Clutch
Full Fathom Five

If there's one certain thing in life, it's this: when you buy any Clutch release, you'll definitely get your money's worth...and be rocked at the same time.

This release is (I'm sure) Clutch's fourth live release, and although there is some overlap with past releases, Clutch usually adds songs on each live release that they've never put out live before.

One of the main reasons to buy this live release is because it showcases their last CD's songs live (From Beale Street to Oblivion) as well as some great tracks taken from the amazing disc, The Elephant Riders, as well as their self titled release and Blast Tyrant.

Unfortunately, for those of us old school fans, there's nothing played from the Pitchfork or Transnational... releases. I can never get enough of the tune “A Shogun Named Marcus.”

The disc sounds pretty good, and while it does have that raw live feel, the music shines through perfectly. Well, almost. The first track, “The Dragonfly” seems to have this weird high pitch that comes in and out (on both formats of this concert). I'm not sure if it was a mess up of the mix or a problem they were trying to fix as the concert started.

If you've never seen the great Clutch live (shame on you), you can now breathe a sigh of relief because you can buy this whole show, including even more songs, on DVD (no Blu Ray ...boo). The concert and sound are great but there really isn't much in terms of extras on the DVD.

Like I said, if you part with your money to buy something by Clutch, you're going to be a happy music fan. With 15 songs on the CD and 20 on the DVD, you'll love wasting an hour and a half with this band's live set. (9.5 out of 10 for the CD and a 9 for the DVD because of the lack of extras).

My classic pick(s) of the week are the following albums from the great thrash metal band, Anthrax. My personal faves from the Joey Belladonna (vocals) era include Among the Living and Persistance of Time while the best picks from the John Bush era come from Sound of White Noise (one of the best metal discs EVER) and We've Come For You All. The band has a new singer and should have their new CD out before the summer. I can't wait. Waste winter away with some ‘Thrax!