Different versions of "Can I Ride" and "Vibracobra" appeared on the band's first two 7-inch releases in 1991. Another version of "In the Hand, In the Sieve" appeared on the band's split 7-inch EP with Erectus Monotone.
Receptionedit
According to Jason Anderson of Allmusic, the "Critically embraced" debut of the band "deserves notice for its scope and imaginative guitars. However, Cor-Crane Secret sounds brittle when compared to the work of more accomplished '90s guitar bands like Built to Spill, Pavement, and Sonic Youth." He notes the "band's tendency to meander through long patches of dissonant but artful guitar structures [that] vigorously challenges the average rock attention span" and that they "dare themselves into overpowering their own rich songwriting" on the album.[1] According to David Sprague of Trouser Press, the band's "lengthy, enigmatic songs have far more in common with Gentle Giant and ELP (on a budget, of course) than anything contemporary, and its disavowal of hooks is all but complete" on their debut album which "quickly laid down the clinical gauntlet", criticizing Bowie's "unsteady" vocals.[7] UK magazine Select gave the album a similarly mixed review, with critic Anrew Perry writing that it was "[s]tructurally one of the weirdest, most contorted rock LPs of the year" and a "unique aural experience" despite the lack of "singalong choruses".[4]
A retrospective piece on the album published by Tiny Mix Tapes finds it "filled with ideas. We hear guitars played like sitars (“Ox Scapula”), rubber bands (“Bend or Break”), and theremins (“The Curtain Remembers”)." It also lists a large number of influences spread across its tracks, despite noting that "all of these seemingly incongruent elements form something remarkably coherent", ending the piece by calling it "years ahead of most rock music coming out today."[8] According to The A.V. Club, the album "set a standard for post-Sonic Youth art-rock that few bands (outside of Polvo itself) could top."[9] Upon being reissued with Today's Active Lifestyles in 2020, Jon Dolan wrote an article for Rolling Stone magazine on the song "Channel Changer", describing it as "a love song, albeit a strange one. Singer-guitarist Ash Bowie mumbles about wanting you to hang around his place so bad he’ll even go get the channel changer off the stereo and pick it up and put on your favorite show: “I’ll promise to watch if it if you promise not to go,” he sings, sounding at once dreamy and needy as the music slides around and chugs and twists and takes off and the guitars distractedly buzz like stoned mosquitoes." "What emerges" he continues, "is a vague-yet-vérité version of relationship ambiguity that feels at once weird and true, embodying the world of a band whose songs always seemed to be beautifully coming and going at the same time, slipping into something and out of something else (as the Feelies once sang), making indecision feel idealistic."[10]
In popular cultureedit
A different take of the song "Can I Ride" released the year before on a 7-inch single was featured, alongside the band, on the film Half-Cocked.[11]
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Cor Crane Secret is the debut studio album by North Carolina indie rock band Polvo It was recorded at Duck Kee Studios in Raleigh North Carolina and released on Merge Records in 1992 Cor Crane SecretStudio album by PolvoReleased1992RecordedJanuary 2 5 1992GenreIndie rock noise rock math rockLength38 24LabelMerge RecordsPolvo chronologyCor Crane Secret 1992 Today s Active Lifestyles 1993 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 The Boston Phoenix 2 The Great Alternative amp Indie Discography6 10 3 Select 4 Sputnikmusic3 5 5 5 Uncut7 10 6 Contents 1 Singles 2 Reception 3 In popular culture 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 ReferencesSingles editDifferent versions of Can I Ride and Vibracobra appeared on the band s first two 7 inch releases in 1991 Another version of In the Hand In the Sieve appeared on the band s split 7 inch EP with Erectus Monotone Reception editAccording to Jason Anderson of Allmusic the Critically embraced debut of the band deserves notice for its scope and imaginative guitars However Cor Crane Secret sounds brittle when compared to the work of more accomplished 90s guitar bands like Built to Spill Pavement and Sonic Youth He notes the band s tendency to meander through long patches of dissonant but artful guitar structures that vigorously challenges the average rock attention span and that they dare themselves into overpowering their own rich songwriting on the album 1 According to David Sprague of Trouser Press the band s lengthy enigmatic songs have far more in common with Gentle Giant and ELP on a budget of course than anything contemporary and its disavowal of hooks is all but complete on their debut album which quickly laid down the clinical gauntlet criticizing Bowie s unsteady vocals 7 UK magazine Select gave the album a similarly mixed review with critic Anrew Perry writing that it was s tructurally one of the weirdest most contorted rock LPs of the year and a unique aural experience despite the lack of singalong choruses 4 A retrospective piece on the album published by Tiny Mix Tapes finds it filled with ideas We hear guitars played like sitars Ox Scapula rubber bands Bend or Break and theremins The Curtain Remembers It also lists a large number of influences spread across its tracks despite noting that all of these seemingly incongruent elements form something remarkably coherent ending the piece by calling it years ahead of most rock music coming out today 8 According to The A V Club the album set a standard for post Sonic Youth art rock that few bands outside of Polvo itself could top 9 Upon being reissued with Today s Active Lifestyles in 2020 Jon Dolan wrote an article for Rolling Stone magazine on the song Channel Changer describing it as a love song albeit a strange one Singer guitarist Ash Bowie mumbles about wanting you to hang around his place so bad he ll even go get the channel changer off the stereo and pick it up and put on your favorite show I ll promise to watch if it if you promise not to go he sings sounding at once dreamy and needy as the music slides around and chugs and twists and takes off and the guitars distractedly buzz like stoned mosquitoes What emerges he continues is a vague yet verite version of relationship ambiguity that feels at once weird and true embodying the world of a band whose songs always seemed to be beautifully coming and going at the same time slipping into something and out of something else as the Feelies once sang making indecision feel idealistic 10 In popular culture editA different take of the song Can I Ride released the year before on a 7 inch single was featured alongside the band on the film Half Cocked 11 Track listing edit Vibracobra 4 47 Kalgon 2 02 Bend or Break 5 24 Can I Ride 3 44 Sense of It 2 35 Ox Scapula 1 41 Channel Changer 4 28 In the Hand In the Sieve 2 32 The Curtain Remembers 3 25 Well Is Deep 4 41 Duped 2 57Personnel editAsh Bowie vocals guitar Dave Brylawski vocals guitar Steve Popson bass Eddie Watkins drumsReferences edit a b Anderson Jason Cor Crane Secret at AllMusic Bob Gulla 21 August 1992 The Boston Phoenix August 21 27 1992 Vol 21 Iss 34 Boston Phoenix Strong M C Martin Charles April 12 1999 The great alternative amp indie discography Edinburgh Canongate via Internet Archive a b Select Magazine Website selectmagazinescans monkeon co uk Review Polvo Cor Crane Secret Sputnikmusic www sputnikmusic com Uncut May 2020 issue page 47 TrouserPress com Polvo www trouserpress com DeLorean Polvo Cor Crane Secret 1992 Tiny Mix Tapes Polvo In Prism Music 8 September 2009 Dolan Jon 2020 03 01 Song You Need to Know Polvo Channel Changer Rolling Stone Retrieved 2022 02 15 Various Half Cocked Discogs 1995 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cor Crane Secret amp oldid 1178687085, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
