| 1. Kali'ulaokala (Kumu Hula Manu Boyd, Kumu Hula Lehua Galuteria) |
| 2. Friend for Life (Henry Kapono) |
| 3. You've Got a Friend/Lean On Me (Na Leo Pilimehana) |
| 4. You Don't Have to Be Alone (Glenn Medeiros) |
| 5. Don't Cry for Me (Jeff Rasmussen) |
| 6. Somewhere in the Night (The Brothers Cazimero) |
| 7. When Will You Know (Willie K.) |
| 8. God's Children (The Ali'i's) |
| 9. Don't Forget (Don Ho) |
| 10. Where Did Love Go (Nohelani Cypriano) |
| 11. Have a Talk with God (Zanuck and Ginai) |
| 12. Ke Kumu Laau (Pandanus Club) |
| 13. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain (Kaau Krater Boys) |
| 14. If I Could (Loyal Garner) |
| 15. When I Turn to You (Brickwood Galuteria) |
| 16. Song for Maura Rose (Hapa) |
| 17. Forever for You (Brother Noland) |
| 18. IZ |
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Product Description
Lifesong is a complilation of all of today's finest Hawaiian artists. Lifesong is a collection of gifts born out of grief and the need of the entertainment community to turn their losses into a positive project of love and respect. This CD benefits the LIFE foundation, which fights the disease known as AIDS, in communites around the world. Hawai'i's most treasured artists are featured on "Lifesong". The seventeen songs that are found on the compilation CD, most which are originals, all have their debut on this album! If that isn't reason enough to purchase the album, that fact that all funds that would normally go to an artist, composer, publisher, or record company are being donated to the LIFE foundation so that it may continue its mission.
Some of the other songs weren't at that top level. But it's worth buying for those songs.
The songs make you think and have an underlying meaning. Like in "Stained Glass Masquerade" can apply to real life itself. "Praise You is this Storm" is my all time favorite. Its is inspirational and true to the core we must praise Christ even in the storm. "Prodigal" reminds me of each time I mess up big time and come back to God for forgiveness and Guidance. "Set Me Free" is powerful and "While you Were Sleeping" has a good underlying meaning to me of the blindess to Christ and Sleeping religously that I used to be in before I got saved. Really a wonderful album and I'm looking forward to the next one!
I thoroughly enjoyed the DVD concert. The editing was excellent and really gave the feeling of "being there"! I don't think there is more that can be done with a live video recording of any group.
The other thing that is noteworthy about the DVD is how well done the bonus material was. It gave a wonderful backstage look at one of today's most popular CCM groups. The humor, deep personal faith, strong family bond, and love of the local church is very apparent with each of the band members. This is a great collection for anyone who has been touched by the ministry and music of a wonderful Christian group!
I'm tempted to say it's weird, but it's more like the excessive creativity of an early David Bowie ("I could be a hero...") that actually succeeds, sometimes combined with Moody Blues (melatron, orchestra)? Like America and maybe Guess Who, it falls in that chasm between AM Pop and FM Album Rock. Kinda punk, I can't say I've every heard anything else like it. Distinctive! I really enjoyed 11 of the 13 tracks, although none of them is truly great, but merely very, very good. There's just a lot to like about this album!
In my days at Baltimore's Peabody Institute (the venerable music school, kind of like a run-down Julliard), there was nothing cooler to wear that a black Crack the Sky T-shirt. Hindsight being 20/20, I dare say it was a VERY tasteful choice! (Nowadays, try Tori Amos?)
Worth discovering, if you haven't heard them.
