Word: craned
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...only problem is, he manages to lose it pretty quickly, too. Panicked, he is forced to team up with spunky young Dr. Rae Crane (Bracco) in a race to find the cure before the rain forest is destroyed...
Though the title "Everything About You" might lead you to expect yet another heavy metal power ballad, don't be fooled. The "cheesy, happy vibe" of the piano and light, clean guitar combine with Whitfield Crane's lilting vocals to create delightful irony in the chorus: "And I, get sick when I'm around/I, can't stand to be around/I, hate everything about...
Eichstadt and Crane, who grew up together in Palo Alto, joined up with drummer Mark Davis to form a band that rehearsed next door to another new group which included guitarist Roger Lahr. After the bands played a couple of gigs together, Lahr accepted the invitation to join Eichstadt, Crane and Davis since, as Lahr laughs now, "My band sucked anyway." With the later addition of bassist Cordell Crockett, Ugly Kid Joe as we know it was complete...
...members of Ugly Kid Joe don't take themselves too seriously, as evidenced by the last "song" on As Ugly As They Wanna Be. "Heavy Metal," a 27-second burst of metal energy, effectively combines speed metal, thrash, and Crane's heavy metal howls into a nice little compendium of classic Headbanger's Ball...
...Ugly as They Wanna Be also features a driving cover of Black Sabbath's "Sweet Leaf" medleyed with "Funky Fresh County Club," Whitfield Crane's personal tale of jailhouse woes...