozens of other music producers who like to emulate or cover other stuff. Also Steve Ignorant did on his latest tour. By the way... the odds of you being online a year later for this comment as I wrote it are crazy. I love that shit :D

@albertorkenbjorken

Жыл бұрын

@@tehf00n i follow steve on social media and i haven't heard any guitarist scab that he has had sound anything remotely close to their sound.. i saw them on the last supper tour as well and no.. it didn't sound like their sound.. i would love to hear the stuff you made because i don't believe it.

One of the most original bands in rock history.

Crass. If only we'd listened.

it's a good credit for John Peel to invite the Crass, an anarchopunk band being hated and disliked by many people n the press in the UK, at the time, to play on his radio show!!! He was a conscientious person, RIP. As for us, we will always love the Crass, to the end of our lives!!!!!

@LaurentCarty

6 жыл бұрын

Definitely !

@simonmoore2380

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe at some stage you might love them enough to get their name right. There’s no definite article, it’s not “The Crass”, it’s just “Crass”.

@joachimpeiper8076

3 жыл бұрын

@@simonmoore2380 how old are you??? Definitely “, I fell in love with Crass” 3 decades ago. By having complete vinyl records, cds, live tapes by them, I suppose you’re not the first neither the last to dictate me how to write them.....

@noestahechalamielparatuboca

2 жыл бұрын

RIP ,,, @,,, ?

@simonmoore2380

Жыл бұрын

@@joachimpeiper8076 I’m 57. And I think you’ll find the first people to dictate that their name is written as “Crass” were, oddly enough, Crass. Sorry if it’s too complicated for you. Muppet.

such an underrated Rhythm section they had some great bass lines & the military drumming worked so well.

@sidvic9499

6 жыл бұрын

Lyndsey Franklin your not wrong lyndsay, put some good quality headphones on turn up the volume and you really get the unique and unmistakable beauty of crass. A first. They are so much better musicians than one thinks. Listen to stations for example Desire, walls, they were purposely keeping the sound raw. But I bet they could have made records of superb quality. But choose to keep it as far away from the main stream as possible. With penny's military drumming. It's all beautiful. Look at the last guitar solo at the end of DON'T GET CAUGHT, and that's a 20 second glimpse into how good they could play. THE MOST IMPORTANT BAND OF A GENERATION. Kind loving helpful and friendly. That's CRASS

@itwontcomeout5678

5 жыл бұрын

the bass playing kicks fuckin' ASS!!!!

@jasonmisfit5781

5 жыл бұрын

I LOVE PLAYING ALONG TO STATIONS OF THE CRASS ON THE BASS! SUCH A FUN & GREAT ALBUM TO JAM ALONG TO!!

@buddhafx5973

3 жыл бұрын

CRASS music on headphones is serious potent psychedelia. Guitar sounds and stuff.

@patthewoodboy

3 жыл бұрын

@@itwontcomeout5678 he lives with my sister in Harlow

2020 Crass are more important than they have ever been, seeing people given up thier rights so easily, Frightning.

This is punk rock. An honest work of art from John Peel and Crass.

'Mother' still gets me today.

@BenStone_

3 жыл бұрын

same

@meepymcmeep250

3 жыл бұрын

Same here.

WOW! Thank for uploading. These recordings sound fantastic. Fair play to John Peel for giving airplay to stuff that was completely ignored everywhere else. I grew up in Ireland and my friend who lived just a hop and a skip away had a great stereo and tuner that would pick up Peels show without any interference it was equivalent to tuning into a very distant planet. God bless you Mr Peel.

6 of us hitch hiked across UK..in 1980, to lot's of gigs. Went to see Steve Igs "Slice of Life" last week, truly fantastic. ( Sept - 2016 ).