Ohio's Crack the Sky put out one of the most intelligent progressive rock laced with funk albums of 1975 with their self titled debut. The musicianship just crackles on this album, & lead singer John Palumbo emotive vocals suited his sharp often humorous lyrics on subjects as diverse as racism, religion, transvestites, narcissism, misfits, & a multitude of other topics rarely heard in rock & roll at this time, & never with the insight & compassion this man obviously has. It amazes me to this day Crack the Sky never got beyond to what amounted to a huge regional band. People who have seen this band said they were a crack (no pun intended) live outfit that usually destroyed the headliner. Maybe this is why they did not become bigger, maybe it was record company disinterest? Whatever the reason(s) Crack the Sky put out several more albums, & though other than the debut, the only other album I have is "Crack Attic: The Best of Crack the Sky" which has suspiciously half of the debut on it, which tells me maybe the bands latter output was not as strong or shifted to a different style. In any case Crack the Sky is a band long forgotten & overlooked. Only a relative handful of people ever got the chance to enjoy this very talented intelligent band.
Quirky, BEATLE-esq chord and timing changes, completely original. Great cuts: "Hold On", "She's a Dancer", "Surf City", and my favourite, "Ice". If you were in the Baltimore area in the mid 70's, you already know this band.
I won't buy a Dualdisc format again because I can't take this music with me in my IPod.
Animal notes, the first eight songs on this double package is worth the price of admission, but I am going to focus on the final seven songs, which make up almost all of the original Safety in Numbers. More on the "almost all" in just a moment.
Safety in Numbers is CTS's finest album, and one of the best albums most people have never heard. If there were any justice in the world, these guys and Porcupine tree would be two of the most popular bands of all time, but we all know musical justice is in short supply.
I first encountered Safety in Numbers in the late 70s. A cousin had it playing on his 8-track player. After a couple of listens I had to have the album. I bought it in Vinyl; the record was scratched, so I took it back for a refund, as it was the store's only copy. I could not find another copy of the record. Fortunately I had kept a back-up on tape (with the scratch) and it became one of my favorite albums. Finally, I was able to buy this double CD a few years ago. and I had to get it as an import for about $18 or $19. I was happy to pay it.
You can hear some Beatles influence in Safety in Numbers -- particularly in "Flashlight" in the mellow interlude in about the middle of the song. This little snippet is so luscious, it could have been expanded into its own song, and it would have been a great one.
The two best tracks on Safety in Numbers may be the first and last, "Nuclear Apathy" -- the partly mellow, part hard / Prog symphony of a song that begins the album -- and the title track, a very well-produced, all stops pulled out social commentary track that I just can't get tired of. In between these masterpieces, are several more songs, each varied and able to stand on its own. Probably the most different from the rest is "A night on the Town (with Snow White)", which I might call progressive doo-wop with amazing, ironic, even humorous lyrics. Don't let my label turn you off of that song. It is a gem, and worth coming back to again and again and sharing with friends.
My one complaint is that the people who put this together did not include a short little track called (I believe) "Prelude to Safety in Numbers" , a strange and short little preview of "safety in Numbers"; this odd little piece was originally at the end of side 1 of the vinyl release. Oh well.
This is a wonderful package and worth buying and keeping and going back to again and again.
Safety In Numbers (1977.) Crack The Sky's third album.
One of the most underrated classic rock groups of all time was Crack The Sky. In the seventies, progressive rock reached a pinnacle it had never reached before and would never again reach. Unfortunately, many of the bands of this era were overlooked in favor of more commercially-successful groups of a similar styling. Crack The Sky is one of these long-forgotten prog rock acts of the seventies. The band's musc has been all but forgotten, by all but a small group of music fans. In recent years, the band's material was released on CD, in the form of twofer albums! Read on for the twofer of Animal Notes and Safety In Numbers, the group's second and third albums from 1976 and 1977, respectively.
