I think it is a damn shame that not much is out there on the net for Minnesota bands such as CROW.Without a doubt they were a great band.
It would be hard to beat Crow for good old biker/garage rock!
Great for parties!
Well, I am gonna do my small part to correcting that oversite.
Dave Waggoner (Wagner) had a hell of a distinctive voice.
You could almost instantly identify a Crow song, thanks to Dave.
Also, they had that dueling (Kink's) keyboards vs (Dick's) fine guitar work that I love so much, even to this day.
Larry's great bass lines were mixed louder then most records from that era.
They were one of the best Midwest 70's bands, any way you cut it.
How many of you knew that Mark "Chico" Perez (of Gypsy) played percussion on Crow records??
There is another common point, Crow & Gypsy both were courted by small labels and a big one, Atlantic.
Both selected the small record label, and lived to regret it.
Not many Minnesota bands had any national attention before Prince.
Some that did:
Crow, Gypsy, Castaways (Liar, Liar), Gestures (Run, Run, Run), & (of course) the Trashmen (Surfin' Bird).
Prior to Crow, the band was known as South 40, and one live LP was released by them: "South 40 Live At Someplace Else!" (Metrobeat MBS-1000).
This LP contains the songs "Fire", "You Keep Me Hangin' On", "Get Out Of My Life Woman", "99 1/2", among others.
IMHO, the best Crow songs are:
Cottage Cheese, Evil woman, (Don't Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie On The) King Of Rock & Roll, Easy street, Gone, Gone, Gone, and Slow Down.
"Slow down" is one of the best versions of that song, period.
"Easy street" shows a jazz influence that may surprise you. (by www.midwesttribute.com)
Cottage Cheese :
Track List :
01.Evil Woman (from Music LP, 1969)
02.Slow Down (from Crow LP, 1970)
03.Cottage Cheese (from Crow LP, 1970)
04.(Don't Try to Lay No Boogie Woogie On The) King Of Rock & Roll (from Mosaic LP, 1971)
05.Something In Your Blood (from Something in Your Blood/Yellow Dawg 45rpm, 1971)
06.Busy Day (from Music LP, 1969)
07.Stand To Blame (from Crow LP, 1970)
08.Easy Street (from Mosaic LP, 1971)
09.Colors (from Crow LP, 1970)
10.Mobile Blues (from David Wagner's d/b/a Crow LP, 1972)
11.Gone, Gone, Gone (from Crow LP, 1970)
The Band :
*David Wagner - lead vocals
*Dick Wiegand - lead guitar
*Larry Wiegand - bass, vocals
*Dave 'Kink' Middlemist - hammond organ, piano, vocals
*Denny Craswell - drums, vocals
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