Craaft (GER)

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Craaft (GER)

Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 25 Okt 2017, 13:08

Craaft - No Tricks - Just Kicks (1991)

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Year : 1991
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Germany
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 140 mb


Bio:

The Craffs were a melodic hard rock German music group founded in Frankfurt in 1983 and shuffled in 1992 after publishing four albums.They supported Queen in Europe on their 1986 A Kind Of Magic Tour.The line-up comprised Marcus Schleicher (ex-GMT; guitar), Tommy Keiser (ex-Krokus; bass), Tommy Schneider (drums), Franz Keil (keyboards) and Klaus Luley (vocals; ex-Tokyo), and they provided a breath of fresh air in the mid-80s teutonic rock scene, which was otherwise dominated by identikit speed metal bands. Surprisingly, the band sounded more American than German, combining Night Ranger, Whitesnake and Toto influences to great effect. Luley was a highly talented vocalist, using his considerable range and power to carry the melody lines, while the use of keyboards to fill out the sound is achieved in a subtle and understated fashion. They released two excellent albums, but received little recognition outside Germany.

Album:

This has the same cover picture as the U.S. 1989 self-titled release, but it is a completely different album.CRAAFT have indeed kicked off with their last album "Second Honeymoon", because radio-compatible compositions and an excellent production were the guarantors for the fact that the LP was no worse than a majority of the AOR products from the highly praised Amiland. And today? Okay, they kick decently, have become a bit harder, but still put on catchy melodies. This statement is not to be understood as criticism, because the trio simply has the feeling for catchy refrain, a characteristic that is rarely found in German bands. Conclusion: CRAAFT have maintained the quality standard presented on "Second Honeymoon", but sometimes leave something missing the spark, the surprise moment.Good solid hard rock disc, but not as good as the previous two. This is much more direct and without those massive choruses I had grown to love. 'Nothin' we can't take' is worth the price alone with it's awesome driving hard rock riff. Sad thing is that whilst the new sound is awesome and definately great without the huge keyboards, but they also lost a sense of melodic excellence along with the keyboards, I hate to say. Still, very good. When this was recorded at the studio called Wisseloord in Hilversum,Holland,Victory was also recording "Temple Of Gold" there. By the way,this is very sophiscated Melodic Hard Rock which is not like any band in Germany in sound.Arcara,Departure and/or Dare fans are worth while listening.

Line-Up:

Franz Keil keyboards, backing vocals
Klaus Luley lead vocals, guitars, bass
Denny Rothhardt bass, backing vocals
Tommy Schneider drums
Vitek Spacek guitars

Tracklist:

01. No Promises 4:37
02. Nothin' We Can't Take 3:52
03. Rocket 4:50
04. Coming Home 5:12
05. Step Inside 5:07
06. Bad Line 5:30
07. Day Tripper 3:23 Cover: The Beatles
08. I Need a Woman 3:54
09. Make it to the Top 6:01
10. All 'n' Now 3:51
11. Hold On 5:29
12. Break Out 3:55
13. Let Me Love You 5:37
14. Living Today 4:07
15. You Were There 2:16


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Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 12 Dec 2017, 12:25

Craaft - Second Honeymoon (1988) (Yesterrock Remastered Edition 2012)

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Year : 1988 (Yesterrock Remastered Edition 2012)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Germany
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 185 mb


Bio:

The Craffs were a melodic hard rock German music group founded in Frankfurt in 1983 and shuffled in 1992 after publishing four albums.They supported Queen in Europe on their 1986 A Kind Of Magic Tour.The line-up comprised Marcus Schleicher (ex-GMT; guitar), Tommy Keiser (ex-Krokus; bass), Tommy Schneider (drums), Franz Keil (keyboards) and Klaus Luley (vocals; ex-Tokyo), and they provided a breath of fresh air in the mid-80s teutonic rock scene, which was otherwise dominated by identikit speed metal bands. Surprisingly, the band sounded more American than German, combining Night Ranger, Whitesnake and Toto influences to great effect. Luley was a highly talented vocalist, using his considerable range and power to carry the melody lines, while the use of keyboards to fill out the sound is achieved in a subtle and understated fashion. They released two excellent albums, but received little recognition outside Germany.

