Christ – The Album

Unlike previous Crass albums, Christ took almost a year to record, produce and mix, during which time the Falklands War had taken place. This caused Crass to fundamentally question their approach to making records. As a group whose very reason for existing was to comment on political issues, they felt that they had been overtaken and made to appear redundant by real-world events. For subsequent releases, including the singles "How Does It Feel to Be the Mother of a Thousand Dead", "Sheep Farming in the Falklands" and the album Yes Sir, I Will, the band stripped their sound "back to basics", issuing the singles as "tactical responses" to political situations. Rereleases of the album bear the line "With love to Steve Herman who died on the 4th of February 1989" on the back cover. Herman was Crass' guitar player during their first few months. ==Reception==

Christ – The Album is considered by former members of Crass to be among their best recordings. Trouser Press referred to it as "quintessential" for it "proves the band's courage and conviction." Reviewing the album in NME, Paul Du Noyer wrote: "There's always something exciting about such raw passion; anger which hits you so hard that every idea in your head gets shook up, violently." ==Track listing==

• Joy De Vivre - vocals • Steve Ignorant - vocals • Peeve Libido (Eve Libertine) - vocals • Phil Free - synthesizer, guitar • $ri Hari Nana B.A. (N.A.Palmer) - rhythm sitar • Sybil Right (Pete Wright) - bass guitar • Paul Ellis - strings • Elvis Rimbaud (Penny Rimbaud) - drums, radio • Steve Herman - guitar (on the two demos on 'Well Forked') • Jean Paul Marat - liner notes ==References==