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Crack the Sky ~ 1976 ~ Animal Notes + 1977 ~ Safety in Numbers
genre: rock, prog related
country: us
audio: lossless (flac, cue, log, scans, size: 418 mb), mp3 (320k, scans, 170 mb)
time: 1:13'40"
AllMusic: Crack the Sky's two most popular records, but they're quite different in sound, mainly because songwriter/vocalist John Palumbo left after Animal Notes for solo work. The vocals on Safety in Numbers were handled by guest singer Gary Lee Chappell. Also, the songs on Safety aren't as strong as on Animal Notes, although "Lighten Up McGraw" is one of the band's better tunes. This two-fer is worth it for Animal Notes alone, a superb collection of idiosyncratic observations by Palumbo. All of the songs display an imagination and caustic irony not unlike that by Becker/Fagen or Warren Zevon, and the music migrates from the Eastern drone of "Animal Skins" to the operatic rave-up "Rangers at Midnight." Palumbo would later use different musicians for his diverse Crack projects, but the musicians here sound like "crack" L.A. professionals rather than working-class rockers from eastern Ohio, and they supply crisp, flawless licks to Palumbo's crafty arrangements.
01. We Want Mine 4:55
02. Animal Skins 3:33
03. Wet Teenager 3:32
04. Maybe I Can Fool Everybody 5:57
05. Rangers At Midnight 7:36
06. Virgin...No 4:58
07. Invaders From Mars 3:31
08. Play On 3:57
John Palumbo — Lead vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, harmonies
Rick Witkowski — Electric guitar, harmonies
Joe Macre — Bass guitar, harmonies
Jim Griffiths — Electric guitar, harmonies
Joey D'Amico — Drums, harmonies
Additional musicians:
David Sackson — Concert master
"Singin' Mounties" — Vocals ("Rangers at Midnight")
George Marge — Horns ("We Want Mine")
Robert "Chic" DiCiccio — Horns ("We Want Mine")
Gotham City Swing Band — Horns ("We Want Mine")
09. Nuclear Apathy 8:32
10. Long Nights 4:01
11. Flashlight 4:36
12. Lighten Up McGraw 5:08
13. Give Myself To You 3:25
14. A Night On The Town (With Snow White) 3:29
15. Safety In Numbers 6:31
Joey D'Amico — Percussion, back-up vocals, lead vocals ("Long Nights")
Jim Griffiths — Electric and acoustic guitar, back-up vocals
Joe Macre — Electric and synthesized bass guitar, Moog pedals, back-up vocals
Rick Witkowski — Electric and acoustic guitars, Mellotron, back-up vocals
Gary Lee Chappell — Lead vocals, back-up vocals, acoustic guitar
Rob Stevens — Piano, Minimoog, Oberheim synthesizer
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