Wings of Joy

Cranes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 14, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000007NZP
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,447 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Watersong

2. Thursday

3. Living and Breathing

4. Leaves of Summer

5. Starblood

6. Sixth of May

7. Wish

8. Tomorrow's Tears

9. Beautiful Sadness

10. Hopes Are High

11. Adoration

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars elegantly violent, a masterpiece of haunting soundscapes, May 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Wings of Joy (Audio CD)

Cranes create minimalistic songs that relentlessly move forward until they reach climaxes of savage power. They combine insistent simple beats with piano, sophisticated guitar noise, and the most unique and spine-tingling voice you've ever heard.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars innocently intense, March 10, 2000

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Pandora Boxx (San Diego ,CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wings of Joy (Audio CD)

Cranes "Wings of Joy" is their best album in my opinion.I first heard the Cranes live at The Cure's wish tour back in 1992 and bought the album the very next day.I have been a huge fan ever since.The music on this album is filled with harsh guitar sounds,beautiful piano melodies and intense drums.Alison Shaw's little girl voice adds a touch of innocence to this intense album.While most of the songs are quite intense like "star blood" (my favorite) there are some beautiful soft melodies like "tomorrows tears".The album has a elements of Industrial,Gothic rock and hints of ethereal.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully dark and poetic..., October 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Wings of Joy (Audio CD)

The Cranes are one of the best goth bands I have ever heard. Their lead singer has such a beautiful voice, the lyrics are poetic, and the music is just wonderfully heavy and ambient. Great stuff...