1. Noise rock/post-harcor… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least two artists with this name:
1. Noise rock/post-harcore/math rock band from Cleveland, Ohio
2. Hip-hop artist from Ventura, California
1) Craw belonged to the harder-edged branch of the math rock or post hardcore movement, in the same category as bands such as Colossamite, Keelhaul, Zeni Geva, Dazzling Killmen, and Ruins. Craw were an underground band from Cleveland, Ohio, initially active from 1988 through 2002. From 1993 through 2002, craw released four full-length albums.
Formed at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, the group originally consisted of David McClelland and Rockie Brockway on guitars, and Chris Apanius on bass. Vocalist Joe McTighe and drummer Lori Davis joined soon after, and in 1990, that lineup recorded a self-titled demo. In the fall of 1990, Lori Davis left the group and was replaced by Neil Chastain. The new lineup recorded a second demo, Celephais, as well as several singles and the band's first, self-titled album. Apanius and Chastain left the group in 1994 and 1995, respectively, and were replaced by Zak Dieringer and Will Scharf.
Craw amassed a local following in the early ’90s, often performing at Cleveland's Euclid Tavern, and during the mid-to-late ’90s, they toured North America frequently, sharing bills with bands such as the Jesus Lizard, Melvins and Neurosis.
The group's first three full-length recordings - 1993's Craw, 1994's Lost Nation Road and 1997's Map, Monitor, Surge - were recorded with the help of Steve Albini. The last release, entitled Bodies for Strontium 90, was engineered by Bill Korecky at Mars Studios, and is available on the indie label Hydra Head Records.
In late 2015, Northern Spy Records reissued craw's first three albums as a limited-edition vinyl box set. The band reunited for two concerts in March of 2016. All seven members that appeared on craw's four studio albums performed at these shows.
2) Craw (formerly Crawdad) is an American rapper from Ventura, California. He is one-half of the Hip-Hop duo Character Assassins. He has shared the microphone with some of Hip-Hop's greatest talent including Chino XL, Slaine and Blueprint. Craw's music has charted around the globe, and he continues to release new music frequently; dropping over 30 singles between 2017 & 2018.
Cars
Craw Lyrics
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This engine compresses space
This processor never slows down
This system completes the tesseract
I'm sick of being strapped to this thing
This program controls the electrodes
These electrodes excite the interference
This interference fucks up the flow
I'm sick of being strapped to this thing
This endless acceleration
Shapes the perpetual present
This terminal velocity
Shapes the paramnesia
Velocitizer - get me off of this thing
Accelerizer - get me off of this thing
Through the window
In transit
Good citizens
Fly on by
Temporarily
Can I , will I
Register their names
Before I
Again submit
This machine never stops
This engine compresses space
This processor never slows down
This system completes the tesseract
I'm sick of being strapped to this thing
In Craw's song Cars, the lyrics describe a person who is frustrated with being constantly attached to a machine that never stops. The machine, which is described as having an engine that compresses space and a processor that never slows down, seems to be controlling the person's thoughts and actions. The person is sick of being "strapped to this thing" and wishes to be free from it.
The lyrics also describe the negative effects that the machine has on the person's memory and thought processes. The program that controls the electrodes that excite interference and disrupts the natural flow of memory from short-term to long-term. The endless acceleration of the machine shapes the present moment, leading to paramnesia or the inability to distinguish new memories from old ones. The person desperately wants to get off this machine and escape the constant acceleration and control.
The song is a commentary on our society's dependence on technology and how it can have negative effects on our mental and emotional well-being. The machine described in the lyrics can be interpreted as a metaphor for the constant stream of information and stimulation that we are bombarded with in our daily lives. The lyrics suggest that this constant stimulation can overload our senses and disrupt our natural processes, leading to a loss of control and a feeling of being trapped.
Line by Line Meaning
This machine never stops
The machinery operates continuously without any pause.
This engine compresses space
The engine has the ability to contract the space between two points.
This processor never slows down
The processor operates at a consistent speed without any deceleration.
This system completes the tesseract
The system has the ability to achieve a multidimensional understanding of space-time.
I'm sick of being strapped to this thing
I'm exhausted of being restricted to the operation of this machinery.
This program controls the electrodes
The program manages the functioning of the electrodes.
These electrodes excite the interference
The electrodes stimulate obstruction in the signal flow.
This interference fucks up the flow
The signal disruption disturbs the flow of information.
From short to medium to long-term memory
The flow of information from short-term, medium-term, and long-term memory.
This endless acceleration
The speed increases infinitely without any limit to acceleration.
Shapes the perpetual present
The infinite acceleration shapes the present moment continuously.
This terminal velocity
The maximum speed attainable by the machinery is the terminal velocity.
Shapes the paramnesia
The terminal velocity alters the recollection of experiences causing paramnesia.
Velocitizer - get me off of this thing
Speed controller - I want to exit from the operation of this machinery.
Accelerizer - get me off of this thing
Rate enhancer - I want to exit from the operation of this machinery.
Through the window
Looking out through the window.
In transit
Traveling from one place to another.
Good citizens
The citizens following the laws.
Fly on by
Pass by quickly.
Temporarily
For a brief period.
Can I, will I
Am I capable and willing?
Register their names
Record their identities.
Before I
Prior to my exit.
Again submit
Enter the operation of the machinery once more.
Contributed by Brody W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Alex
My car does this I haven’t aligned in years
ebutuoy censorship
Most useless shit ever
MJ
🤣🤣🤣
Fer Gavilan
You know what? Every time I aligned my car when seemed to need it, was ever worse. Unless it has 200.000 miles or hit a hole or something, it's a waste of time and money.
Troy Turner
🤣🤣🤣
Fer Gavilan
Jajajaja
Truth HurtzandHealz
Not exactly "crab walking," but close. When they make one that goes completely sideways to parallel park, then it would be legit, "crab walking." Still pretty cool.
Truth HurtzandHealz
@Little Jackalo Ok. Do some "serious redesign," and make it go 90 degrees so it's officially "crab walking."
Little Jackalo
@Truth HurtzandHealz without serious redesign to steering and propulsion, it would be impossible to get it to go sideways as you describe. Wheels can't turn a full 90° from center. It's impossible.
Jamestube
@dragon0361
The short version of his answer is "I made it up"