Garage d'Or chronicles Cracker's rise and fall, choosing to cut corners where it better suits the band's legacy. For instance, "I Hate My Generation" is nowhere to be found on the 16-track disc, but a cover of the Flamin' Groovies' "Shake Some Action" (from the Clueless soundtrack) is. Why, you ask? Because Garage D'Or is designed for Cracker's core audience -- not the people who requested "Low" every hour on the hour, but those who understood all the musical references, jokes, and lyrical allusions, and cherished each little detail. Consequently, it may not be "comprehensive," in the traditional sense of the word, but there's little question that it is definitive, capturing the wry essence of the band. Based on these 16 tracks, including all their modern rock radio hits (except "Happy Birthday to Me"), Cracker might not have been the great overlooked band of the '90s, but they were still quite good. They still may not be for every listener. Fans of Camper Van Beethoven will find this a little too obvious, though they'll certainly treasure such bizarre little gems as the priceless travelogue "Euro-Trash Girl" (originally a "hidden" bonus track at the end of Kerosene Hat, and arguably their finest moment). Trad rock fans who might be receptive to the the general sound of the band may find the lyrical irony a little quirky for their tastes. That was their problem in a nutshell: Despite being musically accessible, they didn't appeal to everyone. Naturally, that's what makes them more lovable in the eyes of hardcore fans, and Garage D'Or goes a long way to proving that those fans just may be right.
Euro-trash girlOver my left shoulder a little voice keeps saying "provide quality content, write some meaningful dialog that will captivate the reader and show how profound you can be in your musical insights", over my right shoulder a somewhat louder voice declares "F the reviews that you're not really good at anyway and just post some more great music"....that is all,MogOn now go here -http:/...
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Sitting at school with nothing to do. Class was canceled. Sure does suck.
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Euro-trash girlOver my left shoulder a little voice keeps saying "provide quality content, write some meaningful dialog that will captivate the reader and show how profound you can be in your musical insights", over my right shoulder a somewhat louder voice declares "F the reviews that you're not really good at anyway and just post some more great music"....that is all,MogOn now go here -http:/...
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Just getting in from the Cracker show...and I don't think I have ever been drunker!!
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Found this album the other day at Half Price Books. Didn't realize this was on it until I popped it into my cd player.
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My baby turned 13 this weekend. I was curious about what was hitting the charts when I turned 13 in July, 1975. Know what musical inspirations were available to me? Captain & Tennille's Love Will Keep Us Together. Wildfire by Michael Murphy. It's a wonder I listened to the radio at all. This was way before I started buying my own albums so radio was all there was to me. Fortunately there were b...
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I was so stoked yesterday that I got a postcard from all the members of Cracker from their recent Cracker - Camper Van Beethoven Campout in Pioneertown, CA. I couldn't make it this year - well, I could've broken the bank to do it but there are many demands on that money! I went last year, one of about 3 people who flew transatlantic to see the inaugural event. It was amazing, to see live Crack...
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Sitting at school with nothing to do. Class was canceled. Sure does suck.
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