Marvin brown, terry williams, mark easley, krista, the. The live sky this band just came down play for you is a great lp. John palumbo lead vocals, guitar, computer vince depaul synthesizer, piano bobby hird lead guitar john tracey drums carey ziegler bass guitar. Jun 02, 2009 baltimore area band carey ziegler s expensive hobby performs crack the sky s ice at the baltimore hon festival 2007 in hampden, md. Palumbo reunited crack the sky with witkowski, depaul, ziegler, and damico for a series of live shows in 1986 at the baltimore club hammerjacks. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. I know you had some pretty damn hot bassists, like carey ziegler, but joe is really a motherfucker and i mean that in the best possible way. In 1975, rolling stone declared their first album debut album of the year, and in 1978, rolling stone record guide compared them to steely dan. A whole lot of crack the sky is coming our way this week. New listing carey ziegler of crack the sky a christmas package cd rare. The veteran west virginiaformed prog rock troupe is delivering not one but two albums on friday, aug.
New listing carey ziegler of crack the sky a christmas package cd. Two further albums appeared before palumbo decided to pull the plug on crack the sky once again. Unfortunately, crack the sky remained a regional phenomenon, especially in the baltimore area. In 1975, rolling stone declared their first album debut.
Headlining and opening for various acts lasted a few years until john palumbo left cts. Carey zieglers expensive hobby began in reisterstown in 1998 and disbanded in 2008 with no intention of reforming. If you dont know who crack the sky is do yourself a favor and download this and animal notes. Bel air armory tickets now on sale for the crack the sky show on friday october 4, 2019. Kerry c ziegler, kerry c carey, carey charles ziegler, carey c ziegler and carey arnold ziegler are some of the alias or nicknames that carey has used. Rem genre rock rem date 2004 rem discid b20f640e rem comment exactaudiocopy v1.
Besides working with some of the areas top bands, such as carey ziegler s expensive hobby, rollex, crack the sky and technicolor motorhome, dave has also shared the stage with many national acts like stevie wonder, mary wilson, gladys knight, the temptations, the four tops, leann womack and wayne newton, just to name a few. He lights a cigarette and starts to think about his old band, crack the sky. White music 1980 photoflamingo 1981 world in motion 1 1983 photoflamingo is the fifth studio album by crack the sky. Up till now crackology was only available as a download. They were about to find out how mad their elegant lunatic really was.
John palumbo lead vocals, guitar, synthesizer rick witkowski guitar bobby hird guitar. Their selftitled debut garnered the album of the year award from rolling stone magazine. Eventually, in 1986 john decided to make another crack the sky album, raw. Tmh proves you can buy a thrill just check out one of their shows. Between then and 1989 this band performed a number of shows in the baltimore area, including painters mill music fair. I have had these two lps forever and listen to them frequently. In 2011, with the advent of social media, a friend of the band, mikey pacman, established a fan site on facebook, and, to zieglers surprise, a huge roster of fans and friends quickly joined up.
Crack the sky returned again in 1986 with witkowski, depaul, ziegler, and damico for. Prog veterans crack the sky return with raining rain, talk. Bobby and the braggers, crack the sky, joyride, off the wall, power house, unprovoked moose attack. Tracks 1 and 2 from dog city tracks 3 and 4 from from the greenhouse track 5 from raw track 6 from world in motion 1 tracks 7 and 8 from john palumbo victim of the nightlife. Prog band youve never heard they wowed critics and toured with frank zappa but never quite broke through. This new lineup of musicians, and subsequent efforts, including world in motion 1 and the live album the end, failed to garner the critical and public acclaim of the earlier releases, and the group disbanded again in 1983.
In 1975, rolling stone declared their first album the debut album of the year, and in 1978, rolling stone record guide compared them to steely dan. Jan 29, 2009 ray how did it come about that joe macre returned to crack the sky. Crack the sky is a progressive rock band that started in the 1970s. Albums include crack the sky, safety in numbers, and animal notes. Crack the sky s success was so thorough around these parts, many didnt even realize it was a baltimoreonly thing. Crack the sky is a 1970s band from steubenville, ohio later adopted by baltimore area radio which released several minorhit albums. Cha cha cha 5, crack the sky, the rain 16 variations. Band members carey zeigler, john tracey, bobby hird and vince depaul went on to form the local baltimore band no heroes, which played some crack tunes as well as original tunes. Provided to youtube by cdbaby crack the sky russell station russell station. From his start as a singersongwriter with baltimores famed climbadonkey, as well as his own solo projects, he continues to write, record, and perform some of the most memorable and heartfelt music. Carey ziegler c, 66 reisterstown, md has court or arrest. Crack the sky biography founded in weirton wv, usa in 1975 hiatus 19781980, 19831986 and 19901996 still active as of 2019 the band crack the sky started in the ohio river valley the members are originally from the pittsburgh, pa area. From the greenhouse 1989 dog city 1989 cut 1998 professional ratings. Expensive hobby was discovered by the colonel in 1969 and was originally called 7 piece white meat.
Palumbo recorded again with vincedepaul, carey ziegler, michael taylor and john tracey, to release photoflamingo on lifesong in 1981. Crack the sky is an american progressive rock band formed in weirton, west virginia, in the early 1970s. Crack the sky has provided the startling and everchanging musical backdrop for the insights of this mad genius. Ray how did it come about that joe macre returned to crack the sky. Crack the sky is an american progressive rock band formed in weirton, west virginia in the early 1970s. Feb 02, 2011 eventually, in 1989 there was a new crack the sky album named from the greenhouse, featuring all of the members from the hammerjacks shows except for carey zeigler, who was otherwise engaged during the recording sessions. For baltimoreans between roughly 3045, crack the sky is indelibly inscribed in their collective unconscious. Carey ziegler of crack the sky a christmas package cd rare. Carey did play with the band when they played more hammerjacks shows after the release of greenhouse. They have multiple new releases and continue to play to packed audiences today. Carey ziegler bass and lead vocals, vince depaul keyboards, john tracey percussion, bobby hird lead guitar.
By the time the third album was to be recorded, late 1976, the band was pulled in so many directions that something had to give. Bobby has been a the lead guitarist for crack the sky for over 30 years. When i first put the sale in and heard the bass lines in american refugee, i was like yeahall is right in the world. Baltimore area band carey zieglers expensive hobby performs crack the skys ice at the baltimore hon festival 2007 in hampden, md. Now for the first time, both are together in a single package. Three years later, a new configuration of crack the sky released raw. Not that carey was bad, i just really missed seeing joe. The album was originally released on lp, and to date has not been released on cd.
Carey ziegler s birthday is 11071953 and is 66 years old. Copyright 2019 expensive hobby email the webmaster. Led by crack the skys keyboardist glenn workman, the band not only plays selections from every steely dan album, it does so with the necessary precision and passion, horns and back up singers included. It wouldnt matter except for the fact the band was hugely popular in baltimore, maryland. In their seventies heyday, the group toured with everyone from frank zappa to elo. Although the truly rare cts at least for me is the first four albums, this is a compilation of a couple of john palumbo solo albums and dog city, raw and from the greenhouse, the last three cts cds. The trio completed white music but by the time of the following years photoflamingo the lineup had shifted once more, with palumbo and depaul joined by carey ziegler bass, michael taylor guitar and john tracey drums. Aug 21, 2018 a whole lot of crack the sky is coming our way this week. As luck would have it, i got a gig with weirton, wvs crack the sky. Crack the sky was a national band before they were a local baltimore band. Mp3s of it can be found on the internet, including at the bands official site. Crack the sky is an american progressive rock band formed in weirton, west virginia, in the. Crackology is an anthology of newly recorded versions of career favorites.
Meanwhile, palumbo reformed crack the sky once again in 1981 with depaul, carey ziegler, bobby hird and john tracey, and produced photoflamingo. World in motion 1 is the sixth studio album by crack the sky and the last to be released by the bands second incarnation. Principal at gila co llc ta cash is presently carey s occupation. Dog city is the ninth studio album by crack the sky. Jan 31, 2007 what ever happened to joe macre crack the sky. Crack the sky 1981nuclear apathy painters mill maryland on vimeo. Get the best deals on crack the sky music cds when you shop the largest online selection at.
Find album credit information for dog city crack the sky on allmusic allmusic. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from carey ziegler at the discogs marketplace. Palumbo reformed crack the sky once again in 1981 with depaul, carey ziegler, michael taylor and john tracey, and produced photoflamingo. Crack the sky returned again in 1986 with witkowski, depaul, ziegler, and damico for a several live shows at hammerjacks in baltimore.
Crack the sky released 2 new albums on august 24, 2018. Prog veterans crack the sky return with raining rain. This release, and subsequent efforts including world in motion 1 and the end, failed to garner the critical and public acclaim of the earlier releases, and the group disbanded again in 1983. Get the best deals on crack the sky when you shop the largest online selection at. Discussion in bassists bg started by buffalobass, jan 31, 2007. Ghost crack the sky album language watch edit ghost is an album by american progressive rock band crack the sky.
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