{"id":40444,"date":"2014-05-11T09:29:27","date_gmt":"2014-05-11T14:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=40444"},"modified":"2014-05-11T09:59:33","modified_gmt":"2014-05-11T14:59:33","slug":"clawfinger-deafer-dumber-blinder-20-years-anniversary-box-set-1993-2013-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2014\/clawfinger-deafer-dumber-blinder-20-years-anniversary-box-set-1993-2013-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Clawfinger | Deafer Dumber Blinder \u2013 20 Years Anniversary Box Set 1993-2013<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist\/News Editor —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"ClawfingerThere\u2019s nothing like the idea of 20 year anniversary for a rap metal album to make you feel really, really old. Isn\u2019t rap metal the new thing we\u2019re supposed to hate? As hard as it is to believe, Swedish rap metal pioneers Clawfinger are marking the 20th anniversary of their debut album Deaf Dumb Blind, and they\u2019re doing it big. Deafer Dumber Blinder: 20 Years Anniversary Box Set 1993-2013<\/em> is a hefty, 4-disc set that not only celebrates the Deaf Dumb Blind album, but gives fans a lot of extras to enjoy. Here\u2019s what you get:<\/p>\n

Disc 1 is titled The Best of Demos, and you get exactly what that implies. There are 20 demos here, dating from 1992 all the way to 2006. Normally demo tracks are about the least interesting thing in the world, but on Deafer Dumber Blinder<\/em> they may actually be the main selling point. They showcase the band at their rawest and most creative, and really take you through their evolution of styles and sounds.<\/p>\n

Disc 2 is titled The Best of B-Sides<\/em>, and that again tells you what you need to know. It includes 17 b-sides from throughout Clawfinger\u2019s career, and will probably make a lot of longtime fans very happy having them all in one place.<\/p>\n

Disc 3 is the original Deaf Dumb Blind<\/em> album. It doesn\u2019t explicitly say that it\u2019s been remastered, but it sure sounds like that\u2019s the case. As to the album itself, Deaf Dumb Blind<\/em> is about as good a hybrid of rap and metal as you\u2019re likely to find. We\u2019re not talking about some silly Limp Bizkit posturing here. Clawfinger had a full-on heavy metal sound \u2013 thick and grooving, but still undeniably metal \u2013 and a strong MC-style delivery that was somewhere between Chuck D and Grandmaster Flash. Both elements were strong and in your face, and they came together surprisingly well, especially when you consider where and when this band came from. <\/p>\n

Disc 4 is a DVD featuring the band\u2019s full performance at the 2009 Woodstock Poland Festival as well as additional live footage and other clips.<\/p>\n

With the recent announcement that the band has called it quits, Deafer Dumber Blinder<\/em> serves a dual role, celebrating a remarkable debut as well as providing an endpoint and retrospective on Clawfinger\u2019s career. Speaking of which, the booklet is loaded with vintage photos and a lengthy, eye-opening band history\/essay by Zak Tell. If you\u2019re a Clawfinger fan, this deluxe set is nothing short of a must-have release.<\/p>\n

Genre: Rap Metal
\nLineup:
\nZak Tell (v)
\nJocke Skog (k) (v)
\nBard Torstensen (g)
\nAndre Skaug (b)
\nErlend Ottem (g)
\nMorten Skaug (d)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\nDisc 1 \u2013 The Best of Demos
\n1.\tPMRC
\n2.\tMoney Is
\n3.\tIf You Don\u2019t Know Me
\n4.\tTell Me What You Want From Me
\n5.\tYou Gave Me Something to Think About
\n6.\tHere We Go Again
\n7.\tThe Choice is Yours
\n8.\tMaster of Celebrity
\n9.\tI Don\u2019t Know
\n10.\tAin\u2019t No Turning Back
\n11.\tAre You Man Enough
\n12.\tFear Itself
\n13.\tTake What You Can Get
\n14.\tIn a Mad World
\n15.\tMy Dirty Mind
\n16.\tWhen Everything Crumbles (alternate demo)
\n17.\tStill Don\u2019t Know
\n18.\tTurn It Off
\n19.\tAll the Way
\n20.\tBack to the Basics (unreleased demo)<\/p>\n

Disc 2 \u2013 The Best of B-Sides
\n1.\tGet It
\n2.\tProfit Preacher
\n3.\tStars & Stripes
\n4.\tLove
\n5.\tBetter Than This
\n6.\tThree Good Riffs
\n7.\tArmageddon Down
\n8.\tRealiTV
\n9.\tRunnerboy
\n10.\tEat the Hand That Feeds Me
\n11.\tBraindead
\n12.\tMegalomania
\n13.\tI Love To Hate Myself
\n14.\tAre You Talking To Me
\n15.\tWhere Are You Now
\n16.\tPoint of No Return
\n17.\tAll My Greatest Fear<\/p>\n

Disc 3 \u2013 Deaf Dumb Blind (Original Version)
\n1.\tNigger
\n2.\tThe Truth
\n3.\tRosegrove
\n4.\tDon\u2019t Get Me Wrong
\n5.\tI Need You
\n6.\tCatch Me
\n7.\tWarfair
\n8.\tWonderful World
\n9.\tSad To See Your Sorrow
\n10.\tI Don\u2019t Care<\/p>\n

Disc 4 (DVD)<\/p>\n

Label: AFM Records<\/p>\n

Website: www.clawfinger.net<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven Rating: 8.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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