Search - Clutch :: Slow Hole to China: Rare and Released

Great album - Lousy practice.

Ian C. Fitzpatrick | 05/04/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Absolutely great album focusing on some of Clutch's tunes. Hardly a B-side album, any of these songs could have very easily been in previously released albums.



Now the part that grinds my gears...



I don't like the whole re-releasing scheme... Add three songs to an album that most all Cluth fans already have, and expect them to buy it again. I'm sure they wouldn't have to look very far to find another eight or nine songs, and they could have an entirely different "Rare and Unreleased" album, not one that has been out for seven years.



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Not just 3 new tracks!

Will Mindspin | I commute between Central Ohio and the Center of t | 07/15/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Yes, it's true. This rerelease has only 3 new tracks compared to the original version. If that's all you care about, then just download the new mp3's at $0.99 each and skip buying the whole album.



But a very important fact that no one else has yet to mention is that this release is digitally remastered. If you have a half-way decent stereo and the original version, then you already know that the original release is very poor quality. If you don't have a half-way decent stereo, then you haven't really heard Clutch at their full power.



So my suggestion? Get this rereleased version if you have a good stereo. If you don't have a good stereo, then get a new stereo and then get this rerelease. You'll thank me later."