Big Wreck is a Canadian-American rock band formed by Ian Thornley, guitari… Read Full Bio ↴Big Wreck is a Canadian-American rock band formed by Ian Thornley, guitarist Brian Doherty, bassist Dave Henning and drummer Forrest Williams while they were students at the Berklee College of Music (Boston, Massachusetts) in 1994.

After several years of gigging in Boston and Cambridge, the band signed to a major label and released its debut album In Loving Memory of... in 1997. The single The Oaf was a major Top Ten hit for the band that year.

Due to Thornley's Canadian nationality, the band's biggest commercial success was actually in Canada rather than the United States. The album's subsequent singles, Blown Wide Open and That Song, were not as successful on the American charts as The Oaf had been, but in Canada they were both Top Ten hits.

In October of 2001, Big Wreck played a special show at Toronto's Roy Thompson Hall accompanied by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Uzume Taiko Ensemble of drummers, with The Tragically Hip's Paul Langlois and Robby Baker also making appearances.

The band's second album The Pleasure and the Greed (released in 2001) was marred by poor marketing and was not as big a hit as their debut album, especially in the United States. The band subsequently broke up a year later in 2002.

Thornley moved back to Toronto, launching the band Thornley. Doherty has gone on to be in the indie band Death of 8, but the other band members never emerged with new projects.

Ian and Brian rekindled their friendship, which lead to a reunion in 2011.
This reunion, however, would not include founding members Dave Henning and Forrest Williams.

Albatross, the band's third album, would be released on March 6, 2012, and would be Big Wreck's best charting album of all time, debuting at #5 on the Canadian albums charts, and would see its title track hit #1 on the Canadian Rock charts, which it would hold for six weeks straight. It would also spawn the singles Wolves and A Million Days, and would receive the CASBY award for "Favourite New Album" in 2012.

2014 would see the release of their fourth album, Ghosts, on the 10th of June. The album would debut at #5 on the Canadian Rock charts, and would go on to debut at #4 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, making it their highest charting album on that chart to date. Ghosts would come to spawn three singles: the name-sharing Ghosts, Come What May, and Hey Mama.

Big Wreck's fifth studio album, Grace Street, would see its release on February 3, 2017. The album would end up peaking at #5 on the Canadian Albums chart, much like Albatross and Ghosts. However, the lead single One Good Piece of Me would end up outperforming Ghosts (the song), with the track charting high on two separate charts within the first week of airplay. The other two singles that spawned from Grace Street were Digging In and You Don't Even Know.

On June 5, 2019, founding guitarist Brian Doherty would pass away after a battle with cancer. He was 51.

Big Wreck would release their sixth studio album, ...but for the Sun, on August 30, 2019. The band would end up dedicating the album to the late guitarist in memory of him. The album would see Locomotive, Too Far Gone, One More Chance and Alibi be the four singles to spawn, and would also see an in memoriam tour dedicated to Doherty.
...but for the Sun would be the last full-length album recorded with longtime drummer Chuck Keeping, as he would end up leaving the band in 2021 to focus on family life.

In the following years, Big Wreck would hire new drummer Sekou Lumumba (the former drummer for Ian Thornley's side project, Thornley) to replace Chuck Keeping, and would go on to release 3 EPs: 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3.

Pages, Big Wreck's 7th album, was released on November 24, 2023.

Discography:
Studio Albums
In Loving Memory Of... (1997)
The Pleasure And The Greed (2001)
Albatross (2012)
Bag of Tricks (Live, 2013)
Ghosts (2014)
Grace Street (2017)
...but for the Sun (2019)
Pages (2023)

EPs
7.1 (2021)
7.2 (2022)
7.3 (2023)

Members:
Ian Thornley (Vocals, Guitar, 1992 - present)
Chris Caddell (Rhythm Guitar, 2019 - present)
Dave McMillan (Bass Guitar, 2010 - present)
Sekou Lumumba (Drums, 2021 - present)

Past Members:
Brian Doherty (Guitar, 1992 - 2019 (d. June 5, 2019))
Paulo Neta (Guitar, 2010 - 2017)
Dave Henning (Bass Guitar, 1993 - 2002)
Forrest Williams (Drums, 1994 - 2002)
Brad Park (Drums, 2010 - 2012)
Chuck Keeping (Drums, 2012 - 2021)

Fall Through the Cracks
Big Wreck Lyrics

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So I won't hear..
Unless you tell me to
And I won't see..
Unless I look for you (oh)

'Cause my opinions
They don't mean that much to me
So if they're clashing

I'll trash them happily

Let me fall through your cracks again
But you only notice now and then
'Cause I've made this mistake before
I was only comin' back for more

So close your door
I'm back for more (oh)

So don't be fooled
By what you see
'Cause I fully realize
What's happening to me (yes)

Apologies
Well I don't know what else to say
It was never meant to be
But I had fun anyway

Let me fall through your cracks again
And you only notice now and then
Well I've made this mistake before
I was only comin' back for more

So close your door
I'm back for more (oh)

(Yeah) Let me fall through your cracks again
But you only notice now and then
So I've made this mistake before
I was only comin' back for more

So close your door
I'm back for more
Close your door
I'm back for more

Close your door
I'm back for more

Overall Meaning

In Big Wreck's song "Fall Through the Cracks," the lyrics depict a person who is willing to accept that their opinions may not always be important or right. The lines "my opinions, they don't mean that much to me, so if they're clashing, I'll trash them happily" show that the person is willing to compromise for the sake of a relationship. They are willing to fall through the cracks of the other person's life again and again, even though they might not be noticed all the time, and they are willing to apologize for their mistakes.

The repeated lines "let me fall through your cracks again" and "I'm back for more" show the person's willingness to accept the consequences of their actions and the fact that they might not always be accepted by the other person. This could be indicative of a recurring pattern in the person's life, where they keep seeking out relationships and situations where they feel like they don't quite fit in, but keep returning anyway.

The lines "don't be fooled by what you see, 'cause I fully realize what's happening to me" suggest that the person is aware of their own tendencies and may be struggling with self-awareness or self-acceptance. However, they are still willing to try again and see if things could work out differently the next time around.

Line by Line Meaning

So I won't hear..
I won't hear anything unless you specifically tell me to listen.

Unless I look for you (oh)
I won't see you unless I actively search for you.

'Cause my opinions
My opinions don't hold much weight in my mind.

They don't mean that much to me
They don't have much significance to me.

So if they're clashing
So if they're conflicting,

I'll trash them happily
I'll gladly discard them.

Let me fall through your cracks again
Allow me to slip under your radar once more.

But you only notice now and then
But you only catch me sometimes.

'Cause I've made this mistake before
This isn't my first time making this error.

I was only comin' back for more
I was only returning for another chance.

So close your door
So shut me out.