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Cracker — The Golden Age
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Dinges,_the_Dude
(under sea-level, N52°22', E4°52')
Posted: Dec 18, 2011 - 14:36
 
Is this a dude from Camper Van Beethoven? Please: skip!!!

meloman
(Warsaw, Poland)
Posted: Nov 01, 2011 - 02:12
 
Would've been (only slightly) better as an acoustic song.

michaelgmitchell
(Canada)
Posted: Jul 29, 2011 - 13:40
 
Beck next? Anything could top this. Boring as hell.
'Silver, Blue and Gold'?
Andrew Gold?
ANYthing.
 

siandbeth
(Santa Cruz California)
Posted: Jul 29, 2011 - 13:39
 
 MojoJojo wrote:
He sings like...
 
I don't actually agree but I totally needed to see that today

deepwoodskev
(In a town west of Chicago)
Posted: Jul 29, 2011 - 13:37
 
relaxing
 

gabrielle7nt
(Palo Alto, CA)
Posted: Mar 25, 2011 - 08:58
 
Bill's doing a gold theme. How appropriate since the price of gold is at an all-time high today.

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Mar 25, 2011 - 08:56
 
Also very nice!

tiare
(St. Remy, Paris, Los Angeles, Hilo, Wailuku Manoa, are my main hangs)
Posted: Mar 09, 2011 - 15:38
 
Seems like he is more in love with the sound of his voice, than singing anything substantial.

cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Feb 21, 2011 - 22:04
 
 Stranglersfan wrote:
I love Cracker!
 
nice with cheese


Stingray
(EUROPE)
Posted: Feb 05, 2011 - 14:56
 
CRACKER - a misunderstood band!

PS
DAVID LOWERY just released a solo album!



Stingray
(EUROPE)
Posted: Dec 21, 2010 - 06:53
 
TIP: DO NOT MISS "CRACKER live"...!

Stranglersfan
(Revelstoke, B.C.)
Posted: Nov 03, 2010 - 17:15
 
I love Cracker!

KurtfromLaQuinta
(Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.)
Posted: May 12, 2010 - 14:50
 
 holborne wrote:
Yeesh. I usually like Cracker, but this sounds to me like the sort of Lite Country stuff I'd hear on the local easy-listening station. Is it supposed to be ironic or something?
 
If an easy listening station played this... I would tune in.


peter_james_bond
(The Burg)
Posted: Mar 10, 2010 - 06:22
 
This is the golden age for CEOs and Wall Street bankers....{#Grumpy}


HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land)
Posted: Mar 10, 2010 - 06:20
 
,,now here's a Cracker song i like,,#8

MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA)
Posted: Feb 22, 2010 - 11:49
 
He sings like...


furaha
(Lake Tahoe)
Posted: Feb 06, 2010 - 18:11
 
 holborne wrote:
Yeesh. I usually like Cracker, but this sounds to me like the sort of Lite Country stuff I'd hear on the local easy-listening station. Is it supposed to be ironic or something?
 

Personally I listen here not because I'm expecting to hear specific genres,  quite the contrary I am looking for creative music played by great musicians and whether it is "lite country", jazz, R&B or whatever, I could care less.  This is certainly a good song played by one of the better bands of this decade. 

Seahunt
(Parent's Basement)
Posted: Jan 06, 2010 - 07:24
 
Going to see them next week.  Very excited!

peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Nov 04, 2009 - 14:21
 
crazy wrote:
sure it's not a peddle steel?
 
 Hannio wrote:
Sure it's not a pedal steel?
 
I guess it depends on if you are trying to sell it or play it. {#Lol}

Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Sep 02, 2009 - 12:09
 
 crazy wrote:

sure it's not a peddle steel?
 

Sure it's not a pedal steel?

Wizzuvvoz
(Land of Nod. East of Eden on Route 66.)
Posted: May 14, 2009 - 12:59
 
 Wizzuvv_oz wrote:
I can't decide what this song is trying to decide it wants to be.
ed 5/14/09—-sure took me a long time to get on board with these guys.  Just ordered their last album.  Like 'em.

 
I'm talking to myself now



holborne
(New York)
Posted: Mar 12, 2009 - 10:07
 
Yeesh. I usually like Cracker, but this sounds to me like the sort of Lite Country stuff I'd hear on the local easy-listening station. Is it supposed to be ironic or something?

TheFriendlyCat
(BC)
Posted: Feb 24, 2009 - 16:49
 
Ooh that beginning hurt me after the end of After the Goldrush.

HarrO
(Just Down the Hill from Paradise)
Posted: Feb 08, 2009 - 20:35
 
Love Cracker. More Please!

snowak
(Colorado)
Posted: Dec 23, 2008 - 12:02
 
i like beck's golden age much better

crazy
(yew nork, upstate)
Posted: Dec 07, 2008 - 14:27
 
 lingchih wrote:
Nice slide guitar.
 
sure it's not a peddle steel?

lingchih
(Irving, Texas)
Posted: Oct 21, 2008 - 09:37
 
Nice slide guitar.

smehan55
(Beneath a Carolina blue sky)
Posted: Jul 18, 2008 - 13:31
 
Excelsior wrote:
If you look up 'mediocre' in the dictionary, Cracker's discography is listed there.

Edit: Ok, the chorus just kicked in and now it's downright vomit-inducing.