The first of the two albums featured on this release is the group's sophomore effort, 1976's Animal Notes. This is one of the band's most unfairly bashed and overlooked albums. Since the band's first album set the bar pretty high, many fans don't give the second album enough of a chance - and it's definitely a bit more of aquired taste than their first album. But anyone who gives it a chance should grow to agree that it's a great album. The opening track, We Want Mine, is a catchy rocker that fuses rock with a plethora of musical styles. It's definitely one of the band's best songs and one of the most widely-praised ones present. Next up comes Animal Skins, the most different-sounding song on the album. Here the band uses sitars and goes for a middle-eastern sound. The end result is actually quite good. It gets followed up by Wet Teenager, a straight-up rocker you'd have to be a fool not to like - even if you're not a fan of the band. The semi-ballad, Maybe I Can Fool Everybody (Tonight) comes next, and it proves to be another one of the more popular and excellent songs featured on the album. A seven-minute-plus tune, Rangers At Midnight, comes immediately thereafter. This is a piano-heavy pop rocker that beautifully epitomizes what the band stood for musically. It's definitely one of their best tunes. Next up we have the classic rocker, Virgin... No. This cool little rocker is the tale of a boy who misses the younger days in his life. Witkowski's guitar playing is top-notch as usual. In Invaders From Mars, the piano is the primary instrument. Paired up with the rest of the band's instrumentation, you've got one hell of a song on your hands. Closing things out of the band's sophomore release is Play On. Essentially, it's a melodic, Beatles-esque ballad with plenty of acoustic instrumentation. And there you have it. Animal Notes is a great album that deserves more credit than it gets.
And then we get to 1977's Safety In Numbers, the band's third album. This is where original frontman John Palumbo left the band (although he DID write plenty of the material present on the album.) Surprisingly, his departure does NOT hurt the overall quality of the band! Kicking off the third album is Nuclear Apathy, one of the greatest songs the band ever recorded. The first two minutes are slow and soft, but it explodes into a straight-up rocker right after that! As the eight-minute-plus track progresses, there are plenty of musical style changes, and this keeps things interesting all the while. We get more of the straight-up, seventies-style rock on the album with the second track, Flashlight. No Crack The Sky album would be complete without a melodic ballad, and we get one in the form of Long Nights. It's definitely one of the band's best songs of that styling. Following it is the short instrumental Prelude To Safety In Numbers (for some unknown reason, though, the twofer DOES NOT have this piece of music.) It's a very short instrumental, but in that one short minute, the band shows off their musical abilities beautifully. Lighten Up McGraw and Give Myself To You are more of the classic seventies-style rockers we know and love the band for. While the former is more of a straight-up rocker, the latter leans more toward the prog rock trend the band displayed many a time. One of my personal favorite songs on the album is the underrated gem A Night On The Town (With Snow White.) This is a melodic, poppy rocker that sticks in your head long after you're done listening to it. It should have been more popular. Closing out album number three is the title track. A lengthy acoustic and melodic masterpiece, this song makes for the perfect closing piece to the album. Once again the band served up a solid release - even without Palumbo at the helm.
It's great that the band has finally reissued their work on CD - and even better that they chose to do twofers, but there's a huge flaw with this - MANY OF THE TWOFERS ARE MISSING TRACKS. For instance, this issue is lacking the Prelude To Safety In Numbers instrumental from the Safety In Numbers album. Hopefully if the band's material is issued again someday, these flaws will be corrected.
Crack The Sky proved beautifully with their second and third albums that they were one of the most excellent rock and roll bands of the seventies. It's such a shame they got overlooked in favor of so many other bands of the day who didn't have half as much talent. If you're a fan of seventies rock, progressive rock, classic rock, or you're just the kind of music fan who likes to try listening to new things, Crack The Sky will be right up your alley. Take my advice and start with their self-titled debut, and then move onto these two albums. Their first album is the most accessible, by far. These two are almost as good, but harder to get into. Final verdict? These are highly recommended albums.
Somewhat out of focus, they vary between sounding like M's "Pop Music" on "Techi Generation" (which I loved) to John Lennon on "Flying". All over the place, it's far more of a desperate attempt at commercial success than the enthusiastic creativity of that fine debut. When CTS is best, they sound like the Beatles' "Walrus"?
4 of 15 tracks is my yield, which really I'm happy with. Definitely recommend buying this album and the debut together, which should give you 15 tracks (out of 28!) of highly original material that will make you the envy of all your friends, especially if you live in Baltimore!
