5 Stars = Masterpiece
Ohio's Crack the Sky put out one of the most intelligent progressive rock laced with funk albums of 1975 with their self titled debut. The musicianship just crackles on this album, & lead singer John Palumbo emotive vocals suited his sharp often humorous lyrics on subjects as diverse as racism, religion, transvestites, narcissism, misfits, & a multitude of other topics rarely heard in rock & roll at this time, & never with the insight & compassion this man obviously has. It amazes me to this day Crack the Sky never got beyond to what amounted to a huge regional band. People who have seen this band said they were a crack (no pun intended) live outfit that usually destroyed the headliner. Maybe this is why they did not become bigger, maybe it was record company disinterest? Whatever the reason(s) Crack the Sky put out several more albums, & though other than the debut, the only other album I have is "Crack Attic: The Best of Crack the Sky" which has suspiciously half of the debut on it, which tells me maybe the bands latter output was not as strong or shifted to a different style. In any case Crack the Sky is a band long forgotten & overlooked. Only a relative handful of people ever got the chance to enjoy this very talented intelligent band.
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