Crass - Christ the Bootleg [EP]

Recorded during the band's final tour in 1984 and originally released as a limited-edition run in 1989, Christ the Bootleg resurfaced on disc in the mid-'90s. Something of an adjunct to the live disc that makes up the second half of Christ the Album, Christ the Bootleg easily exhibits the roughest mix of anything Crass-related. Whether it's a formal monitor recording or an audience tape is unclear, though there's enough hiss and echo to suggest the latter. The sheer melee of frenetic noise and roared vocals (Ignorant and Libertine in particular sound like they've been possessed by demons of righteous outrage) shows that the band really did go down fighting. Read More