1. Crowbar is an America… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists using this name.
1. Crowbar is an American sludge metal band formed in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1990.
2. Crowbar was a Canadian rock band based in Hamilton, Ontario, best known for their 1971 hit "Oh, What a Feeling".
3. Crowbar was a British punk/oi band active in the 1990s.
4. Crowbar was an electronic band active in the 1990s.
1. Starting in 1989 and taking its name from the Crowbar group in NOLA (New Orleans), Kirk Windstein went on to pioneer slow and heavy music with a unique vocal style. Their first album, Obedience Thru Suffering was released in 1991, but failed to achieve notoriety. By 1993's self-titled Crowbar album, personal friend Phil Anselmo (Pantera, Down, and Superjoint Ritual among others) produced the record, which eventually led to national promotion on MTV's Headbanger's Ball. Phil sang back up on a few tracks and sang background on Broken Glass which rounded out the anthems "All I Had (I Gave)," "I Have Failed" and "Existence is Punishment" along with a new take on the Led Zeppelin song "No Quarter." Following their success the band went on to record music videos, major tours with Pantera, and more albums. Their band stage antics became infamous, which led to being immortalized in the Pantera "Home Video 3" and Crowbar's "Like Broken" Home Video.
As time moved on the band lost its founding members with the exception of vocalist/guitarist Kirk Windstein. After Todd Strange left the band, the trademark 300-pound-plus band members slimmed down. The band continues to perform, borrowing members from NOLA metal bands like Goatwhore and Acid Bath. In their recent 2005 release, Lifesblood For The Downtrodden, Pantera bassist Rex Brown lent his bass duties and keyboard playing and Down's producer Warren Riker.
2. From 1969 to 1970, most of the members of the group had been a backup band for Ronnie Hawkins under the name "And Many Others". However, in early 1970, he fired them, saying "You guys are so crazy that you could fuck up a crowbar in three seconds!" They recorded their first album in 1970 (Official Music) as King Biscuit Boy and Crowbar. King Biscuit Boy left the band later in 1970, but continued to appear off-and-on as a guest performer.
Crowbar's rock, blues and boogie mix made it one of Canada's most popular touring bands of the early 1970s. The band toured in the United Kingdom but, otherwise, made little impact outside of Canada.
Crowbar disbanded in 1975, but was revived in 1977; (minus Jozef Chirowski, who had joined Alice Cooper's band) for a tour of eastern Canada with Kelly Jay and others intermittently during the 1980s with club work in southern Ontario.
3. Crowbar was an English Oi band who released the single "Hippie Punks" (backed with a cover of "White Riot") on the Skin Head Records label in the early 1980s. No details of their membership are known.
All I Had
Crowbar Lyrics
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Here I stand
My days and nights now are solitude
I struggle on
I've paid my price
All I had I gave
I've lost it all
No trace of tolerance I can find
An empty heart
I've paid my price
All I had I gave
Save all that you feel for me
The lyrics to Crowbar's song All I Had are deeply introspective and melancholic, with the singer reflecting on the amount of effort and sacrifice he has put into his life, while still feeling as though it was not enough. The opening lines, "How long have I given all I've got? Here I stand / My days and nights now are solitude," suggest a deep sense of weariness and isolation. The singer has spent so much of himself pursuing his dream or goal that he is now left facing a void and is struggling to find meaning in his existence.
The lines "So much still lingers inside my head / I've lost it all" convey a sense of regret and disappointment at the singer's perceived failures. He feels that he has tried his best and given everything he had, but it was not enough. The line "No trace of tolerance I can find / An empty heart" suggests that he is also struggling to find compassion and understanding for himself or from others. The repeated line "I've paid my price / All I had I gave" emphasizes the singer's sense of sacrifice and suggests that he has given everything to his cause, even if it did not result in the success or fulfillment he was seeking.
Overall, the song All I Had is a reflection on the value of hard work and sacrifice and the toll it can take on an individual, even if they give everything they have. The singer's introspection and sense of regret add a somber tone to the song that speaks to anyone who has pursued their dreams without achieving the expected outcome.
Line by Line Meaning
How long have I given all I've got?
I've been giving everything I have for a long time now.
Here I stand
Even though I've been through a lot, I'm still standing.
My days and nights now are solitude
Nowadays, I spend my days and nights alone.
I struggle on
It's not easy, but I keep pushing forward.
I've paid my price
I've suffered the consequences for my actions.
All I had I gave
I gave everything I had.
So much still lingers inside my head
I can't seem to get certain things out of my mind.
I've lost it all
I've lost everything that was important to me.
No trace of tolerance I can find
I can't seem to find any patience or understanding within myself.
An empty heart
My heart feels hollow and void.
I've paid my price
I've suffered the consequences for my actions.
All I had I gave
I gave everything I had.
Save all that you feel for me
Please hold onto your feelings for me, even though I'm going through a tough time.
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@kevincavanagh6566
The big ugggggghhh then that riff Is amazing!! Pioneer of sludge metal
@stephenotoole408
The big uuuuuggghh meant he just relieved himself.
@daniellowdon6959
Stephen Otoole dude I’ve been saying that to my friends for years 🤣
@stephenotoole408
@@daniellowdon6959 💩💩
@zannall2699
while your not wrong that crowbar pioneered sludge metal, by 2010 when the album released there already have been fucking banger NOLA sludge specifically acid bath when the kite string pops (1994) and eyehategod take as needed for pain (2006). Thats the only older nola sludge i listen to that i know about. dont get me wrong this album is fucking great in the same range of when the kite string pops. god this music is good
@jmill3147
@@zannall2699 This album was released in 1993..
@robertsparling917
1:47 Butthead: He's having trouble defecating!
Kirk: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!
Beavis: Uh, not anymore.
Butthead: He just took a dump!
@Bandolero92
How many people watch this music video after watching an episode of Beavis And Butt-Head?
@michaelrushton3953
Me for sure! Always loved metal/punk but missed out on these guys in the 90s but Beavis and Butthead intro'd me to this and now I love Crowbar. He's constipated, Uuuugghh! Huh huh, not any more! If only I wasn't too old to mosh!
@sitnpurr
Michael Rushton
You’re only as old you feel.....