Raw (Crack the Sky album)
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Raw, the seventh "proper" album (not counting compilations or live albums) from Crack the Sky
, really is more of a John Palumbo solo album under the Crack the Sky banner. Other than Jamie LaRitz playing lead guitar, all of the musical parts were played by Palumbo. However, Raw is more "Rock" than Palumbo's solo efforts. The next Crack the Sky album, 1989's From the Greenhouse
, saw the return of a number of veteran CTS members, most importantly guitarist Rick Witkowski.
Crack the Sky
Crack the Sky is an American progressive rock band formed in Weirton, West Virginia in the early 1970s. In 1975, Rolling Stone Magazine declared their first album "debut album of the year", and in 1978, Rolling Stone Record Guide compared them to Steely Dan; their first three albums charted on the...
, really is more of a John Palumbo solo album under the Crack the Sky banner. Other than Jamie LaRitz playing lead guitar, all of the musical parts were played by Palumbo. However, Raw is more "Rock" than Palumbo's solo efforts. The next Crack the Sky album, 1989's From the Greenhouse
From the Greenhouse
From the Greenhouse, the eighth "proper" Crack the Sky album, expands on the "John Palumbo and a guy to play the guitar solos" format of their previous album with the return of keyboardist Vince DePaul...
, saw the return of a number of veteran CTS members, most importantly guitarist Rick Witkowski.
Track listing
The band
- John Palumbo — guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Jamie LaRitz — lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, EFX
Additional credits
- Connell Byrne — cover
- Recorded at BeaTarama, U.S.
- Protection through Ardan
- Warning! Parents—Portions of this record depict the political corruption of large and small governments leading to the annihilation of the human race—THE ULTIMATE OBSCENITY
- Thanks: Mary, Chuck, Dwight, Victor, Vanessa, Hamms, The Guitar Exchange, Lenny, Jay, Rick Vince Joey & Carey and Ron Gregory
- For Ian
- Guitars by KramerKramer GuitarsKramer Guitars is an American manufacturer of electric guitars and basses. Kramer produced aluminum-necked electric guitars and basses in the 1970s and wooden-necked guitars catering to hard rock and heavy metal musicians in the 1980s; Kramer is currently a division of Gibson Guitar Corporation...