My brother brought home a Crass record in about 1981. I was 14 and my brother 15. We were both hard core Clash fans. Like Stanalist level Clash fans. ONLY WE KNOW THE TRUTH. After contemplation, we were both like, 'Fuck. Crass is even better.' :)

Learned a lot from them. Basically: think for yourself. That included disagreeing with some of the things they said, of course - but I'm sure they would have been open for discussing my and their views. If only I had been able to see them live. But hey, their albums (and the sleeves) have helped me a lot. Great band.

CR(A)SS SONGS ARE BURNED IN MY SKULL PERMANENTLY FROM EARLY ON IN MY TEEN YEARS

Quite possibly the greatest Folk band of all time?

I still love these guys. Really meant what they were saying. Inteligent lyrics :-) LEGENDS.

@AllyRobson

8 жыл бұрын

inteligent ?

@stephenc8751

7 жыл бұрын

more intelligent than you(th)

@blake8894

7 жыл бұрын

+Stephen I think you mean inteligent

@jonjones5152

5 жыл бұрын

Well I never , this is how we know most anarchy is just a fucking plastic pose... When fuckers try to demean a gadge just cos he spelt a word wrong. Except it isn't wrong it's just different. The entire English language is Magik. Magik designed to fuck with us all. Why do you suppose we 'Spell' words ?!!? It's our duty to fuck with the English language as much as possible. You can start by misssspelling words when its still obvious what the words are. No though...Pedantic asshole-ary trumps anarchy everyday. You people lost summat over the years. Go back in time and retune yerselves.

Listening all these years later with my daughter. Brilliant

My best day in 5 years of secondary school was the morning I received a letter from Crass, written by Gee, in a black fountain pen, with loads of high quality Crass badges(pins) , stencils and info.I was on cloud 9 going to school that day ! Sadly never saw Crass as I was too young and lived in Dublin but have seen Steve Ignorant on The Last Supper Tour and last September too.Steve and band were lethal with Carol Hodge incredible singing Eve and Joy's songs.Steve still unreal almost 50 years on.If they come to play anywhere near you,beg, steal borrow, but do not miss.Mindblowing !!! ❤

@hopebgood

6 ай бұрын

The thing to remember is that Crass were ordinary people. I went to the the pub one night with some of the fun people from Dirt while Pete Wright from Crass and Annie Anxiety recorded "pub noises" for the next Crass album. We all took the piss out of them for being so fixated. It was weird.

Une pure merveille que j'écoute depuis 40 ans

Still the best band EVER!!!

BIG fan of sex pistols/damned /clash etc 1977, used to listen to john peel religiously and heard all these other new groups, it was a time that anybody with a guitar /drumkit with an oppinion/attitutude could get together and let their feelings be known.Some were shite but most were good in their own way ,HAPPY DAYS..

One of the best bands ever and still played on my turntable regularly after 40 years 🤪

@Timmeh551

Жыл бұрын

Same sir ✊☮🔥🩵

@brimans3092

5 ай бұрын

Me too.. And the original vinyl not the Penny remastered stuff...

Love this version of G's song... this session seriously deserves a proper release

@Timmeh551

Жыл бұрын

Yep 🫎😵‍💫✊🔥☮🩵

Ⓐ THERE IS NO AUTHORITY BUT YOURSELF Ⓐ

At the time I couldnt stop playing their music.Ah fond memories. The punk nights tuesday thursday and Sundays.

This is my favorite recording of crass. Sounds awesome. My favorite ancho band by far

What a powerful explosive session! They fucking meant it alright, the bbc wouldn't have known what the fuck hit them with this broadcast!!!!

@davekh

2 жыл бұрын

This was broadcast after 10pm by DJ John Peel who is a legend for bringing bands on from obscurity to his show from1970s onwards. I heard this set on Peel and is probably on one of my many cassettes of mine somewhere. It's a meme that people taped the top20 show (i did at times) but the ones that knew the good music, taped Peel shows. The BBC management/board were posh oldies who took no interest after 8pm as long as they didn't hear about it. Peel got noticed occasionally but was loved so much by so many generations that a whole radio station, BBC 6 Music, was created in a way to continue the type of work he did. Sadly Peel is no longer with us.

