''Crave'' is the second album from the band
Cyclefly, released on 8 April 2002.
The album, originally called ''Tales from the Fish Bowl'', had a vote by fans to decide the album art.
Reception
Andy Capper of
NME wrote an astonishingly scathing one-star review of the album, decrying it as "a turgid, tuneless, completely crass piece of mix and match nu-metal" and describing the vocals as "whiny and useless", while also referring to fans of the nu metal genre as "
wankers" and attacking them for being allegedly unintelligent and "easy to swindle".
A far less derisive review came from Harry Guerin, speaking from
RTÉ
(RTÉ) (; Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the national broadcaster of Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, while ...
, who highlighted the acoustic content of the record over the heavier material and expressed optimism in the band's future endeavours: "''Crave'' is very much a case of a band with a work in progress sign hanging over their heads".
Greg Leos of ''Unearthed'' gave the album a positive review, stating that it "has enough texture, power and hunger to leave listeners wanting more".
[https://unearthed.com/album-review/cyclefly-crave-cd-review/]
Track listing
Outtakes
* "Five Years" (
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
cover) - 6:03
(Blockbuster: A 70's Glitter Glam Rock Experience compilation)
* "Small Idols" - 3:04
(No Stress single)
* "Karma Killer (Bill Appleberry Mix)" - 2:47
(Released on the band's MySpace page)
* "Crave (Sacha Puttnam & Ciaran O'Shea Remix)" - 4:00
(Released on the band's MySpace page)
* "Middle Class" - 4:07
(Unreleased)
* "Sufficate"
(Unreleased)
* "World Idiot"
(Unreleased)
* "Wormholes" - 3:49
(Unreleased)
* "Angelgrace"
(Unreleased)
* "Slaves To The Sunshine"
(Unreleased)
* "Revolver" - 3:14
(Unreleased)
* "Tranquillity"
(Unreleased)
* "A Perfect Feeling"
(Unreleased)
Personnel
; Cyclefly
* Declan O'Shea - vocals, arrangement
* Ciaran O'Shea - guitar, arrangement
* NoNo Presta - guitar, arrangement
* Christian Montagne - bass, arrangement
* Jean-Michel Cavallo - drums, arrangement
; Additional musicians
* Chester Bennington - vocals (track 2)
* Sacha Puttnam - strings, organ (track 11), arrangement (tracks 2, 7)
; Technical personnel
* Robert Flynt - photography
* Sasha Jankovic - engineer
* Alan Sanderson - engineer
* Ian Blanch - engineer
* Jeff Rothschild - engineer
* Ciaran O'Shea - programming
* David Bianco - mixing
* Bill Appleberry - producer (tracks 1, 4, 5), engineer
* Colin Richardson - producer
* Tobias Miller - producer (tracks 1, 4, 5), engineer
Release history
References
External links
Cyclefly.com
2002 albums
Cyclefly albums
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