[86] 31. Crack The Sky - Nuclear Apathy

[1986] 31. Crack The Sky - Nuclear Apathy

Crack The Sky - Safety In Numbers ('78, 4th)

1. Nuclear Apathy [8:32]
2. Long Nights [3:59]
3. Flashlight [4:45]
4. Prelude to Safety in Numbers [1:15]
5. Lighten Up McGraw [5:08]
6. Give Myself to You [3:23]
7. A Night on the Town [3:25]
8. Safety in Numbers [6:41]

John Palumbo - Keyboards, Vocals
Gary Lee Chappell - Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Joey d'Amico - Percussion, Drums, Vocals
Jim Griffiths - Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Joe MacRe - Bass, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Rob Stevens - Keyboards, Producer
Rick Witkowski - Guitar, Vocals (bckgr), Mellotron 

1. Nuclear Apathy

Something's wrong from the moon, my friends
Something's wrong from the moon
As I look down at you my friends
Something's wrong from the moon
Poor little man
You been run down
Poor little man
You're all run down
I can see right through your eyes
I can see right through your weary eyes
I can hear right through your cries
I can hear right through your drunken cries
When they spit, do you wash their floors
And pray that they don't spit no more
Or, rise up children, life goes on and on
Wise up children, life goes on and on

In the dark you cannot see
In the dark the victory is fear
Like a fool you follow fools
Like a fool you follow what you hear
Will they blow us all apart
Or kill us all with virus darts
Or, rise up children, life goes on and on
Wise up children, life goes on and on

On the moon they're laughing hard
On the moon they're falling off their seats
From the moon we're comedy
From the moon we're really quite a treat
Shall we have another beer
And slobber through another year
Or rise up children, life goes on and on
Wise up children, life goes on and on
Rise up children, life goes on and on
Wise up

Something's wrong from the moon my friend
Something's wrong from the moon
As I look down at you my friends
Something's wrong from the moon

오하이오 출신의 아트 록 그룹으로 날카로운 메시지가 담긴 가사와 지적인 앙상블이 돋보인 팀이다. 76-78년 사이 1-3집 "Crack The Sky" "Animal Notes" "Safety In Numbers"를 공개하며, 89년 10년만에 재결성하여 "From The Green House"('89) "Dog City"('90) 등을 발표한 바 있다.
핵전쟁은 인류의 최후일뿐임을 준엄하게 경고한 대작 "Nuclear Apathy", 자본주의의 무한경쟁 시대에서 덧없는 인생을 그린 "Safety In Numbers", 소외된 인생, 사랑 그리고 삶을 노래한 "Long Nights" 등은 음악세계의 3대 애청곡이다. (전영혁의 음악세계 Booklet Vol. 4)

Crack The Sky - Alive and Kickin' Ass ('06, Live)

1. Hold On [3:03]

2. Mind Baby [4:27]

3. Lighten Up McGraw [5:34]

4. She's A Dancer [10:52]

5. Nuclear Apathy [8:52]

6. Ice [14:45]

7. Long Nights [4:20]

8. Safety In Numbers [6:28]

9. Surf City [9:29]

10. I Am The Walrus (Beatles cover) [5:36]

Gary Chappell - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar  

Joey D'Amico - Drums, Vocals  

Joe Macre - Bass Guitar, Vocals  

Rick Witkowski - Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals

Jim Griffiths - Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals

Vinnie DePaul - Keyboards  

recorded live at the Tower Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the Agora in Cleveland, Ohio in 1978, during the "Safety In Numbers" tour.