Cracker (band)

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cracker
Cracker at Jones Beach Nikon Theater 2012
Cracker at Jones Beach Nikon Theater 2012
General information
origin Redlands , California
Genre (s) Alternative rock
founding 1991
Website http://www.crackersoul.com/
Founding members
Vocals, guitar
 David Lowery
guitar
 Johnny Hickman
bass
 Davey Faragher (until 1996)
Current occupation
David Lowery
guitar
 Johnny Hickman
Sal Maida
Frank Funaro (since 1998)
former members
bass
 Bob Rupe
Kenny Margolis

Cracker is an American alternative rock - band , the 1991 by Camper Van Beethoven singer David Lowery and guitarist was founded Johnny Hickman. Their music is significantly influenced by the blues and country music .

history

Singer and guitarist David Lowery was guitarist for Camper Van Beethoven for years before Cracker . When this band took a long break, he formed Cracker with guitarist Johnny Hickman and bassist Davey Faragher. The first demo recordings were to be published later as "David Lowery Demo Mixes". In 1991 the band got a record deal with Virgin Records . Still without a permanent drummer, but with the help of Jim Keltner , Rick Jaeger and Phil Jones , a self-titled debut album was recorded, which was released in 1992. With Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now) the band had a chart hit on Billboard's “Modern Rock” charts.

Kerosene Hat , the second album released in 1993, hit the Billboard 200 and the single Low hit the UK charts. In the US, the album went platinum . In 1996 The Golden Age appeared with Bob Rupe as the new bass player. As before, this time three drummers took over the recordings: Charlie Quintana , Eddie Bayers and Johnny Hott . After a successful tour, the band took a two-year hiatus, during which Lowery took care of his Sound of Music studio in Richmond , Virginia and he did artists like Joan Osborne . who produced Counting Crows and Lauren Hoffmann .

With the 1998 work Gentleman's Blues , the group found a stable line-up for the first time. Frank Funaro joined the band as a permanent drummer and Kenny Margolis, an accordion player and keyboardist, also joined the band. Despite the reunion of Camper van Beethoven, Cracker remained active in the early 2000s. However, the band began to take on more and more project character and the musicians switched back and forth between the two bands. This was followed by a live album and the fifth and sixth albums Forever and O 'Cracker Where Art Thou? . In 2003 Cracker left Virgin and released the cover album Countrysides on Cooking Vinyl . In 2006 Greenland was released , their last album to date, Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey , reached the Billboard 200 again. The band then played for US troops in Iraq.

style

Cracker play alternative rock with elements from southern rock , blues as well as country and roots music .

Timeline

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Kerosene Hat
  US 59 03/19/1994 (45 weeks)
  UK 44 06/25/1994 (2 weeks)
The Golden Age
  US 63 04/20/1996 (6 weeks)
Gentleman's blues
  US 182 09/12/1998 (1 week)
Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey
  US 189 05/23/2009 (1 week)
Singles
Low
  US 64 05/07/1994 (13 weeks)
  UK 40 05/28/1994 (7 weeks)
Get Off This
  UK 41 07/23/1994 (3 weeks)

Studio albums

  • 1992: Cracker (Virgin Records)
  • 1993: Kerosene Hat (Virgin Records)
  • 1996: The Golden Age (Virgin Records)
  • 1998: Gentleman's Blues (Virgin Records)
  • 2001: Forever (Black Porch, Cooking Vinyl)
  • 2001: Flash Your Sirens (as The Cracker Traveling Apothecary Show and Revue, Pitch-a-Tent)
  • 2003: O 'Cracker Where Are Thou? (Split album with Leftover Salmon, Pitch-a-Tent)
  • 2003: Countrysides (Cooking Vinyl)
  • 2006: Greenland (Cooking Vinyl)
  • 2009: Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey (429 Records)
  • 2015: Berkeley to Bakersfield

Compilations

  • 1994: The Virgin Years (with Camper Van Beethoven , Virgin Records)
  • 2000: Garage d'Or (Virgin Records)
  • 2006: Get on With It: The Best of Cracker (Virgin Records)
  • 2006: Greatest Hits Redux (Cooking Vinyl)

Live albums

  • 2002: Hello, Cleveland! Live from the Metro (Cooking Vinyl)
  • 2005: We Don't Suck Live: Live at the Wavefest (Pitch-a-Tent)
  • 2007: Berlin (Pitch-a-Tent, only sold at concerts)
  • 2010: Live At The Rockpalast Crossroads Festival 2008 (2CD + DVD, Blue Rose Records)

Singles and EPs

  • 1992: Teen Angst (What The World Needs Now)
  • 1992: Tucson
  • 1992: Happy Birthday to Me
  • 1992: I Ride My Bike
  • 1993: Low
  • 1993: Get Off This
  • 1994: Euro-Trash Girl
  • 1994: Movie Star
  • 1994: Let's Go for a Ride
  • 1995: Shake Some Action
  • 1996: Nothing to Believe In
  • 1996: I Hate My Generation
  • 1996: Sweet Thistle Pie
  • 1998: The World Is Mine
  • 1998: The Good Life
  • 2001: Don't Bring Us Down
  • 2001: Merry Christmas Emily
  • 2001: Shine
  • 2002: Guarded by Monkeys
  • 2003: Duty Free
  • 2006: Something You Ain't Got

DVDs

  • 2007: The First Annual Camp Out Live At Pappy And Harriet's Pioneertown Palace (with Camper Van Beethoven, Wienerworld)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Biography of Greg Prato at Allmusic (English). Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ Charts UK Charts US