John Krane
This St. Louis-area singer and songwriter brings, first of all, a bit of The Beatles from earlier days, as well as a bit of the Gilbert O’Sullivan feel. However, there is some hidden humor here, so listen closely. In fact, those who have listened to this young artist from the beginning invoke the name of Randy Newman. Listeners new to John Krane should also be prepared for interesting electronic keyboards, sounds and background pieces. It will be fascinating to some.
According to the biography information from those who are helping with public relations and marketing, “John Krane is a pop artist located in Saint Louis, where he has appeared on local radio and at local establishments promoting his unusual brand of electronic rock.”
Krane has a collection of tunes out called Doris, Buzz and Friends. I am not sure about the “linguistic experiments on dolphins” theme of one tune but I do like the “proposed alternative to the nuclear bomb” played with emphasis on the piano. If you want to venture out and if you live in the St. Louis area, you may want to catch Krane in Highland, Illinois, not too far from the city. This might be fun, especially with a band called Japanese Bat Bomb.
Try this interesting song title on for size – “Cal Ripken (Chan Marshall’s Neck Vein)”
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This young artist has a very fresh voice with a classy touch.His songs are quite passionate, well sung.The beats of drums are lovely in the songs”When the Cubs Lose” and “I Lost My Life One”.Another song Doris Buzz is quite melodious and music is catchy.
The first John Krane song I heard was Doris Buzz and I thought it was good. So, I listened to some of his other songs and I found them pretty good.
A few of the songs were kind of funny lyric-wise,specially the lyrics from his John Mayer song. But I have to say that I found most of the songs a little sad and Im hoping for more
upbeat or should I say cheerful songs from him. All in all I”d recommend his songs to a friend.
The first John Krane song I heard was Doris Buzz and I thought it was good. So, I listened to some of his other songs and I found them pretty good.
A few of the songs were kind of funny lyric-wise,specially the lyrics from his John Mayer song. But I have to say that I found most of the songs a little sad and Im hoping for more upbeat or should I say cheerful songs from him. All in all I”d recommend his songs to a friend.
You can immediately see that humor in the song titles. I’m liking this guy’s music. It’s a little more country and folky than pop though with a little old school rock. I can see the comparison with the Beatles specially with the song Doris Buzz. Their song ‘Story of the Japanese Bat Bomb’ is just something out of the hippie days.