Lifesong is a complilation of all of today's finest Hawaiian artists. Lifesong is a collection of gifts born out of grief and the need of the entertainment community to turn their losses into a positive project of love and respect. This CD benefits the LIFE foundation, which fights the disease known as AIDS, in communites around the world. Hawai'i's most treasured artists are featured on "Lifesong". The seventeen songs that are found on the compilation CD, most which are originals, all have their debut on this album! If that isn't reason enough to purchase the album, that fact that all funds that would normally go to an artist, composer, publisher, or record company are being donated to the LIFE foundation so that it may continue its mission.
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Lifesong
Casting Crowns Manufacturer: Reunion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  General
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ASIN: B000AA7HGK Release Date: 2005-08-30 |
Tracks:
- Lifesong
- Praise You In This Storm
- Does Anybody Hear Her
- Stained Glass Masquerade
- Love Them Like Jesus
- Set Me Free
- While You Were Sleeping
- Father, Spirit, Jesus
- In Me
- Prodigal
- And Now My Lifesong Sings
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Much like their brethren Mercy Me, Casting Crowns was thrust into the limelight from a worship band beginning. With steady chops honed from hundreds of shows/services a year and a simple, straight-ahead rock style, the Florida-based band found themselves on top of the charts thanks to the success of massive singles "Who Am I?" and "The Voice of Truth" from its self-titled debut (2003). Lifesong is a sensible sophomore follow-up that shows the band expanding its musical creativity while lyrically remaining true to the cause. There's a common thread of humility throughout as front man Mark Hall sings of the disenfranchised ("Does Anybody Hear Her"), the heartbroken ("Praise You in This Storm"), and the remorseful ("Prodigal"). Hall even calls outside for songwriting help from the brilliant Nichole Nordeman in "Stained Glass Masquerade," a cautionary warning about church hypocrisy in the face of keeping it real. The radio-friendly, U2- ish "Lifesong" proves a savvy book-end to the penitent closer "And Now My Lifesong Sings." Both evoke strong messages that worship is all about how one lives a life and not what kind of songs they may sing. Lifesong is an impressive effort for a band that knows its strengths and how to play to them. --Michael LyttleCustomer Reviews:
Casting Crowns: I Thank You and God for this Album. It has Saved My Life........2007-07-24
Worth getting for its three hit songs.......2007-06-30
Some of the other songs weren't at that top level. But it's worth buying for those songs.
Their Best Work So Far.......2007-05-16
MUST OWN ALBUM, WONDERFUL!!!.......2007-04-11
The songs make you think and have an underlying meaning. Like in "Stained Glass Masquerade" can apply to real life itself. "Praise You is this Storm" is my all time favorite. Its is inspirational and true to the core we must praise Christ even in the storm. "Prodigal" reminds me of each time I mess up big time and come back to God for forgiveness and Guidance. "Set Me Free" is powerful and "While you Were Sleeping" has a good underlying meaning to me of the blindess to Christ and Sleeping religously that I used to be in before I got saved. Really a wonderful album and I'm looking forward to the next one!
ahhh casting crowns.......2007-04-07
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Lifesong Live
Casting Crowns Manufacturer: Reunion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B000I0QK9M Release Date: 2006-10-03 |
Tracks:
- Lifesong
- Praise You In This Storm
- Love Them Like Jesus
- Does Anybody Hear Her
- Stained Glass Masquerade
- Father, Spirit, Jesus
- Set Me Free
Customer Reviews:
Great CD.......2007-01-15
Great Live Album - Great DVD.......2006-10-16
I thoroughly enjoyed the DVD concert. The editing was excellent and really gave the feeling of "being there"! I don't think there is more that can be done with a live video recording of any group.
The other thing that is noteworthy about the DVD is how well done the bonus material was. It gave a wonderful backstage look at one of today's most popular CCM groups. The humor, deep personal faith, strong family bond, and love of the local church is very apparent with each of the band members. This is a great collection for anyone who has been touched by the ministry and music of a wonderful Christian group!
