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Clutch Re-Record “Spacegrass” for Weathermaker Vault Series

I’m of two minds on this one. Maybe three? First off, the new version of Clutch‘s ‘Spacegrass’ that they’ve recorded for their ongoing Weathermaker Vault Series — a CD comp whenever the series is done would be appreciated, guys — sounds great. Neil adds to the root melody and changes up the cadence, Tim adds swells of noise to the guitar that are awesome, and of course Dan and JP nail the groove as only they could. It’s a little faster, but they play it faster live, so I get it. So on the one hand, cool. On the other hand, isn’t this kind of sacred ground? Even more than when they redid “Electric Worry” last time out? And you’ll notice nobody’s calling this the “purest form” of “Spacegrass” like they were with that one. Because the purest form of “Spacegrass” is always going to be on the 1995 self-titled Clutch album. It’s a landmark — that record and this song on that record. Did it really need a revisit? They nailed it the first time.

On the third hand, who cares? They’re Clutch. They’ve proven time and again they can do whatever the hell they want and pull it off, and they basically do so again with “Spacegrass.” It’s a song about a car in space, not a statue of Buddha carved into a mountain. Maybe it’s not meant to be taken so ultra-seriously as all that. Let it be what it is.

I think that’s where I ultimately come down on it. Will the new “Spacegrass” replace the old? Nope. Is it trying to? Nope. Just Clutch doing a thing. So let them do the thing.

Here’s a rare Clutch press release without any included tour dates:

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CLUTCH RELEASE BRAND NEW STUDIO RECORDING OF “SPACEGRASS” AS PART OF THE “WEATHERMAKER VAULT SERIES”

Clutch announce the release of the new studio recording of the track “Spacegrass.” The single is the fifth in a series of new studio recordings that comprise the Weathermaker Vault Series. “Spacegrass” was first released on Clutch’s self-titled album in 1995, and it stands as one of the key tracks in Clutch’s catalog of songs.

“The lyrics got their start originally from something Tim wrote, “ says Neil Fallon. “It involved a Dodge Swinger and Jesus. I added some words, and one of them was ‘AstroTurf,’ but that had one too many syllables. So I changed it to ‘Spacegrass’ – and the rest is history. “

Available on all digital outlets here: https://orcd.co/pjl43eo.

“Spacegrass” was mixed by 6X Grammy Award winner and Clutch collaborator, Vance Powell (Wolfmother, The Raconteurs, Arctic Monkeys).

CLUTCH:
Neil Fallon – Vocals/Guitar
Tim Sult – Guitar
Dan Maines – Bass
Jean-Paul Gaster – Drums/Percussion

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Clutch, “Spacegrass” (2020)

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