Album:

Many asked for a refresh of this excellent YesterRock remastered reissue of CRAAFT second album "Second Honeymoon" including 3 bonus tracks."Second Honeymoon" (or just titled 'Craaft' in the US) was the second album from these German melodic rockers originally released in the endearing period of classic Melodic Rock / AOR back in the '80s."Second Honeymoon" is a killer album from start to finish.Kicks off in a rather typical melodic fashion, the kind of thing that's expected from an album from the aforementioned golden years, with greater vocal passages amidst the chugging guitars and keyboards on 'Run Away'.This new expanded version of 'Second Honeymoon' is brought right up to date though with the benefit of the remastering, with tunes like "Twisted Up All Inside" and "Chance Of Your Life" all shining through in the modern day.The big ballad "Jane" should have sold million copies, as it is the typical big chorus kind of tune that has become so essential for commercial purposes. The rockin' sounds return with the guitar driven "Gimme What You Got" which evolves into an anthemic song with it's catchy chorus and of course the obligatory keyboards, which in some ways is THE main element for any harmonic Euro-AOR offering.This parp attack also introduces "Running On Love", a bouncy kinda foot stomper of a track, and the Craaft guys are even including some heavy-funk stuff that played such a large part in rock during the MTV glory days on "Hey Babe".We have another chugging hooky tune in the form of "Illusions" and then it's time for the well crafted piano ballad "Don't You Know What Love Can Be" with a very nice choral progression."Are You Ready To Rock" meanwhile is another big-sounding / sing-along song, and just as "Right To Your Heart" seems to be slipping into that album filler slot, these guys pull yet another infectious hooky chorus out of the bag.The catchy and cleverly mixed "Don't Stop To Rock" offers once again more great harmonies and arrangements, whilst the awesome midtempo AOR of "Something For Nothing" ends the original album in great form.This re-issue comes with the 1987 demos "Long, Long Time", "Break Away" and "Take It Easy", all great additions to this album with their melodic Euro-rock overtones and making this whole package something of a hidden gem from the often overcrowded '80s Melodic Rock / AOR scene.Along with Bonfire's 'Fireworks' and few others of that ilk, in my humble opinion CRAAFT's "Second Honeymoon" is among the best Melodic Hard Rock / AOR album to come out of Germany during the '80s.If you like your melodic rock to be solidly built with catchy choruses and damn good playing then you will love this CD. You have great hooks, big choruses, tons of synths, sharp guitars and those grandiose 'huge reverb' drums.Another cracker of a re-release from YesterRock Records with a superb sound.A must have album for any '80s Melodic Rock / AOR fan.

Line-Up:

Klaus Luley - lead vocals, guitar, bass
Franz Keil - keyboards, backing vocals
Marcus Schleicher - guitars, backing vocals
Thommy Schneider - drums, percussion

Tracklist:

01 - Run Away
02 - Twisted Up All Inside
03 - Chance Of Your Life
04 - Jane
05 - Gimme What You Got
06 - Running On Love
07 - Hey Babe
08 - Illusions
09 - Don't You Know What Love Can Be
10 - Are You Ready To Rock
11 - Right To Your Heart
12 - Don't Stop To Rock
13 - Something For Nothing
14 - Long, Long Time [demo 1987] (Bonus Track)
15 - Break Away [demo 1987] (Bonus Track)
16 - Take It Easy [demo 1987] (Bonus Track)

+ Video "Jane" (Official Video)


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Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 12 Dec 2017, 12:34

Craaft - Craaft (1986) (Yesterrock Remastered Edition 2012)

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Year : 1986 (Yesterrock Remastered Edition 2012)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Germany
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 195 mb


Bio:

The Craffs were a melodic hard rock German music group founded in Frankfurt in 1983 and shuffled in 1992 after publishing four albums.They supported Queen in Europe on their 1986 A Kind Of Magic Tour.The line-up comprised Marcus Schleicher (ex-GMT; guitar), Tommy Keiser (ex-Krokus; bass), Tommy Schneider (drums), Franz Keil (keyboards) and Klaus Luley (vocals; ex-Tokyo), and they provided a breath of fresh air in the mid-80s teutonic rock scene, which was otherwise dominated by identikit speed metal bands. Surprisingly, the band sounded more American than German, combining Night Ranger, Whitesnake and Toto influences to great effect. Luley was a highly talented vocalist, using his considerable range and power to carry the melody lines, while the use of keyboards to fill out the sound is achieved in a subtle and understated fashion. They released two excellent albums, but received little recognition outside Germany.

