― Baaderist (Fabfunk), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 14:15 (twenty years ago) link
Quite like "Jewel" (the Cranes' song, not the snaggle-toothed pseudo-folk diva) as well.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 14:19 (twenty years ago) link
― MarkH (MarkH), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 14:24 (twenty years ago) link
― kephm, Tuesday, 13 January 2004 15:42 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 18:32 (twenty years ago) link
― Baaderist (Fabfunk), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 18:40 (twenty years ago) link
I too was at that Rose Bowl show. Mmm, volume.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 19:28 (twenty years ago) link
― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 21:31 (twenty years ago) link
There was a song they played near the end of their set that featured the guitarist doing horrifically nasty things to his car while the vocalist pitched a petulant fit into her microphone. The only other Cranes song I've heard that is halfway similar to it is "Lillies" (which I know came out several years later); I would love to find out what song that was because it was fantastic. I would describe it as proto-Korn metal (only good) with a pissed-off Strawberry Shortcake coming down off of a PCP binge on vocals.
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 21:42 (twenty years ago) link
― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 21:50 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 21:53 (twenty years ago) link
― Ian Grey (Ian_G), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 23:13 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 23:28 (twenty years ago) link
(Er, on second thoughts, I think it's a couple of hundred miles away at the moment. Similar Sharkboy box, anyone?)
― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 23:50 (twenty years ago) link
Hm...you DID get that mp3 I have from the same year that has the queasy London version which also goes on forever and has him mentioning the various songtitles from Wish, I trust.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 00:43 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 00:48 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 00:53 (twenty years ago) link
I am sad that this description hasn't made anyone go, "Oh, I know that song, it's '_______'."
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 01:02 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 03:37 (twenty years ago) link
― Stupid (Stupid), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 04:11 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 04:14 (twenty years ago) link
― Stupid (Stupid), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 04:31 (twenty years ago) link
Wah!
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 04:34 (twenty years ago) link
― Stupid (Stupid), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 04:37 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 04:38 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 23:03 (twenty years ago) link
― keith m (keithmcl), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 01:21 (twenty years ago) link
― spittle (spittle), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 03:39 (twenty years ago) link
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 04:39 (twenty years ago) link
― Leigh Smith, Thursday, 8 September 2005 11:53 (nineteen years ago) link
ATTENTION ILM: Please help me identify this song! Is it "Inescapable", as Ned suggests?
― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Thursday, 8 September 2005 12:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― Baaderonixx and the choco-pop babies (baaderonixx), Thursday, 8 September 2005 12:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Thursday, 8 September 2005 13:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 8 September 2005 13:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Thursday, 8 September 2005 15:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― Baaderonixx and the hedonistic gluttons (baaderonixx), Monday, 19 September 2005 13:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 19 September 2005 13:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jon Benet Taxidermy (piratestyle), Monday, 19 September 2005 13:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― AaronK (AaronK), Monday, 19 September 2005 14:03 (nineteen years ago) link
― AaronK (AaronK), Monday, 19 September 2005 14:23 (nineteen years ago) link
It might also be "Give" (off the Inescapable EP) which I remember being a set-closer around the same time.
― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Monday, 19 September 2005 14:38 (nineteen years ago) link
Cranes song 'Astronauts' from the 'Particles and Waves' album is going to be included in the opening show for the American Super Bowl ! It's on Sunday 5th February and the song will appear during a pre-taped opening tease featuring athletes and actors reciting lines from Dr. Seuss' "Oh, The Places You'll Go."
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 30 January 2006 01:44 (eighteen years ago) link
― baaderonixx, Wednesday, 21 March 2007 17:14 (seventeen years ago) link
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 21 March 2007 18:26 (seventeen years ago) link
My favourite Cranes story: when working at the record store one night (possibly a MOLTEN METAL MONDAY) with my friend STV we played some Cranes and a customer yelled "HEY! THIS SOUNDS LIKE MUSIC TO SAW YOUR ARMS OFF TO!" at us from across the store.
amazing ^
I've been playing Forever and Loved all day over here, great fucking albums.
― stephen, Thursday, 22 May 2008 19:31 (sixteen years ago) link
This is the band with that horrible female singer isn't it? I'm with Dr. C on that. Never could stand them for a second, though I certainly met plenty of folks who liked them. I'm surprised they weren't lumped in with the shoegazing thing more, as it seems to me they started in that era, right?
