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CRACK THE SKY "LIGHTEN UP MCGRAW" (reaction)
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Күн бұрынCheck out Sight After Dark reacting to “Lighten Up McGraw” by Crack The Sky!
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@richardredfield3164 Ай бұрын
One of my favorite bands and very dear friends of mine. Thanks for the review. ❤
@chazblitz Жыл бұрын
Very happy SAD digs this! Hope everyone else does too. Crack The Sky came out of West Virginia in the mid 70's. Their debut album was voted #1 debut of 1975. For some reason they are very popular only in certain pockets of the east coast. They're big in Pittsburgh but here in the Baltimore area they are an institution. They have many albums and this is off their third release Safety In Numbers from 1978. I have seen them live more times than I can account for and they are still performing live. I guess there are reasons why they never hit the big time but please check out their catalog if you like this. Glad I got to make a real obscure pick!
@shoutinchuck3363 Жыл бұрын
Nice pick Uncle Chazblitz! I've definitely heard of this band and I'm pretty sure I've seen them live but can't recall where. Do you know if they ever played in the DC area? I used to go up to B'more pretty regularly back in that era. Did they ever play at Hammerjacks or the Power Plant or the Civic Center? I know I've seen 'em somewhere!
@chazblitz Жыл бұрын
@@shoutinchuck3363 They played everywhere Chuck. And they played Hammerjacks alot. They had several 3 day sold out shows there back in the 80's that I attended. They still play Rams Head in Annapolis and The Reacord in Towson.
@shoutinchuck3363 Жыл бұрын
@@chazblitz Well then I might've seen them at Hammerjacks. Which explains why I can't remember where I saw them. Ahem, if you catch my drift. Anyway, this is why I dig this channel. I hear stuff from back in the day that I missed at the time. There was so much great music coming out back then that it was hard to keep up with all of it. Especially the regional bands. Thanks again for this one Chazblitz!
@shoutinchuck3363 Жыл бұрын
@@chazblitz And also, the Rams Head in Annapolis ROCKS!! One of my favorite venues. Birchmere in Alexandria is great too.
@chazblitz Жыл бұрын
@@shoutinchuck3363 The Anthem down at the Wharf in DC is a great new venue. And after seeing King Crimson a couple years ago at The Warner Theater I'm a huge fan of that place. I ponyed up for the VIP balcony seats and it was fantastic.
@anthonyfesta7010 Жыл бұрын
Ice and Nuclear Apathy
@williambowers2820 Жыл бұрын
I always heard Nuclear Apathy as a parody of Stairway To Heaven.
@rubicon-oh9km Жыл бұрын
Uncle Chazblitz is the MAN. He has amazing taste and I've never heard any reactor's even touching Crack The Sky. Nuclear Apathy from this band has to be next. I guess I need to become a patreon.
@dchale1 Жыл бұрын
I agree, Nuclear Apathy deserves a reaction. I would have picked it for the first Crack The Sky reaction.
@rubicon-oh9km Жыл бұрын
@@dchale1 Yep, or “Maybe I Can Fool Everybody“
@chazblitz Жыл бұрын
Awful nice of you to say that man!
@chazblitz Жыл бұрын
@@dchale1 My final choices for this pick was this, Ice off the 1st album and Skin Deep off White Music. I couldn't go wrong with any of those.
@googoo-gjoob 9 ай бұрын
i will never forget waking, feeling for the on button.... 98 ROCK WIYY in Baltimore. when i hit the button, instantly this song began. 5 notes in i was hooked. these guys are my 4th fav band of all time. ive seen them over 100x. their first 6 studio albums will never leave my library. such a shame Lifesong failed to support them.
@donaldelliott9741 Жыл бұрын
That was a nice surprise! I had their debut album back when I was a sophomore in high school. I believe that was 75. They were a band from the tri-state area around Pittsburgh. I believe I got turned on to them after I read a review of the album in the pages of the original Creem magazine. Hold On and Surf City were stand out tunes, but the whole album was great!
@dudovich13 4 ай бұрын
We pushed them regularly at Licorice Pizza in Pasadena.
@cscroger6742 Жыл бұрын
WMMR in Philly played this and other tunes late 70s. Their s/t debut album was Rolling Stone's debut album.of the year in 1975. 1st 4 albums are GOLD! They opened for FZ one tour leg and he dug them.
@courtbeall7768 7 ай бұрын
I rehearsed with another band two floors about these guys in Steubenville ,OH. in 1974.They are incredible musicians as well as super human beings.
@scotstevens5263 Жыл бұрын
Never heard of this group and I like it. They been around since the 70’s? Where was I ? Fun start and Very up beat 👍🏻😎
@ClearTheRubble7 Жыл бұрын
Somehow this album found its way to me in a tiny Wisconsin town back in '78, and I loved it. I liked this song so much that I started sleeping in a pyramid and seeing a shrink.
@SightAfterDark Жыл бұрын
Wow
@Lewis9700 Жыл бұрын
But did you ever lighten up?