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Crack the Sky
Crack the Sky Manufacturer: Lifesong ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Progressive Rock
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ASIN: B0001M6XAS Release Date: 2002-01-01 |
Tracks:
- Hold On
- Surf City
- Sea Epic
- She's A Dancer
- Robots For Ronnie
- Ice
- Mind Baby
- I Don't Have A Tie
- Sleep
- Let Me Go Home (A Visit To The Projects)
- Eileen, I Lean On You
- Hold On
- Dr. Octopus Part 2
Product Description
4 bonus cuts. Remastered. 13 tracks total.Customer Reviews:
Find out what Baltimore already knows!.......2007-07-24
I'm tempted to say it's weird, but it's more like the excessive creativity of an early David Bowie ("I could be a hero...") that actually succeeds, sometimes combined with Moody Blues (melatron, orchestra)? Like America and maybe Guess Who, it falls in that chasm between AM Pop and FM Album Rock. Kinda punk, I can't say I've every heard anything else like it. Distinctive! I really enjoyed 11 of the 13 tracks, although none of them is truly great, but merely very, very good. There's just a lot to like about this album!
In my days at Baltimore's Peabody Institute (the venerable music school, kind of like a run-down Julliard), there was nothing cooler to wear that a black Crack the Sky T-shirt. Hindsight being 20/20, I dare say it was a VERY tasteful choice! (Nowadays, try Tori Amos?)
Rolling Stone's debut album of the year for 1975.......2007-02-24
Worth discovering, if you haven't heard them.
Crack Band!.......2006-07-04
Ohio's Crack the Sky put out one of the most intelligent progressive rock laced with funk albums of 1975 with their self titled debut. The musicianship just crackles on this album, & lead singer John Palumbo emotive vocals suited his sharp often humorous lyrics on subjects as diverse as racism, religion, transvestites, narcissism, misfits, & a multitude of other topics rarely heard in rock & roll at this time, & never with the insight & compassion this man obviously has. It amazes me to this day Crack the Sky never got beyond to what amounted to a huge regional band. People who have seen this band said they were a crack (no pun intended) live outfit that usually destroyed the headliner. Maybe this is why they did not become bigger, maybe it was record company disinterest? Whatever the reason(s) Crack the Sky put out several more albums, & though other than the debut, the only other album I have is "Crack Attic: The Best of Crack the Sky" which has suspiciously half of the debut on it, which tells me maybe the bands latter output was not as strong or shifted to a different style. In any case Crack the Sky is a band long forgotten & overlooked. Only a relative handful of people ever got the chance to enjoy this very talented intelligent band.
Disappointing, however..........2005-08-09
One of the best debut albums of all time.......2005-07-06
Quirky, BEATLE-esq chord and timing changes, completely original. Great cuts: "Hold On", "She's a Dancer", "Surf City", and my favourite, "Ice". If you were in the Baltimore area in the mid 70's, you already know this band.
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Lifesong
Casting Crowns Manufacturer: Reunion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B000F2CBX2 Release Date: 2006-05-09 |
Tracks:
- Lifesong
- Praise You In This Storm
- Does Anybody Hear Her
- Stained Glass Masquerade
- Love Them Like Jesus
- Set Me Free
- While You Were Sleeping
- Father, Spirit, Jesus
- In Me
- Prodigal
- And Now My Lifesong Sings
Album Description
CD Side: * Entire albumDVD Side: * Entire album in 5.1 Surround Sound and PCM Stereo * "Priase You In This Storm" live concert video * "What If His People Prayed" live concert video * "Lifesong" iWorship video * Jumpstart ministry video
Customer Reviews:
Dual Disc Format Not Compatible w/IPod.......2007-05-12
I won't buy a Dualdisc format again because I can't take this music with me in my IPod.