Superb. Thanks for uploading

awesome , they made me think beyond what I was thinking :-)

Most of the John Peel sessions from Maida Vale are good but this is one of the best and oddly I missed this at the time even though I religiously listened and recorded to cassette and then copied the best to another cassette tape.. Analog 'file sharing' 😊

PEEL SESSIONS was great radio program !! I love it. and this straight natural real sound.!!!

Where else would you hear Crass...and others ...God Bless John Peel

This is fantastic!

So fKNg good. Hitch hiked across the UK with friends , to follow these.

just something else seeing crass live i were lucky to see them many times over the early eighties hebbden bridge been one stand out gig well they played in the day then at night just killer?legends??

wow thanks for sharing

I'm thirty years older but they still make SENSE!

@iainstewart7907

6 жыл бұрын

yeah chap to u n me both the mochican is gone but the attitude remains

@patthewoodboy

6 жыл бұрын

me too

@jonjones5152

5 жыл бұрын

They make more sense now , the elites don't even try to be covert these days.

Great band clever and know what they doing songs timeless and protest and meaningful to this present day Steve ignorant plays crass and was great to watch in Birmingham

Remember when i was told t pay no more than 99p for my crass album still got love tham❤❤❤❤

Heard Bloody Revolutions in 1980 and was hooked,brilliant band saw them only once though at The Triad Bishops Stortford shortly before it burnt down,CD`s often get played in the car even to this day,and yes on full blast.....HAPPY DAYS.

holy crap cap this gets me SO PUMPED!

CRASS WERE CLASS.

First seen crass at the mayflower club in belvue Manchester about 1980

@martinjohnston6685

3 ай бұрын

same here , poison girls and zounds played as well.

@hopebgood

2 ай бұрын

First time for me was the 100 Club in London with Poison Girls and Flux. 80 or 81? Probably 81.

It's really moving to hear the account of the Moors murders, as a first time listener this sealed the deal for me!

Still tattooed on my shoulder

@anvilbrunner.2013

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine your surprise.

always great to her this session

Stunning!

Excellent!

one word - Groundbreaking.

Fantastic.

My goodness ! Where have I been since 1980 ??

lyrics still ring true today, nothings changed

Broadcast on my 13th birthday ,saw them in an upstairs of a boozer just over Putney bridge the same year , amazing atmosphere.

@tallpaul106

2 жыл бұрын

the white horse was there as well

@koont666

2 жыл бұрын

@@tallpaul106 wow nice one a mate at school ( st marks) Fulham his dad ran it at the time 👍🏼🇬🇧🍀

@tallpaul106

2 жыл бұрын

i got the pub wrong was the white lion i think they supported uk subs

@koont666

2 жыл бұрын

@@tallpaul106 oh ok I had to leave after crass as I was young brilliant though all black flags banners ect punks on cider and glue all over the place ,I later went on to play drums in lots of different post punk bands playing the Clarendon basement bar king's head Putney ( Fulham really) before Putney bridge,played at the new marquee supporting sham 69 , Charlie Harper came up after and gave us a pat on the back ect lovely bloke,turns out where I am now a mate of mine is proper good mates with Charlie,small world mate 🇬🇧🍀👍🏼

Crass a band or movement. Whatever they were. They changed my life fore sure. Raised my awareness as a kid of how the world works from an early age. I wont ever forget that. I wish the anger and fight was even greater with these words these days.

51 now seen them in Rochdale 1980 benifit for deeply vale,it's the only gig I can remember from my youth blew me away.

