Äàòà ïóáëèêàöèè: 06.2004
Ïðèñëàë: Þðèé Ëîáàíîâ
Èñòî÷íèê: Áî÷àðîâ Î. "Ïàíê Ýíöèêëîïåäèÿ" (2001)

CRASS

Àíãëèéñêàÿ ïàíê-ãðóïïà, îñíîâàííàÿ â 1978 ãîäó æèòåëÿìè õèïïîâñêîé êîììóíû (âïîñëåäñòâèè òðàíñôîðìèðîâàâøåéñÿ â àíàðõè÷åñêóþ) - Eve Libertine (âîêàë), Joy De Vivre (âîêàë), Steve Ignorant (âîêàë), Phil Free (ãèòàðà), N.A.Palmer (ãèòàðà, âîêàë), Penny Rimbauld (óäàðíûå), Pete Wright (áàñ), Mick G. Outfield (ïèàíèíî, ôëåéòà è áýê-âîêàë). Íåñìîòðÿ íå íåáëàãîðîäíîå õèïïîâîå ïðîèñõîæäåíèå, âîçìîæíî, CRASS îêàçàëèñü ñàìîé çëîé è íåèñòîâîé ïàíê-ãðóïïîé äåãðàäèðóþùåé Áðèòàíèè 70-õ (óðîâíÿ èõ ìóçûêàëüíîé ÿðîñòè è àãðåññèè â òå ãîäû ñìîãëè äîñòèãíóòü ëèøü STIFF LITTLE FINGERS). Äåáþòíûé àëüáîì "Feeding Of The 5.000" íå èìååò àíàëîãîâ - àðìåéñêàÿ áàðàáàííàÿ äðîáü, ìèíèàòþðíûå ïåñíè, ïåðåêëèêàþùèåñÿ ðå÷èòàòèâû - âñå ýòî ñäåëàëî çâó÷àíèå CRASS óíèêàëüíûì è âûçûâàþùèì. Ïÿòûì òðåêîì àëüáîìà îêàçàëàñü êîìïîçèöèÿ "Punk Is Dead", ãäå CRASS îáâèíÿëè ïàíê-ðîêåðîâ â ïðîäàæíîñòè, à ñàì ïàíê íàçûâàëñÿ òå÷åíèåì, çàøåäøèì â êîììåð÷åñêèé òóïèê è ïðîäàâøèìñÿ íåíàâèñòíûì áóðæóèíàì. Èìåííî ýòó ïåñíþ âçÿëèñü îïðîâåðãàòü EXPLOITED òðè ãîäà ñïóñòÿ íà ñâîåì àëüáîìå "Punk's Not Dead", ìóçûêà êîòîðîãî ëüâèíîé äîëåé ôóíäàìåíòà áàçèðîâàëàñü íà ðàííèõ CRASS. Åñòåñòâåííî, ÷òî CRASS íå ñòàëè äàâàòü ñâîå òâîð÷åñòâî íà ðàñòåðçàíèå àêóëàì øîó-áèçíåñà, à ñîòâîðèëè ñîáñòâåííûé ëåéáë Crass Records, íà êîòîðîì âûõîäèëè âñå èõ ïëàñòèíêè, íà÷èíàÿ ñî âòîðîãî àëüáîìà. Ôèðìà Crass Records âûïóñòèëà íåìàëî ðåëèçîâ çíàìåíàòåëüíûõ ïàíê-ãðóïï, å òîì ÷èñëå POISON GIRLS, CAPTAIN SENSIBLE, RUDIMENTARY PENI, THE MOB è ìíîãèõ äðóãèõ.
Îïÿòü äèêèé "Stations Of The Crass" âûøåë â âèäå äâîéíîãî àëüáîìà, ïåðâûå òðè ÷àñòè êîòîðîãî áûëè âûäåðæàíû â òîì æå òîòàëüíî-àíòàãîíèñòè÷åñêîì ñòèëå, à íà ÷åòâåðòîé áûëà êîíöåðòíàÿ çàïèñü ñ ïåñíÿìè ñ îáîèõ ïëàñòèíîê. Ïî àíàëîãè÷íîé ñõåìå áûë ïîñòðîåí äâîéíîé "Christ The Album"
 çàïèñè òðåòüåãî ëîíãïëåÿ Steve Ignorant íå ïðèíèìàë ó÷àñòèÿ, è îñíîâíûå âîêàëüíûå ôóíêöèè íà ñåáÿ âçÿëà æåíñêàÿ ÷àñòü ãðóïïû.  ðåçóëüòàòå ñòèëèñòèêà ãðóïïû ðåçêî ñìåíèëàñü - CRASS ñòàëè çâó÷àòü áîëåå àâàíãàðäíî è ÿðîñòü óæå íå õëåñòàëà ÷åðåç êðàÿ, êàê â ðàííèå ãîäû. Àëüáîì "Yes Sir, I Will" áûë ïîñâÿùåí âîîðóæåííîìó êîíôëèêòó âîêðóã Ôîëêëýíäñêèõ îñòðîâîâ, è ïðàâèòåëüñòâî Òýò÷ýð êîíôèñêîâàëî ìíîãî çàïèñåé è ïðåäúÿâèëî îáâèíåíèå â "îñêîðáèòåëüíûõ ïóáëèêàöèÿõ".
Steve Ignorant âñå åùå îñòàâàëñÿ ÷ëåíîì ãðóïïû, è ëèøü ñ åãî óõîäîì â 1984 ãîäó â CONFLICT êîìàíäà ïðåêðàòèëà ñóùåñòâîâàíèå, òåì íå ìåíåå äî êîíöà ñâîèõ äíåé îñòàâàÿñü âåðíîé ñâîèì èäåÿì àíàðõèè. Ïî ìåòêîìó âûðàæåíèþ îäíîãî èç êðèòèêîâ: " CRASS íå ïðîñòî ïåëè îá àíàðõèè - îíè äåëàëè âñå äëÿ íåå".
 1985 ãîäó Penny è Eve âûïóñòèëè àëüáîì ñ êîðîòêèìè ïîýìàìè ïîêîéíîãî äðóãà Joy De Vivre ïî èìåíè Wally Hope, íàïèñàííûìè â ïåðèîä ñ 1968 ïî 1973 ãîä.

Äèñêîãðàôèÿ:
The Feeding Of The 5000 1978
Stations Of The Crass 1979
ÖšÖ™Ö˜Ö—Ö–Penis Invy 1981
šÖ Yes, Sir, l Will 1982
Christ The Album 1983
Best Before 1984 (compilation) 1986
You"ll Ruin It For Everyone (live "81) 1993

PENNY RIMBAUD & EVE LIBERTINE:
Act Of Love (speech album) 1985

PENNY RIMBAUD:
Christ"s Reality Asylum (speech album) 1992

EVE LIBERTINE:
Skating 1992