You are not alone..........2007-05-07
Great CD/DVD.......2007-05-07
Music to Touch the Heart and Soul.......2007-01-04
Awesome!!!.......2006-10-30
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Animal Notes/Safety in Numbers
Crack the Sky Manufacturer: Lifesong ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B00004OCFH Release Date: 2000-02-29 |
Tracks:
- We Want Mine
- Animal Skins
- Wet Teenager
- Maybe I Can Fool Everybody
- Rangers At Midnight
- Virgin...No
- Invaders From Mars
- Play On
- Nuclear Apathy
- Long Nights
- Flashlight
- Lighten Up McGraw
- Give Myself To You
- A Night On The Town (With Snow White)
- Safety In Numbers
Customer Reviews:
Remasters Please!!.......2006-12-20
Two of the Best Albums You Have Probably Never Heard.......2006-09-09
Animal notes, the first eight songs on this double package is worth the price of admission, but I am going to focus on the final seven songs, which make up almost all of the original Safety in Numbers. More on the "almost all" in just a moment.
Safety in Numbers is CTS's finest album, and one of the best albums most people have never heard. If there were any justice in the world, these guys and Porcupine tree would be two of the most popular bands of all time, but we all know musical justice is in short supply.
I first encountered Safety in Numbers in the late 70s. A cousin had it playing on his 8-track player. After a couple of listens I had to have the album. I bought it in Vinyl; the record was scratched, so I took it back for a refund, as it was the store's only copy. I could not find another copy of the record. Fortunately I had kept a back-up on tape (with the scratch) and it became one of my favorite albums. Finally, I was able to buy this double CD a few years ago. and I had to get it as an import for about $18 or $19. I was happy to pay it.
You can hear some Beatles influence in Safety in Numbers -- particularly in "Flashlight" in the mellow interlude in about the middle of the song. This little snippet is so luscious, it could have been expanded into its own song, and it would have been a great one.
The two best tracks on Safety in Numbers may be the first and last, "Nuclear Apathy" -- the partly mellow, part hard / Prog symphony of a song that begins the album -- and the title track, a very well-produced, all stops pulled out social commentary track that I just can't get tired of. In between these masterpieces, are several more songs, each varied and able to stand on its own. Probably the most different from the rest is "A night on the Town (with Snow White)", which I might call progressive doo-wop with amazing, ironic, even humorous lyrics. Don't let my label turn you off of that song. It is a gem, and worth coming back to again and again and sharing with friends.
My one complaint is that the people who put this together did not include a short little track called (I believe) "Prelude to Safety in Numbers" , a strange and short little preview of "safety in Numbers"; this odd little piece was originally at the end of side 1 of the vinyl release. Oh well.
This is a wonderful package and worth buying and keeping and going back to again and again.
Crack the Sky ..Classy Rock.......2006-06-06
4.5 stars - Crack The Sky's reign of excellence continues.......2005-07-02
Safety In Numbers (1977.) Crack The Sky's third album.
One of the most underrated classic rock groups of all time was Crack The Sky. In the seventies, progressive rock reached a pinnacle it had never reached before and would never again reach. Unfortunately, many of the bands of this era were overlooked in favor of more commercially-successful groups of a similar styling. Crack The Sky is one of these long-forgotten prog rock acts of the seventies. The band's musc has been all but forgotten, by all but a small group of music fans. In recent years, the band's material was released on CD, in the form of twofer albums! Read on for the twofer of Animal Notes and Safety In Numbers, the group's second and third albums from 1976 and 1977, respectively.
