And then, on the way back, I saw this caged animal in an 18 -wheeler truck. But I remember it. There you go. Johnny Cash was your first concert experience, but when did you start listening to music and buying records? I was really into KISS as a kid. I had heard the studio version. And I knew the studio version. I knew those sounds. I saved up all my money. And I put the needle on the thing.
No one knows. This is horrible. And I saved my money, every fucking penny. And, of course, I learned to love it after I understood. Did you keep listening to KISS after that massive disappointment? I think in the end, KISS is a little fake for me, honestly. And he said to me that he was a big Jewish businessman. So he was kind of like Donald Trump to me. And I was like all— which, on the one hand, it was great he was so honest, but on the other hand, there you go. Good for them. But… you know?
It might be the most honest band in the sense of commerce. He likes making money. So, respect. If I were Gene Simmons, I would like to be a demon.
How fun would that be? With a big thing— you must become something. Imagine if you got to be a demon. So, respect to them for that. Ugly Kid Joe was at the height of his career in the mids. If you now compare yourself to what you were like 25 years ago, what has changed the most? Just experience. And of course, I became, we became, the band became kick-ass by like Sit down. So I did sit down because you have to sit down. So I understand what a gift it is that I get to do this.
Who gets to do that? Well, why not? Other than that, what is it? No matter that Ugly Kid Joe was the butt of every self-respecting heavy metal kid's jibes — the band were laughing all the way to the bank. How hard is it right now if you're a band, to put it together and survive as a human being and go to the grocery store and have a bed to sleep in? It's pretty brutal. And who knew back then that was the golden age?
Ugly Kid Joe hit big and quickly at the time, pop-metal single Everything About You and their cover of Harry Chapin's Cats in the Cradle both going top 10 on the US charts, but by it was all over. These days, Crane travels the world.
He has also lived in Verona, Italy, and Costa Rica. It is this demand that brought the band back together for a reunion in and the interest seems to be stronger than ever. Think what you like about their lyrics, the Californian quintet are fantastic musicians with some reason talent and although the live show seems pretty unplanned and spontaneous, they do not miss a note all evening.
Everything is kept in time by original drummer Shannon Larkin as the group rolls through a setlist consisting of all the cult hits including 'So Damn Cool' and 'Panhandlin' Prince'.
The crowd roars in approval and spurs the musicians on even further to really tear into their instruments. The final track is dedicated to the venue of the evening and it is one of the most loved, 'Goddamn Devil' which is sang back word perfectly despite being twenty years old now. This time I took my wife and my 14 year old boy, who is a new fan of the band. There was two highlights to the show, firstly when they did their version of Cats in the cradle, one of my sons favourite songs and secondly he was invited back stage to meet the band after the gig, good bunch of lads.
Thanks you made his night. If they come to the Toon again, we will definitely be there. One of the best live acts we've seen. The bands were fantastic but the venue is not for concert first time and last for me. To many colons and if you are in the back you can't see anything.
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That was our amalgamation. Van Halen and [Black] Sabbath, and all those other elements were in us, and we loved funk, too. We were planning on getting on the local radio show.
That was our goal. It was my dream to hear myself on the radio. Of course, I achieved that. And when we made that first demo it was good enough for people to be interested in it, and the whole thing started rolling from there. We could draw like people to our hometown shows, and all of a sudden, there was a big buzz around the band. The songs that I just wanted to be on the local radio station were now being sent to record labels.
Then there was a bidding war over us and then we had a record deal. But where did we fit in? Where could you really place us? Who are our contemporaries? We have our heroes and our leaders. We have our Godfathers, like Ozzy and Lemmy. Those guys have always given us love and taken us on tour.
And that was a lonely process because when we blew up there were no bands of our era that we could tour with. What do you remember about playing huge arena shows for the first time? I wonder if I can pull it. Of course, I watched what the masters like Ozzy and David Lee Roth would do, and I took that and turned it into my own thing. But it was a natural thing, and it came real fast to me. And I loved it.
I still love it. From an experiential vantage, application and reality, I was a live guy. I still am. Making a record, shooting a video, or doing an interview — whatever it may be — all leads to the live show for me. Back then, we got our record deal and all of a sudden we were in the studio with this big time producer named Mark Dodson [Anthrax, Suicidal Tendencies].
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