Yeah, well if you look up "excelsior" in the dictionary it says:

"Excelsior is a wood product made of aspen fibers, used in packaging, cushioning, stuffing of stuffed animals, and for the cooling pads in home evaporative cooling systems known as swamp coolers."

So there. :-P
reason06
(Kansas City MO)
Posted: Jul 18, 2008 - 13:25
 
Excelsior wrote:
If you look up 'mediocre' in the dictionary, Cracker's discography is listed there.

Edit: Ok, the chorus just kicked in and now it's downright vomit-inducing.



I agree
Oregon_Steve
(Portland, Oregon)
Posted: May 16, 2008 - 14:27
 
xkolibuul wrote:
I like Cracker, but when the chorus kicks in on this song, all I can think of is Peter Garrett belting out the identical chorus on Midnight Oil's 'The Golden Age'. And there's just no comparison.


You're right - there is no comparison. Despite the same line in the chorus, they are totally different songs meant to evoke different emotions in different styles, and I love them both!
deepwoodskev
(In a town west of Chicago)
Posted: May 16, 2008 - 14:26
 
Excelsior wrote:
If you look up 'mediocre' in the dictionary, Cracker's discography is listed there.

Edit: Ok, the chorus just kicked in and now it's downright vomit-inducing.


Whatever.
mandolin
(...drifting...)
Posted: May 16, 2008 - 14:24
 
Excelsior wrote:
If you look up 'mediocre' in the dictionary, Cracker's discography is listed there.
...oh please, greenland is first-rate work...
Excelsior
Posted: May 16, 2008 - 14:22
 
If you look up 'mediocre' in the dictionary, Cracker's discography is listed there.

Edit: Ok, the chorus just kicked in and now it's downright vomit-inducing.
mandolin
(...drifting...)
Posted: May 16, 2008 - 14:22
 
...that violin line in the background reminds of something by the church - from seance, maybe?..
alevin
Posted: Apr 15, 2008 - 02:05
 
is it just me or did it sound like Randy Newman was singing the chorus?
Geecheeboy
(under a crescent moon and palmetto tree)
Posted: Mar 14, 2008 - 14:22
 
jimoore wrote:
This would sound good played buy some killer country guys. Kinda dumb and dull sounding here.
Yeah it does sound sorta silly. I looked up to see who was singing the silly song, and thought, "Oh. Cracker. Well."
xkolibuul
(Pacific Rim, salmon, big trees)
Posted: Oct 09, 2007 - 10:06
 
I like Cracker, but when the chorus kicks in on this song, all I can think of is Peter Garrett belting out the identical chorus on Midnight Oil's 'The Golden Age'. And there's just no comparison.
jimoore
Posted: Sep 23, 2007 - 16:35
 
Mari wrote:
This is The Golden Age!

jimoore
Posted: Sep 23, 2007 - 16:33
 
This would sound good played buy some killer country guys. Kinda dumb and dull sounding here.
BenK
(Alhambra, CA)
Posted: Aug 07, 2007 - 13:56
 
Fond of Cracker, but I just find this song boring and trite. If one is going to use a phrase like "Golden Age," one better make the song a true jewel. This isn't one.
meydele
(Par la mer)
Posted: Aug 07, 2007 - 13:54
 
Oregon_Steve wrote:
Awesome band, great album, great song.


I am really, really starting to like Cracker tons and bunches. I hated that song Low that was on every ten seconds, but it made me unfairly overlook the other stuff they have done, most of which is very good indeed.
timjclark
(Kennesaw, GA)
Posted: Apr 19, 2007 - 11:57
 
Umm - it's fine. Kind of like an Old Milwaukee beer.
lionirons
(Portland, Maine)
Posted: Apr 19, 2007 - 11:57
 
Since we are in a country vein, how about The Supersuckers "Must've Been High"?

Just a wish...not expecting it here.


Wizzuvvoz
(Innerspace)
Posted: Apr 19, 2007 - 11:57
 
I can't decide what this song is trying to decide it wants to be.
ed 5/14/09—-sure took me a long time to get on board with these guys.  Just ordered their last album.  Like 'em.

nalle
(Malmö, Sweden)
Posted: Apr 19, 2007 - 11:57
 
Oregon_Steve wrote:
Awesome band, great album, great song.


Amen to that,
tnt_thomas
(Prince George, BC)
Posted: Dec 04, 2006 - 17:05
 
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
Meh.


Ditto. Meh...
Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Aug 24, 2006 - 07:00
 
Pantagruel wrote:
Not bad at all: simple voice, simple drums ..reminds me of a Ringo Star song.


...damned with faint praise.
horstman
Posted: Jul 12, 2006 - 17:39
 
For me, discovering a new album for the first time usually occurs in my car. I always remember the scenes out the window and these landscapes become imprinted with the music I'm hearing (and vise versa).
I always think of hot summer days when I hear this album (lazy days in June, Girls in summer dresses).
Ahh, David Lowery is a great poet

earthbased
(Milwaukee, WI USA)
Posted: Jun 19, 2006 - 07:27
 
-relayer- wrote:



Mari
(www.broomecam.com)
Posted: May 21, 2006 - 03:29
 
Oregon_Steve wrote:
Awesome band, great album, great song.
This is The Golden Age!