― Bimble, Thursday, 22 May 2008 19:42 (sixteen years ago) link
Fuck, I found the song I was looking for at one point but now I can't remember what it ended up being. (It definitely predates "Lillies".)
― HI DERE, Thursday, 22 May 2008 19:50 (sixteen years ago) link
Are we taking the early Swans-inspired Cranes or the later dream poppier material?
― Maresn3st, Friday, 27 May 2022 13:32 (two years ago) link
Early stuff, for sure.
― Supposed Former ILM Lurker (WeWantMiles), Friday, 27 May 2022 14:32 (two years ago) link
> the early Swans-inspired Cranes
maybe i should check out swans, which i never really have.
― koogs, Friday, 27 May 2022 15:45 (two years ago) link
I think maybe mid-eighties Swans might be worth checking out, the rhythms have that same flavour as songs like Starblood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHES9YAGGkU
― Maresn3st, Friday, 27 May 2022 18:14 (two years ago) link
was ok until the vocals, which were a large part of the appeal of the cranes
― koogs, Saturday, 28 May 2022 10:13 (two years ago) link
Still gods...and now on Bandcamp
https://cranes.bandcamp.com/
2000s albums for now, but various plans are in the works.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 3 November 2022 22:40 (one year ago) link
Bless’em
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Saturday, 5 November 2022 08:40 (one year ago) link
Okay, various reissues and things happening...and a 30th anniversary show for Forever, with the original lineup:
https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/cranes-30th-anniversary-show-of-earth-tickets/13090185
Also posted a very nice note about Ray Shulman the other day.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 6 April 2023 20:15 (one year ago) link
£1.75 for "delivery" of etickets. they need Robert Smith on the case
― koogs, Thursday, 6 April 2023 20:34 (one year ago) link
Just did a lovely near hour long chat with Ms Shaw. Forthcoming Bandcamp piece in a couple of months.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 16 April 2023 16:23 (one year ago) link
Good. I never did get the album reissues and wondered if there was any particularly good tracks that weren't on the EP collection
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 16 April 2023 19:39 (one year ago) link
Xp Nice! I always wondered about her. Did she go back into civilian life then?
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Sunday, 16 April 2023 19:54 (one year ago) link
I didn't get full details re what they're all doing now but sounds like everyone found their own particular paths, and that the last few months brought things back together nicely. (There's more news forthcoming but not yet public; the show is I believe a one-off for now at least.)
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 16 April 2023 20:11 (one year ago) link
This sparked a revisit of Wings of Joy (never my fave). I'd forgotten just how beautiful and timeless "Tomorrow's Tears" was.
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Monday, 24 April 2023 08:37 (one year ago) link
Yeah that intro remains perfect.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 24 April 2023 11:36 (one year ago) link
The feature is live!https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/cranes-alison-shaw-interview-peel-sessions
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 18 May 2023 18:41 (one year ago) link
Thanks
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Monday, 22 May 2023 19:00 (one year ago) link
Yer welcome
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 22 May 2023 19:19 (one year ago) link
Forever anniversary gig is tonight. I probably should have listened to the album before coming because it's years since I've listened to it, have mostly listened to their early stuff recently
― Colonel Poo, Saturday, 14 October 2023 18:44 (eleven months ago) link
Jealous
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Saturday, 14 October 2023 19:23 (eleven months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DfXd2PsSsM
― MaresNest, Sunday, 22 October 2023 12:49 (eleven months ago) link
And a new reissue here: Fuse, on vinyl for the first time as well:
https://cranes.bandcamp.com/album/fuse
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 17:14 (seven months ago) link
I never thought this would be reissued
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Wednesday, 7 February 2024 20:41 (seven months ago) link
Really remarkable to see it. I think any further reissues after that would have to go through Cherry Red because I gather they have access to the Dedicated releases (which explains the Chapterhouse box from the other year), but I think that's still in the works. We'll see what follows next!
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 7 February 2024 20:50 (seven months ago) link
Really excited to see them in May
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Wednesday, 7 February 2024 21:39 (seven months ago) link
Saw them last night. The songs are still a joy but the band was pretty rough. Often out of sync and missing cues. But they nailed Starblood. Hope they can play a few more shows and shake things off.
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Wednesday, 1 May 2024 07:18 (four months ago) link