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With their second album Cracker have lost the smarmy self-righteousness that plagued their otherwise fine debut, replacing it with a surprisingly solid, rocking core. Kerosene Hat is David Lowery's least affected album yet -- its humor is no stranger than "Dead Flowers" by the Stones or "Fat Man in a Bathtub" by Little Feat, two groups that Cracker strongly recall throughout the album. Kerosene Hat is more blues- and country-based than their debut, but it sounds natural, since their songwriting has improved and they've grown tighter as a unit. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Recorded at The Soundstage, Pioneertown, California in February & March 1993.
Cracker: David Lowery (vocals, guitar); Johnny Hickman (guitar, background vocals); Davey Faragher (bass, background vocals); Phil Jones (drums, percussion); Michael Urbano (drums).
Spin (10/93, p.104) - "...Cracker weaves the language of bluesy rock in a way that feels genuinely well-bred, even in decline....Cracker's thrills are deeply conservative..."
Musician (9/93, p.72) - "...KEROSENE HAT may be the year's most important rock 'n' roll album simply because it shows that the genre hasn't died of overuse--and, more importantly, that it doesn't deserve to..."
NME (Magazine) (6/11/94, p.33) - 7 - Very Good - "...The music does the talking and the gags just make occasional, low-key interuptions....Yet they redeem themselves with a whole heap of trashy but soulful country-rock poses..." Cracker Kerosene Hat Songs Kerosene Hat Music Review Purchase Kerosene Hat CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Cracker Golden Age CD (1996)
Kerosene Hat
 $9.35 
Old enough to appreciate "classic" rock and young enough to have lived punk and indie-rock, Crackerheads David Lowery and Johnny Hickman can get away with a song called "I Hate My Generation" without sounding either bitter or ironic. Rather, "I Hate My Generation," the blast of garage-rock that opens Cracker's third album, comes across as a statement of purpose: We will not be pigeonholed with any generation at all! The song also nods to "Fight This Generation" by Pavement, but where that band aims to explore the diveregent possibilities of rock's future, Cracker seems to be looking for convergences in rock's long and winding past. THE GOLDEN AGE is a Rolling Stonesy country-rock album, a Black Crowesy blues-rock album and a Southern, indie-rock, power-pop album, all in one. Awash in pastoral Southern imagery and literate musings on lost loves, and its electric guitar crunch set off by pedal steels, synthesizers and strings, it sounds like The Band gone mad. Which is to say, it sounds pretty much like The Band in the first place, drawing from all traditions of music, in search of a common soul.
Additional personnel includes: David Campbell (conductor); ...
| | Cracker Gentleman's Blues CD (1998)
Kerosene Hat
$9.29
Having spent most of the '90s just flying below the radar of what's deemed hip, Cracker blissfully continues down the path of solid songwriting and excellent musicianship on GENTLEMAN'S BLUES. Once again, the band's inspiration comes from all points of the music map. "Seven Days" is a rollicking, road song punctuated by Johnny Hickman's country licks and David Lowery's raspy yelp, while the calliope in "I Want Out Of The Circus" gives it an endearing quirkiness. The weariness reverberating from "Been Around The World" screams Crazy Horse, and "The World Is Mine" has a runaway tempo reminiscent of "Teen Angst," showing these old punks still have some life left in them.
Lowery and Hickman also incorporate the rustic sounds of Appalachian folk and gospel. "James River" walks the same dark path as Nick Cave, whereas the lo-fi-ish "Trials & Tribulations" features fancy fingerpicking and minimal timekeeping. Most impressive is the soulful singing ...
| | Camper Van Beethoven Key Lime Pie CD (1989)
Kerosene Hat
$8.65
The darkness touched on in OUR BELOVED REVOLUTIONARY SWEETHEART is embraced fully on this, Camper Van Beethoven's final album. The instrumental "Opening Theme" introduces new member violinist Morgan Fichter (who replaced departing multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Segel). This is followed by "Jack Ruby," as haunting a song as you've ever heard graced with lovely "oohs" and "aahs." As is his wont, David Lowery sings the song's half-glimpsed but ever-riveting imagery like an angered next-door neighbor.
"When I Win The Lottery" sums up their attitude of dark hopefulness. ...
| | Cracker CD (1992)
Kerosene Hat
$8.99 
| | Samurai 3 - Duel At Ganryu Island DVD (1965) Subtitled
Kerosene Hat
 $22.15 
| | Ralph Covert & The Bad Examples Popscape: The Best Of Ralph Covert And The Bad Examples CD (1996)
Kerosene Hat
$12.39
From their hard-rockin' hit 'Not Dead Yet' (covered by Styx and used on HBO's 'Six Feet Under) to the oft-requested lament 'Adam McCarthy' to the churning drama of 'Man Underwater,' to the exultant 'A Mindless Pop Song,' ...
| | Nuance Les Grands Success CD (2006) (Import) Canada
Kerosene Hat
$15.75
| | Velvetone Dark Blossom CD (2001)
Kerosene Hat
$22.15
| | Larry Donn That's What I Call A Ball CD (2005) (Import) Import
Kerosene Hat
$17.09 
| | Open Space: The Classic Chillout Album CDs (2002) Import
Kerosene Hat
$30.85
| | Saves The Day Ups & Downs: Early Recordings And B-Sides CD (2004)
Kerosene Hat
$12.45
Full of material culled from EPs, demos, and B-sides, UPS & DOWNS chronicles the early days of pop-punks Saves the Day. Singer/songwriter Chris Conley plants his flag firmly in emo territory with his sincere voice and lyrics about relationships, loss, and growing pains. Conley's literate wordplay, and song titles like "Sell My Old Clothes, I'm Off to Heaven," show an advanced skill with detail and witty turns of phrase, impressive for such a young ...
| | Stephen Duffy & The Lilac Time Happy Birthday Peace CD (2008) Digipak; Extended Play
Kerosene Hat
$9.59
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