The band, Steven Eagles (guitar, vocals), Nicholas Millard (drums) and Rachel Lavelle (bass), were all just 16 years old when they signed to Shifty Disco after playing just eight gigs as Crackout (named after Brian Krakow, a character in American TV teen drama My So-Called Life). Within four weeks of the label first seeing the band live, they had recorded and released their debut Chuck single. An album was also recorded around this time but was never released. Lavelle was shortly replaced on bass by Jack Dunkley.
Crackout toured with Sick Of It All / 28 Days in late December 2000, where they sold a self-released tape containing early recordings of Breakout and Joey Lost His Mind (both later re-recorded and included on debut album This Is Really Neat). EP1, a 500-limited edition CD with four songs showing early promise, and EP2 shortly followed in 2001. Both EPs came with a free sticker and in a hand-numbered cardboard sleeve, finished with a wax seal (red on EP1, green on EP2). Their debut album, This Is Really Neat, was released that October featuring artwork by Jane Wooster-Scott.
In 2002, plans to release old favourite Volume (the b-side to their first single, later re-recorded and featured on This Is Really Neat) were scrapped when I Am The One was used in an advert for Salomon Sports. Volume was therefore the only Crackout song not released as a single with it's own music video.
After long delays, the band's follow up to This Is Really Neat was released in March 2004. However, the promotion for Oh No! was ended abruptly due to EMI deciding to close down Hut Recordings shortly after the album's release. Whilst making plans for a third album, their producer friend Clive Langer asked them if they were interested in playing on a film soundtrack which he was scoring, which ended up with them being cast for small roles in Brothers of the Head, the 2006 mockumentary based on the 1977 novel by Brian Aldiss.
In 2005, Crackout toyed with the idea of adding an extra member to provide them with options with guitars, keyboards and backing vocals live. This lead to a few low-key gigs with additional member Simon in October that year. After playing these gigs, however, they felt like too much time had passed since their last shows and decided to disband Crackout.
However, 2006 saw Steven, Nick, Jack and Simon now playing in a new group called Blackholes, who released The Alcohol EP themselves through their MySpace profile, featuring a couple of tracks played at their last few Crackout gigs.
Eagles, Millard and Dunkley have also played in French pop act Vanessa & The O's on a few of their live shows.
It was announced in 2007 that Dunkley had left due to 'creative differences', with Alex Szrok replacing him on bass. In September, it was announced that Blackholes had decided to regroup, renaming the band 'Out Of The Afternoon' and that they had brought in Anna Sales on keyboard and vocals. The newest project at present has a more jazzy sound than previously, with "Alcohol," a slow jazz song being the only 'Blackholes' track used on their myspace profile.
In March 2008 the band signed to Leeds Label 'Tip Toe Records' and released there first EP in April
Forget About Hope
Crackout Lyrics
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I can't get loose to stand my ground
Helpless, standard, filthy, flying, inward, in me
I sweat a disease so help me take a new go
I'm on my knees I should forget about hope
You know who you are
Forget about it
I'm insect thick and to be found
Helpless, standard, filthy, flying, inward, in me
The lyrics to Crackout's song "Forget About Hope" are quite complex and open to interpretation. At first glance, the song appears to be about someone who is feeling stuck and helpless, overwhelmed by their own negative thoughts and emotions. The line "I'm in a rut and six feet down" suggests that the person feels buried by their problems and unable to move forward. The line "Helpless, standard, filthy, flying, inward, in me" may refer to the person's own self-perception, seeing themselves as weak and dirty yet still somehow resilient.
The chorus, with its repetition of "I should forget about hope," seems to suggest that the person has given up on the idea of things ever getting better. They feel trapped in their own negativity, unable to shake off their despair and find a way out of their situation. The line "You know who you are, forget about it" is perhaps directed at someone who has wronged the person or caused them pain, telling them to forget about trying to make things right.
Overall, the lyrics to "Forget About Hope" are bleak and introspective, touching on themes of helplessness, isolation, and despair. The song invites the listener to empathize with the singer's feelings, but also raises the question of whether hopelessness is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm in a rut and six feet down
I feel stuck and helpless, buried deep with no clear path to escape
I can't get loose to stand my ground
I am struggling to break free of my struggles and find stability in myself
Helpless, standard, filthy, flying, inward, in me
I am plagued with feelings of being powerless, common, dirty, unmoored, and lost within myself
I sweat a disease so help me take a new go
I am dealing with a sickness that makes it hard to move forward, and I need support to try and make a fresh start
I'm on my knees I should forget about hope
I am feeling so defeated and small that I know I need to let go of the idea of things getting better
You know who you are
The person listening to this song understands what I am going through
Forget about it
Accept that there is no future to hope for, and move on
I'm insect thick and to be found
I am so surrounded by my problems that they feel like they are part of me, and can't be escaped
My cancer lips of cancer sound
Everything I say feels like it's poisoned, and echoes with the hopelessness of my situation
Helpless, standard, filthy, flying, inward, in me
My inner turmoil and struggles are all-encompassing, and I feel weighed down by my own flaws and weaknesses
Contributed by Ellie R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@mjteixeirafelgueiras
JESUS eu te Amo ❤️ e MARIA também ❤️
@alauc
Let us be Lights of Hope! It will be if we connect our hearts, our minds, our words, and our deeds!
@frankenriquez
Preaching to the choir
@antoinejosephdaccache6188
prt 3: in the book of revelations says He who ADDS or REMOVES a word from this book is punished. Why do we always have to play around with nice theological explanations to justify our additionals,they alwaays find a nice explanation to justify it,to see how we should act and live see the life of Jesus, the acts (the example of how the real church of Jesus to be) acting in spirit and in power, and community life, and follow the letters of Paul, peter etc.. that are all big lessons for Christians
@natalieclipsham6626
Where does it say in that quote that she is worthy of worship?? It says salvation of souls THROUGH mary Immaculate - and that is correct. But it is only by Jesus' merits and grace that we are redeemed.
@antoinejosephdaccache6188
prt4: where from acts onwards we see the apostles, disciples, all men of God acting in the spirit praying to Mary, for intercession or kneeling to her, or mentioning her not even once!!. so why we do not follow them the originals?? and focus on Jesus the true MAN/GOD and Savior of humanity.. in his name as Peter(1st.pope) says we Gather in NO OTHER NAME but JESUS. and he (1st.pope) not once mentions or prays to Mary, but everything in the name of Jesus of Nazareth.! remember Revelation 22:18-19
@bamboomiracle
Amen. Bold faith to proceed god's will for oriental sage solution. Only way last chance.
@delsin6742
Hail to you Pope Francis! Your words and acts are for us to live in our hearts forever. <3 <3 <3
@antoinejosephdaccache6188
In the bible:'' a woman said to Jesus (praising Mary) "Blessed is d womb that bore You and d breasts at which You nursed." BUT HE SAID, "On d contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.". do we see a that's it I want this that you praise my mother keep it up. noo but who observes the world of God. In acts the sample of how the church should be, never Mary was seen in action or the apostles mentioned her or praised her, everything in the spirit & in Jesus name!!.
@HolyRosary0908
Re: SDRNetherlands; o Heavenly Father forgive them for they know not what they do. Gloria Patris et Filio et Spiritui Sancto sicut erat in principio et nunc et semper et in seacula seaculorum Amen. O Sacratissimi Cor de Iesus miserere nobis, Immaculata Cor Mariae ora pro nobis, Castissime Cor Ioseph ora pro nobis Amen.