Album:

Many asked for a refresh of this excellent YesterRock remastered reissue of CRAAFT self-titled album "Craaft", including no less than 8 bonus tracks.Founded by ex- Tokio Klaus Luley and keyboard player Franz Keil around 1983, their aim was recreate the American Melodic Rock / AOR style but with their own German spin; commercial melodic tunes plenty of hooky choruses, chugging guitars and lots of keyboards / synths.To capture the American sound and and sonic design better, "Craaft" was recorded at Bob Dylan's studio in New York, produced by Peter Hauke (White Lion), with session drummer Sandy Gennaro (Blackjack, Y&T) behind the skins.The album sound is typically Mid-Eighties, with most of the songs composed & recorded between 1984-85, but the record was finally released in 1986.Opener "I Wanna Look In Your Eyes" is the definition of '80s rockin' AOR: bombastic drums, synths galore and soaring vocals. Follower "Breakin' Walls Ain't Easy" is more Melodic Hard oriented but extremely melodic, same with "Hold Me" although more AOR infused, specially on the killer chorus.As you suspect with the title, "You're The Best Thing In My Life" is a heavily orchestrated ballad, and a very good one. "I Guess You Are the Number One" rocks in a commercial Hard Rock fashion, "Stranger" adds some parping keyboards to the mix, while "Now That You're Gone" slower things with an emotional Euro-AOR feeling.One of my favorites is "Wasted Years" which has a melodic line similar to Foreigner, and on last track "Cool Town Lovers" Craaft goes a bit more stomping hard rock with strong riffs reminding Swedes' Glory.The 8 bonus tracks are the pre-production demos tracked-down when Craaft formed. Although most of them were recorded on an 8 track Fostex tape machine, the sound is quite good. When the band get signed by CBS, they transferred the recordings to a 24 track tape, added some more stuff and re-recorded the vocals.Some of these songs ended in the debut album, but here are in their original form with different arrangements and lyrics, later polished by Tony Carey. Because of this, some demos still feature some 'working texts' by Klaus Luley.For a novel band, "Craaft" was a successful album in Europe, presented live all over the continent as a support act with Queen.Their second album 'Second Honeymoon' is superior in production and songwriting, but Craaft's debut has all the magic of the glorious Mid-Eighties AOR / Melodic Rock sounds blending both the American & European styling.All is plesent here; sharp guitars, sugary harmonies, lashings of keyboards and a general sense of the bombastic overblown.

Line-Up:

Klaus Luley - vocals, guitar, bass
Franz Keil - keyboards, backing vocals
Reinhard Besser - guitars, bass, backing vocals
Sandy Gennaro - drums, percussion
Jurgen Zoller - drums

Tracklist:

01 - I Wanna Look In Your Eyes
02 - Breakin' Walls Ain't Easy
03 - Hold Me
04 - You're the Best Thing In My Life
05 - I Guess You Are The Number One
06 - Stranger
07 - Don't Wanna Wait No More
08 - Now That You're Gone
09 - Wasted Years
10 - Cool Town Lovers
11 - I'm A Mover (Bonus Track)
12 - High, High, High (Bonus Track)
13 - Takin' My Time (Bonus Track)
14 - Don't Wanna Wait [original version] (Bonus Track)
15 - Babe, You're the No.1 [original version] (Bonus Track)
16 - You're the Best Thing In My Life [original version] (Bonus Track)
17 - Cool Town Lovers [original version] (Bonus Track)
18 - Hold Me [original version] (Bonus Track)


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