The Best US Prog Band You’ve Never Heard [© Rolling Stone]
“Anything that could go wrong did. There were no records in the shops. We couldn’t get airplay or promotion. So, basically we were hung out to dry.”
If circumstances had been kinder, Crack The Sky would now be regarded as one of the most important American progressive bands. Right up there with Starcastle, Styx and Kansas. Sure, there are countless others who can claim that, instead of caressing their careers, fate brutally slapped them into oblivion. But consider this. When the West Virginia band released their self-titled debut album in 1975 it was hailed by Rolling Stone as “one of the year’s most impressive debuts”. But despite critical praise from many quarters, the LP was a commercial disappointment.
This writer bought it on import because the
