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My Favorite Cracker Album: Cracker – by John Mockmore

My Favorite Cracker Album: Cracker – By John Mockmore I was house sitting when I first discovered the group Cracker and the CD my friend Carmen had. I played it through his speakers and listened to maybe the first two … Continue reading

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Classic Concert Review: Cracker at Knickerbockers in Lincoln, NE on 11/1/05

It’s natural to feel your favorite band put on one of the best shows you’ve ever seen. For me the Cracker Acoustic Duo show from November 2005 ranks #2 all time on my personal list. (only behind Drive-By Truckers / … Continue reading

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My Favorite Cracker Album: Forever – by Jim Passaro, Jr.

My Favorite Cracker Album: Forever – By Jim Passaro, Jr. Recently re-listening to the Forever album during a particularly busy and stressful period at work, I was immediately reminded why I love this album.  The songs’ melodies and lyrics are … Continue reading

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Cracker – Sunrise In The Land of Milk and Honey vinyl review

Artist: Cracker Album: Sunrise In The Land of Milk and Honey (2009) Purchased at: Blue Rose Records (http://www.bluerose-records.de) for $26 How do you know you really want an album on vinyl? How about when you order off of a website … Continue reading

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My Favorite Cracker Album: Greenland – by Clint Wiederholt

My Favorite Cracker Album: Greenland – by Clint Wiederholt Cracker’s Greenland is a late career triumph. The band achieved mainstream success early in their career and toyed with returning to the promised land for several albums to no avail. Greenland … Continue reading

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250 Word Album Review: Cracker – Berkeley To Bakersfield

Cracker has always used a lot of geography in their songs. Their lyrics often contain quaint places from the two chief songwriters’ pasts. Berkeley To Bakersfield makes a lot of sense because of this. The characters created by the band … Continue reading

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250 Word Classic Album Review: Cracker – Greenland

Cracker’s Greenland is a late career triumph. The band achieved mainstream success early in their career and toyed with returning to the promised land for several albums to no avail. Greenland is where it sounds like they punted that idea … Continue reading

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250 Word Album Review: Camper Van Beethoven – El Camino Real

Camper Van Beethoven follows their 2012 album La Costa Perdida with a perfect companion piece in El Camino Real. The covers of the two albums even go beautifully with one another and the music makes for a nice match as … Continue reading

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Vocals On Top’s Top 15 Concerts of 2013

Heading in to 2013 a silent resolution was made to jump in the fire and see as many concerts as possible, the end result being a total of 314 bands. It’s not something I would recommend but it is one … Continue reading

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Vocals On Top’s Top 10 albums of 2014

This is my super bowl. The top 10 albums of the year for me represent a seemingly endless amount of hours sitting and listening to vinyl, my phone at work, on the computer while writing and CDs in my car. … Continue reading

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