[86] 32. Crack The Sky - Long Nights

[1986] 32. Crack The Sky - Long Nights

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

2. Long Nights

I see you sittin' there with nothin' on
But the T.V. set and a glass of somethin'
I think the rain has stopped but you don't care
You just sit and stare away
Old man you know it happens every day
People come and people go
I'd like to know just what you think she'd say
If she saw you now
Man I swear these are

Chorus:
Long nights
Long nights
Long nights alone
Long nights
Long nights
Long nights at home

I know you feel that you've been cheated, Dad
I can feel it too, I can feel for you
If I were crazy I would take your life
So you could go up there and join your wife

Old man you know it happens every day
People come and people go
Don't you hear me what I'm tryin' to say is
I'll take care of you
Man I know that these are

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.