@tonystraightedgevegan4747

5 жыл бұрын

wow! Im from Rochdale (for last 15 years anyway) where did they play? I saw em in Digbeth- Birmingham and Aigbeth-Liverpool in an old Police Station! Fantastic! At the time i was living on a peace camp at Burtonwood missle base near Warrington, great times

@paulwilson4189

3 жыл бұрын

They played a shitty place,, upstairs I think, good gig but not as good as the mayflyer gigs, just made it into my best ever top four gigs

@BenStone_

Жыл бұрын

Saw them at Rochdale in club with palm trees!

Coolest band ever!

John Peel, you gift from God.

@grahamclamp9427

Ай бұрын

Eeeerr....let's not bring imaginary gods into this...that's what crass is about...acknowledgement that indoctrinated shit like that is irrelevant

Brilliant

great souvenirs!

WOW!!!...

Saw the band several times in the 80's, fucking brillant

Brilliant Peel..long live his work

@rodneyhull9764

4 жыл бұрын

still fuked kids tho

@gavinbuck8130

3 жыл бұрын

@@rodneyhull9764 I think you're confused mate.

@rodneyhull9764

3 жыл бұрын

@@gavinbuck8130 afraid not.

Nothing has come close to them since.

@ericks9979

5 жыл бұрын

Germs did it before and better imo. Couple other bands too but thats just personal opinion. Not trying to diss Crass or anything theyre great!

@joetotale1

5 жыл бұрын

@@ericks9979 Germs were good but no-one did it like Crass

@squeaka67

5 жыл бұрын

@@ericks9979 lol...germs were just a bunch of junkies. crass were serious.

@ericks9979

5 жыл бұрын

@@squeaka67 only darby was, they also get a bad rap for being terrible musicians but by (GI) they were pretty tight for what they were. Darby had vicious vocals amazing lyrics, Pat Smear is pretty talented, Lorna Doom had some solid bass lines, and Don Bolles was an insane drummer. They definately made an impact on the scene.

@annetta7793

2 жыл бұрын

@@ericks9979 Germs the best west coast band

brilliant

I saw Crass and Poison Girls on Hastings pier in, I think, 1981. A bunch of us went down on the coach from SE London.

@hopebgood

4 жыл бұрын

Jolly Boys Anarchy Outing? ;) I'm SE London. Eltham? ...so did you know Colin and Paco etc from Conflict?

@gavinbuck8130

3 жыл бұрын

@@hopebgood The late Paco used to drink in the Dew Drop Inn in New Cross, used to see him there quite a lot, had Conflict - Conclusion album on the jukebox whilst playing pool, such happy happy days under a haze of many snakebite and blacks.

@hopebgood

3 жыл бұрын

@@gavinbuck8130 This is where my memory lets me down. The Dew Drop. I remember going to two places nearby, both in New Cross. One was some pub where all the old black guys playing dominoes mingled with punky types and then there was a huge club nearby that we'd all go to later. Which one was the Dew Drop?

John Peel made me who I am.

@gavinbuck8130

3 жыл бұрын

He certainly played a part in mine, as a youngster listening to an AM radio under my bed covers at night to later start recording Peel when I got my first FM radio/cassette, I wanted Peely to be my dad. There will never be anyone else like John Peel, as a promoter of the obscure and hard to find, and as a human being.

Interesting i love it

@stephaniefreeman871

5 жыл бұрын

Kurt kurdt on youtube

Crass. Amazing punk band. Saw them a few times. Once at lasdwade. That was class. The feeding of the 5000. 👍

Sweet!

The best !!

Never knew Crass played a Peel session....

God Bless.. John Peel..Thats all....

@rodneyhull9764

4 жыл бұрын

even when he fuked kids ?

@markmummery8765

4 жыл бұрын

@@rodneyhull9764 lufc

Was expecting to Hear a shitty version of this session,like i used to have Early 2000...incredibles that the original masters finally surfaced...crass at their best.Fabuleux...

better production than their early stuff. Penis Envy is such a great production.

