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If you have recorded at Electrical Audio, you have likely encountered this wonderful little game. Here are the rules:

1. Name an artist/band
2. Respond with your opinion of the band (either "Crap" or "Not Crap").
3. You are not permitted to explain your answer.

This game is far more difficult than it seems. Be binary. Be pithy. Do not explain your answers -- because you can't. Here are two examples:

Police, The: CRAP
Ramones, The: NOT CRAP

Here are your first ten bands, Friends. Please cut and paste them into your responses.

Aerosmith:
Beck:
Clash, The:
Doors, The:
Guns 'n' Roses:
Pixies, The:
Public Enemy:
Smiths, The:
Who, The:
ZZ Top:

I have literally ended friendships over other people's responses in this game. Well, not friendships, but definitely acquaintanceships. I have also gained respect for people whose taste and fortitude I had previously doubted. Play well, and many thanks to the Electrical Audio staff for sharing this game with the world.

P.S. By my count, there are exactly three Not Crap bands on this list.

There is one huge flaw to the game. Some bands like ZZ Top have a few great records with one choice record (zz top's first), and a whole lot of horrible records. Does a bands later terrible period negate all of the earlier stuff?

Aerosmith: crap
Beck: not crap
Clash, The: not crap (even though I don't like them)
Doors, The: crap
Guns 'n' Roses: crap
Pixies, The: not crap
Public Enemy: see statement above
Smiths, The: not crap (even though I think they suck)
Who, The: not crap
ZZ Top: see statement above

What you view as a flaw is in fact the beauty of the game. You must choose based on ALL factors. A band can be mighty at one point, but devolve into State Fair-dom. A band can enlist Gary Cherone as its new vocalist. A band can record "Tres Hombres" and "Recycler". A band can record "Rocks" and "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing." That's just how it goes, and you'll have to factor these variables into your answer.

But we have already said too much.

Aerosmith:crap
Beck:crap
Clash, The:not crap
Doors, The:not crap (borderline due to mr. morrison's luaghably stupid lyrics and antics)
Guns 'n' Roses:crap
Pixies, The:not crap
Public Enemy:not crap
Smiths, The:crap
Who, The:crap
ZZ Top: not crap

My list for others

AC/DC:
The Cure:
Soixisue(SP) and the Banshees:
Stereolab:
King Crimson:
Tom Waits:
Ministry:

Im keepin' it short.

-wilson

Aerosmith: crap
Beck: crap
Clash, The: crap
Doors, The: not crap
Guns 'n' Roses: REALLY crap
Pixies, The: not crap
Public Enemy: crap
Smiths, The: crap
Who, The: crap
ZZ Top: not crap

(second list)
AC/DC: not crap
The Cure: crap
Soixisue(SP) and the Banshees: ?
Stereolab: crap
King Crimson: crap
Tom Waits: crap
Ministry: crap

This is one of my favorite games, along with Rank, of which which Tim Midgett and the Kadanes are the Jedi Masters.

Aerosmith: crap
Beck: crap
Clash, The: crap
Doors, The: crap
Guns 'n' Roses: crap
Pixies, The: crap
Public Enemy: crap
Smiths, The: crap
Who, The: not crap
ZZ Top: not crap

AC/DC: not crap
The Cure: crap
Siouxsie and the Banshees: not crap
Stereolab: crap
King Crimson: crap
Tom Waits: crap
Ministry: crap

I agree with Counselor Weissenberger that there can be no waffling, no qualifying. That is for Ranking, which, if Crap Not Crap is pool, is Billiards.

best,

Aerosmith: crap
Beck: crap
Clash, The: not crap
Doors, The: crap
Guns 'n' Roses: crap
Pixies, The: crap
Public Enemy: not crap
Smiths, The: crap
Who, The: not crap
ZZ Top: crap

AC/DC: not crap
The Cure: crap
Siouxsie(SP) and the Banshees: not crap
Stereolab: crap
King Crimson: crap
Tom Waits: crap
Ministry: crap

The Doors... Crap!?
The Cure... Crap!?

I think not!

Aerosmith:Crap
Beck:Not Crap
Clash, The:Not Crap
Doors, The:Crap
Guns 'n' Roses:Crap
Pixies, The:Not Crap
Public Enemy:Crap
Smiths, The:Crap
Who, The:Not Crap
ZZ Top: Not Crap

Replacements:
Tom Petty:
Black Flag:
Van Halen:
Manowar:
The Cars:
Leonard Cohen:
Rod McEwan:
The Troggs: