"Following the break-up of his seminal 1980's band, Camper Van Beethoven, David Lowery, looking to the future, formed Cracker with Johnny Hickman. Cracker was, and continues to be, an ideal showcase for Lowery's invariably satiric, oft-times, acerbic take on present day Americana. Anchored by Hickman's pan-rock stylings they glide seamlessly between rock, alternative and country musical styles, flummoxing those wanting to pigeon-hole the band, and giving them the freedom to consistently re-invent themselves. As a result, they have enjoyed a longevity possessed by few rock bands."
Typically, I would be loathe to read -- much less quote -- a bio from a band's own Web site, writing it off as narcissistic [censored by Blogger]. But in the case of Cracker, I'll make an exception, because Lowery deserves a lot of credit for working to create some [censored by Blogger] great music with his post-CVB outfit. If you're not familiar, or are just looking for more than this concert, try the band's site and register as a member of the "community" (you only need to pass along an e-mail addy), where you'll get access to loads of freebie MP3's (from Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven) and other stuff.
For Sunday Live this week, I'm posting a Cracker performance recorded at The Bottleneck in Lawrence KS on 11.4.07 (from archive.org). You can download the entire show as a 64Kbps MP3 ZIP or VBR ZIP file.
One Fine Day
Riverside
Everybody Gets One
Euro Trash Gigl
Big Dipper
Mr. Wrong
Lonsome Johnny Blues
Infirmary
Useless Stuff
The World Is Mine
Something You Aint Got
St. Cajtean
Low
Gimme One More Chance
Sweet Thistle Pie
Loser
"It's been a long time since I've been so very low
It's been a long time since I've been so very low
When I was young you were no stranger
Around the world and slip through my fingers
It's been a long time since I've been so very low
Hey Hey Hey Yeah
Sweet Thistle Pie
Sweet Thistle Pie
Sweet Thistle Pie"
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The sunday live cracker enjoy longevity by rocking bands and playing guitar.The most of the sunday cracker use to spent most of their time in musical charity. Cornbread to crackers - Instead of serving cornbread 3 times per week, inmates are now served 3 packs of crackers per week. This represents a cost savings of $33,304 per year.
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