The first of the two albums featured on this release is the group's sophomore effort, 1976's Animal Notes. This is one of the band's most unfairly bashed and overlooked albums. Since the band's first album set the bar pretty high, many fans don't give the second album enough of a chance - and it's definitely a bit more of aquired taste than their first album. But anyone who gives it a chance should grow to agree that it's a great album. The opening track, We Want Mine, is a catchy rocker that fuses rock with a plethora of musical styles. It's definitely one of the band's best songs and one of the most widely-praised ones present. Next up comes Animal Skins, the most different-sounding song on the album. Here the band uses sitars and goes for a middle-eastern sound. The end result is actually quite good. It gets followed up by Wet Teenager, a straight-up rocker you'd have to be a fool not to like - even if you're not a fan of the band. The semi-ballad, Maybe I Can Fool Everybody (Tonight) comes next, and it proves to be another one of the more popular and excellent songs featured on the album. A seven-minute-plus tune, Rangers At Midnight, comes immediately thereafter. This is a piano-heavy pop rocker that beautifully epitomizes what the band stood for musically. It's definitely one of their best tunes. Next up we have the classic rocker, Virgin... No. This cool little rocker is the tale of a boy who misses the younger days in his life. Witkowski's guitar playing is top-notch as usual. In Invaders From Mars, the piano is the primary instrument. Paired up with the rest of the band's instrumentation, you've got one hell of a song on your hands. Closing things out of the band's sophomore release is Play On. Essentially, it's a melodic, Beatles-esque ballad with plenty of acoustic instrumentation. And there you have it. Animal Notes is a great album that deserves more credit than it gets.
And then we get to 1977's Safety In Numbers, the band's third album. This is where original frontman John Palumbo left the band (although he DID write plenty of the material present on the album.) Surprisingly, his departure does NOT hurt the overall quality of the band! Kicking off the third album is Nuclear Apathy, one of the greatest songs the band ever recorded. The first two minutes are slow and soft, but it explodes into a straight-up rocker right after that! As the eight-minute-plus track progresses, there are plenty of musical style changes, and this keeps things interesting all the while. We get more of the straight-up, seventies-style rock on the album with the second track, Flashlight. No Crack The Sky album would be complete without a melodic ballad, and we get one in the form of Long Nights. It's definitely one of the band's best songs of that styling. Following it is the short instrumental Prelude To Safety In Numbers (for some unknown reason, though, the twofer DOES NOT have this piece of music.) It's a very short instrumental, but in that one short minute, the band shows off their musical abilities beautifully. Lighten Up McGraw and Give Myself To You are more of the classic seventies-style rockers we know and love the band for. While the former is more of a straight-up rocker, the latter leans more toward the prog rock trend the band displayed many a time. One of my personal favorite songs on the album is the underrated gem A Night On The Town (With Snow White.) This is a melodic, poppy rocker that sticks in your head long after you're done listening to it. It should have been more popular. Closing out album number three is the title track. A lengthy acoustic and melodic masterpiece, this song makes for the perfect closing piece to the album. Once again the band served up a solid release - even without Palumbo at the helm.
It's great that the band has finally reissued their work on CD - and even better that they chose to do twofers, but there's a huge flaw with this - MANY OF THE TWOFERS ARE MISSING TRACKS. For instance, this issue is lacking the Prelude To Safety In Numbers instrumental from the Safety In Numbers album. Hopefully if the band's material is issued again someday, these flaws will be corrected.
Crack The Sky proved beautifully with their second and third albums that they were one of the most excellent rock and roll bands of the seventies. It's such a shame they got overlooked in favor of so many other bands of the day who didn't have half as much talent. If you're a fan of seventies rock, progressive rock, classic rock, or you're just the kind of music fan who likes to try listening to new things, Crack The Sky will be right up your alley. Take my advice and start with their self-titled debut, and then move onto these two albums. Their first album is the most accessible, by far. These two are almost as good, but harder to get into. Final verdict? These are highly recommended albums.
