Word: alison
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Cranes do not list the lyrics to their new album Wings of Joy. Perhaps lyricist Alison Shaw does not wish to make her personal thoughts known to the listener, which would also explain the virtual incomprehensibility of her soft, high vocals. Or maybe she really isn't saying anything after...
...Cranes weave a musical spell strangely reminiscent of David Lynch's bewildering and beloved town of Twin Peaks. A frightening thought perhaps, but Wings of Joy will send visions of Audrey and Agent Cooper dancing through your head. Alison Shaw's vocals also bear an astounding resemblance to those of Twin Peaks own Julee Cruise. Merits of the show aside, do we really need another soundtrack...
Unfortunately, "Starblood" offers no reprieve from the surrounding insanity of the fourth and sixth songs on Wings of Joy. It can only be described as a twisted tribal chant driven by the beat of Jim Shaw's drums ad made even more irritating by Alison Shaw's infantile vocals. Several other tracks on Wings of Joy also feature Jim Shaw on piano, always with rather painful results...
Makeup: Eugene F. Coyle (Chief); Alison E. Ruffley, Leonard Schulman...
Makeup: Eugene F. Coyle (Chief); Alison E. Ruffley, Leonard Schulman...