@hopebgood

2 ай бұрын

Penis Envy is still a great album

Who plays the piano in the intro????? This is real art. Crass had always made art.... If anyone says that this Band didn't affect their music ear, they would be liars- except for all the anarchy lyrics. Even Skinheads were going to their gigs in their early years. It is not matter of anarchy or Nationalism(instead), but matter of sth different giving you something new..... Crass was real Art

@Vibracobra23_Original

4 жыл бұрын

It's George Tarbuck

Genius

Crass where brilliant as a 15 yr old boy x

👌

OGs...

😍

And 50yr old man x

Good session. I tend to prefer their sessions and demos to their albums. It might be that Crass are good in small doses...

Watching from Greece.hi everybody. PUNKS NOT DEAD.

@tehf00n

Жыл бұрын

it died in 1984.

"...if thats the bus ride,I think I'd rather WALK..."

Amazing band any punk that doesn't like these obviously doesn't understand they had some great tunes(wasn't noise) great bass lines... They lived it as they talked it.. Even though Steve has sold out & made loads of money on World tour doing all Crass songs / big venues / security etc.. They are planning something for 2020 even though it won't be full reunion with original members that's all I know at the moment any one have more info?.

@jimmytgoose476

2 жыл бұрын

Sold out ? Explain .

@tehf00n

Жыл бұрын

@@jimmytgoose476 the original motif of Crass records was to remain the same price no matter what happened to inflation (they often has a sticker on saying "dont buy this record for more than £1.50 or whatever). They are new age anarcho-hippys, the communal types. The other pretentious people in that scene would say he sold out for making money. But let's face it. We are past that bullshit and the world needs Crass more than ever.

@glenmorgan4597

Ай бұрын

​@jimmytgoose476 true, course he hasn't sold out, bloke can't survive on fresh air for fk sake, this "sold out" bull💩 annoys me

verdadero espíritu punk. ¿por qué no se hacen canciones tan creativas hoy en día? canciones moralinas de la pobre izquierda, Dios salve al punk

I took some acid once. As a joke my friend gave me a tape of Feeding of the 5000. Initially I thought it was going to send me on a bad trip. But the opposite happened. 30 years later I still say Crass is the best punk band ever. Dead Kennedys is a close second, and Lawnmower Deth did one of the best punk albums called "Billy" but it gets no respect. Corporate punk music sold in the charts always made me feel like I was "being cheated" as Lydon asked. But Crass never did that. Authentic and authoritarian over itself.

@johnorourke2279

6 ай бұрын

Ha, interesting. I'm in my fifties and for me Crass are my favourite of all the bands from that era and also, Dead Kennedys stand out as very unique and special. Best wishes

@brimans3092

5 ай бұрын

I was tripping with a friend on acid and I put Crass on but he couldn't take it! I was jumping around the room because they are tight & 😊funky as fck..

I thought it skipped or jumped during Bomb, but it was probably the beeb censoring the word "fucking"

Got to see these songs get life once again, at punk rock bowling. The year fat Mike said the shit. 😂😂😂😂😂

This moves me……………. Anok 2u2

Just another crass comment passing through! Viva Anarchia

I didn't know that Crass would have been invited by John Peel.

I find this funny watching this and all these ads appearing then i think youtube mind control experts. I see what you doing.🤔

@kolloduke3341

4 жыл бұрын

its also what i think espesh when they do that pause thing and ask if your still watching aaargh! lol

CrAss were and still so revealent today as they were then in 79--83 I'm glad I got to see them play . down at Elephant fair..🏴😎 A.N.O.K. and peace no war but class war 🏴 Fuck the system /

Fukn Crass!

They played a miners' benefit gig in Aberdare back in 1985 (I think it was) - and attracted a hardcore cohort of London skins alaong too. Ro'n i'n cachu brics.

@marcusrogers6917

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, i was supposed to go, i had to pull out last minute, my friends went to the gig, it kicked off big time that night.

@marcusrogers6917

2 жыл бұрын

Was the last gig crass ever played that night.

@stuttynortham8491

4 ай бұрын

LOLL!

Reunite!