yessss.......2002-06-22
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The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Prince Manufacturer: Lifesong (Dead) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
| Pop
| Styles
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Pop Rock
| Pop
| Styles
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General
| R&B
| Styles
| Music
General
| Soul
| R&B
| Styles
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General
| Funk
| R&B
| Styles
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Dance Pop
| Dance & DJ
| Indie Music
| Stores
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ASIN: B000008JLO Release Date: 1994-02-15 |
Tracks:
- Most Beautiful Girl in the World
- Beautiful
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Alive and Kickin Ass
Crack The Sky Manufacturer: Lifesong ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
| Rock
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Progressive Rock
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ASIN: B000J3Z9H2 |
Product Description
Recorded during live performances at the Tower Theatre, Philadelphia and The Agora, Cleveland, in 1978, during the "Safety In Numbers" tour. All of the recordings in this CD are new mixes and are remastered, using 2006 technology, and were not previously released on CD by Lifesong. These live performances were never previously mixed or released. 1) Hold On, 2) Mind Baby, 3) Lighten Up McGraw, 4) She's A Dancer, 5) Nuclear Apathy, 6) Ice, 7) Long Nights, 8) Safety In Numbers, 9) Surf City, 10) I Am The WalrusCustomer Reviews:
Crack The Sky- A great live recording and well worth hearing........2006-10-24
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Whoomp! (There It Is)
Tag Team Manufacturer: Lifesong (Dead) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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General
| R&B
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Bass
| Rap & Hip-Hop
| Styles
| Music
General
| Rap & Hip-Hop
| Styles
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ASIN: B000008LCW Release Date: 1993-07-20 |
Tracks:
- Whoomp! (There It Is)
- Funkey
- Kick da Flow
- Get Nasty
- Bring It On
- Wreck da Set
- Gettin' Phat
- Just Call Me DC
- Bobyahead!
- Drop 'Em
- It's Somethin'
- U Go Girl
- Free Style
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The song sampled..........2006-08-31
instrumental interludes.......2005-08-06
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Citizen X
Manufacturer: Lifesong Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
| Jazz
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ASIN: B000HAB6RE |
Product Description
14-track CD on Lifesong Records, 2006. Tracks: Lost In America/Monkeyshines/Hey, Mr. President/We Want Mine/Pop/All Fly Away/Dancing With The Fuhrer/Immigration Man/Things We Do/Big Money/Living With The Lights On/Dancing At The White House/When The Cameras Went Away/A Letter Home|
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White Music
Crack The Sky Manufacturer: Lifesong/PKM ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B000PLZNV0 |
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2001 Remaster with extra songs. Includes liner notes and song-by-song commentary by John Palumbo. Track listing: 1. Hot Razors (f2) - 2001 Bonus Cut / 2. Poptown (demo) - Bonus Cut / 3. Poptown / 4. Living With The Lights On / 5. The Radio Cries / 6. Skin Deep / 7. White Music / 8. All American Boy / 9. Hot Razors In My Heart / 10. Suspicion / 11. Techni Generation / 12. Flying / 13. Songs Of Soviet Songs / 14. A Girl Like Mom - Bonus Cut from original recording session/ 15. She's So Clean - Bonus Cut from original recording sessionCustomer Reviews:
Hey, it does include some must-haves!.......2007-07-24
Somewhat out of focus, they vary between sounding like M's "Pop Music" on "Techi Generation" (which I loved) to John Lennon on "Flying". All over the place, it's far more of a desperate attempt at commercial success than the enthusiastic creativity of that fine debut. When CTS is best, they sound like the Beatles' "Walrus"?
4 of 15 tracks is my yield, which really I'm happy with. Definitely recommend buying this album and the debut together, which should give you 15 tracks (out of 28!) of highly original material that will make you the envy of all your friends, especially if you live in Baltimore!
World Music:
- Ligabue [Import]
- Light of Refinement
- Lilith [Import]
- Locus Solus: 50th Birthday Celebration [Live]
- Maim That Tune [Import]
- Mama Africa
- Marieke [Original recording remastered] [Import]
- Mejores Anos de Nuestra Vida: Greatest Hits [Import]
- Meteque et Mat [Import]
- More German Drinking Songs: Including Lili Marlenc
World Music
Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera [Import]
Inspired Joy: Music to Enhance Your Spirit
Soft and Sweet/Midnight for Two
Gustav Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6
Daddy Plays the Horn [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered] [Import]