Crookt, Crackt, or Fly
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 18, 1994 (1994-04-18)
RecordedOctober 1993
StudioKingsize (Chicago, Illinois)
GenrePost-rock
Length45:15
LabelDrag City
Gastr del Sol chronology
The Serpentine Similar
(1993)
Crookt, Crackt, or Fly
(1994)
Upgrade & Afterlife
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Crookt, Crackt, or Fly is the second studio album by American indie rock band Gastr del Sol, released on April 18, 1994 by Drag City.[2][3] The album was written and performed by David Grubbs and Jim O'Rourke, with John McEntire (percussion), Steve Butters (percussion) and Gene Coleman (bass clarinet) also contributing.[4] It was recorded by Brian Paulson in October 1993 at Kingsize in Chicago.[4]

In 2016, Crookt, Crackt, or Fly was ranked at number 17 on Paste's list of the best post-rock albums.[5] John McEntire's band The Sea and Cake derived their name from his mishearing of the title of the song "The C in Cake".[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Grubbs and Jim O'Rourke

No.TitleLength
1."Wedding in the Park"1:02
2."Work from Smoke"12:30
3."Parenthetically"1:20
4."Every Five Miles"7:49
5."Thos. Dudley Ah! Old Must Dye"2:40
6."Is That a Rifle When It Rains?"1:29
7."The C in Cake"3:36
8."The Wrong Soundings"14:49

References

  1. Raggett, Ned. "Crookt, Crackt, or Fly – Gastr del Sol". AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  2. "Gastr del Sol – Crookt, Crackt, or Fly". Drag City. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  3. Rothschild, David (April 22, 1994). "Gastr Del Sol's New Release Is, Well, Different". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Crookt, Crackt, or Fly (liner notes). Gastr del Sol. Drag City. 1994. DC43CD.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. Ham, Robert (December 19, 2016). "The 50 Best Post-Rock Albums". Paste. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  6. Ankeny, Jason. "The Sea and Cake". AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2020.



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