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Avg: 4.5 (13 ratings)
- Date Released: January 1, 2002
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock
- Label: Lifesong / The Orchard
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They Say...
The astonishing success of Crack the Sky's eponymous first album raised expectations that the band was never able to fulfill for the rest of their career. Critics and audiences alike delighted in the wry, intelligent lyrics, complex and powerful progressive rock, and carefully crafted harmonies. Radio programmers were more ambivalent. Songs like "Ice," She's a Dancer," and "Surf City" all got nationwide airplay, though none actually became a real hit. All of them deserved more attention, but the label never focused their promotional efforts on any one of them, and as a result there was no hit single. (Shades of Moby Grape's first album.) Rolling Stone's designation of Crack the Sky as "Album of the Year" for 1975 helped as much as anything the record company did, and in retrospect, their award was well-deserved. The album still holds up very well, especially the delirious "A Sea Epic," one of the rare examples of a driving and complex progressive rock song with a really good sense of humor. Three years and two albums later, when Crack the Sky did a live album, most of the songs were from this album. They obviously knew where their best material was and played to their strengths. Highly recommended. [This version of the album contains bonus material.]
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| 01. |  |
Hold On |
3:00 |
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| 02. | |
Surf City |
3:55 |
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| 03. | |
Sea Epic |
6:34 |
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| 04. | |
She’s A Dancer |
3:54 |
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| 05. | |
Robots For Ronnie |
4:36 |
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| 06. | |
Ice |
4:37 |
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| 07. | |
Mind Baby |
4:30 |
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| 08. | |
I Don’t Have A Tie |
3:11 |
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| 09. | |
Sleep |
6:26 |
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| 10. | |
Let Me Go Home (A Visit To The Projects) |
3:25 |
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| 11. | |
Eileen, I Lean On You |
3:49 |
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| 12. | |
Hold On |
2:14 |
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| 13. | |
Dr. Octopus (Part 2) |
3:08 |
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13 Total Tracks, 53:19 Total Length
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Credits
- John Palumbo - Guitar // John Palumbo - Keyboards // John Palumbo - Vocals // John Palumbo - Group Member // Terry Cashman - Executive Producer // Tommy West - Executive Producer // Joey d'Amico - Drums // Joey d'Amico - Harmony // Joey d'Amico - Group Member // Elliott Federman - Digital Remastering // Jim Griffiths - Guitar // Jim Griffiths - Harmony // Jim Griffiths - Group Member // William Kirkland - Producer // Joe MacRe - Guitar (Bass) // Joe MacRe - Harmony // Joe MacRe - Group Member // Terence P. Minogue - Producer // Terence P. Minogue - Liner Notes // Terence P. Minogue - Orchestral Arrangements // Marty Nelson - Producer // Rick Witkowski - Guitar // Rick Witkowski - Percussion // Rick Witkowski - Group Member // Ted Brosman - Mastering // Amy Bennick - Art Direction // Amy Bennick - Design // Mary Walsh - Original Cover Photography // Vinny Adinolfi - Liner Notes // Vinny Adinolfi - Compilation Producer
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