@ClearTheRubble7 Жыл бұрын
@@Lewis9700 No. I used to "light up," though...
@brianwhitney5441 Жыл бұрын
Crack the sky was a great band you should check out their live version of I am a walrus by the Beatles man this goes back for me almost 40 years I'm really impressed you guys are doing crack the sky thank you
@SightAfterDark Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Brian!
@googoo-gjoob 9 ай бұрын
was...? *IS*
@Joe-Flow Жыл бұрын
Raise up a glass for Good Uncle Chazblitz...THIS IS GOOD SHIT!
@ZippyThePinhead 10 ай бұрын
This was the first song I heard by CTS back in 81 the first week of college, and have been a fan ever since. My best friend from college came back from summer break with this album, and turned me onto the band. He & his wife made the trip from the midwest to Philly to see them for the first time last year, and got to meet guitarist Rick Witkowski. Were going to see them once I retire from work next year, and hopefully I'll get to meet all the original members still in the band.
@bauertime Жыл бұрын
Best unknown prog band.
@michaelbeerbados3291 3 ай бұрын
fact check TRUE
@shyshift Жыл бұрын
Live Sky is incredible but it was modified for cd by adding songs to make it a double album. It’s now known as Alive And Kickin’ Ass! Maybe the greatest live Rock album ever. They changed lead singers here we have Gary Lee Chappel and John Palumbo is writing songs but not singing them.
@AmberPearcy Жыл бұрын
This was so fun!
@damonhines8187 Жыл бұрын
Cool shizz. Never heard of them, definitely interested in hearing more. Yeah, Queekstraw!!
@dudovich13 4 ай бұрын
Dude. One of the greatest bands of the seventies. I have seven or eight lps and they all kick ass. I still listen to them on a semi-regular basis. Try the live albums. (There are two or three).
@josephfelix2588 Жыл бұрын
awesome album
@markofrontz1343 Жыл бұрын
It's always nice to revisit the musical past. Always enjoyed Crack. Dynamite live act also.
@thecat600 Жыл бұрын
Nice pick Chaz. I wanted to play air drums but it wasn't prudent at the time.
@ringokraus123 Ай бұрын
Love watching your reaction videos, I absofuckinglutely love Crack the Sky, grew up in Baltimore with songs like Hot Razors in my Heart, All American Boy, We Want Mine, I Dont Have a Tie, Long Nights, Skin Deep... I'll refrain from continuing, suffice it to say I'm a fan.
@SightAfterDark Ай бұрын
Thanks so much for watching!
@radioboywv Жыл бұрын
I had been into this band for a few years before I went to work for a radio guy named McGraw and when I mentioned Crack the Sky........he said, "Oh, I know they wrote a song about me one time because the lead singer did weekends at the radio station but I've never heard the song."--- Apparently the lead singer didn't like him too much! HA!
@barrygplayer Жыл бұрын
Great Choice!!! The whole, original release recording (1978) is AMAZING. The re-release was messed with unfortunately. It's just not as great as the original, but this is STELLAR.
@kevinlese633 11 ай бұрын
They come through my local(Pittsburgh) about once a year. Never miss the performance. I'll put them up against any top performer out there. Look them up and take a road trip.
@sootikins Жыл бұрын
Never heard of this band but that actually sounded pretty good. But who is McGraw??
@SightAfterDark Жыл бұрын
☺️we have no idea!
@paulfenwick8767 Жыл бұрын
Not offending to the ear but find nothing at all that stands out. Easy for me to see why they weren't big. Watered down AC/DC riff with slightly effeminate vocals, popular with many U.S. bands at this time. The very short guitar break was cool. If it came on the radio, back in the day when I listened to radio, I wouldn't turn it off. This for me is typical "safe" A.O.R.. Not a criticism as many like this sound. Beats Chicago Chaz 🙂
@chazblitz Жыл бұрын
Well Paul, at least you didn't hate it. My goal with picking tunes here for SAD to react to is to pick obscure stuff that most people haven't heard that I think is cool. Not mainstream or that robotic shit we got last weekend. Hope you like my next pick better but as always, love your honest opinions. This also was the only album to feature this vocalist so maybe if you try their debut, Animal Notes the follow up and the 4th from 1980 called White Music. All those feature original founder singer John Palumbo who remains to this day. And yes, lol, we do have some effeminate singing motherfuckers over on this side of the pond!
@markdrechsler5660 Жыл бұрын
Their earlier albums were a little proggier, if you are inclined that way. This is still a smokin’ song, well written, produced, and performed.
@paulfenwick8767 Жыл бұрын
@@chazblitz Points taken onboard Chaz. Agree about your picks, not predictable and I appreciate it. I try to do similar.
@dudovich13 4 ай бұрын
Listen to the orchestration and the lyrics.
@paulfenwick8767 4 ай бұрын
@@dudovich13 zzzzzzz
@michaelbeerbados3291 3 ай бұрын
just a great great band.
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