Crave (Cyclefly album)

Crave is the second album from the band Cyclefly, released on 8 April 2002.

Crave
Studio album by Cyclefly
Released	April 8, 2002 (2002-04-08)
Recorded	2000 at Parkage Studios (East Sussex, England) 2001 at Totally Wired (Dublin, Ireland)
Genre	Alternative metal nu metal alternative rock psychedelic rock
Label	Radioactive Records MCA Records
Producer	Bill Appleberry/Tobias Miller Colin Richardson
Cyclefly chronology
Generation Sap (1999) Crave (2002)

The album, originally called Tales from the Fish Bowl, had a vote by fans to decide the album art.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Music Reviewer	10.0/10[3]

Andy Capper wrote an astonishingly scathing one-star review of the album in NME, decrying it as "a turgid, tuneless, completely crass piece of mix and match nu-metal" and describing the vocals as "whiny and useless", while also referring to fans of the nu metal genre as "wankers" and attacking them for being allegedly unintelligent and "easy to swindle".^[4]

A far less derisive review came from Harry Guerin, speaking from RTÉ, who highlighted the acoustic content of the record over the heavier material and expressed optimism in the band's future endeavours: "Crave is very much a case of a band with a work in progress sign hanging over their heads".^[5]

Greg Leos of Unearthed gave the album a positive review, stating that it "has enough texture, power and hunger to leave listeners wanting more".^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"No Stress"	3:46
2.	"Karma Killer" (feat. Chester Bennington)	2:48
3.	"Sellophane Fixtures"	3:13
4.	"Crave"	4:00
5.	"Drive"	3:48
6.	"Crowns"	4:17
7.	"Lost Opinion"	3:35
8.	"King for a Day"	4:12
9.	"Fallen Wishes"	3:26
10.	"Bulletproof"	3:07
11.	"Tales from the Fishbowl" (feat. Sacha Puttnam)	4:53

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Weary"	4:05
13.	"Accidental Ornaments"	3:01

Outtakes

• "Five Years" (David Bowie cover) - 6:03 (Blockbuster: A 70's Glitter Glam Rock Experience compilation)
• "Small Idols" - 3:04 (No Stress single)
• "Karma Killer (Bill Appleberry Mix)" - 2:47 (Released on the band's MySpace page)
• "Crave (Sacha Puttnam & Ciaran O'Shea Remix)" - 4:00 (Released on the band's MySpace page)
• "Middle Class" - 4:07 (Unreleased)
• "Sufficate" (Unreleased)
• "World Idiot" (Unreleased)
• "Wormholes" - 3:49 (Unreleased)
• "Angelgrace" (Unreleased)
• "Slaves To The Sunshine" (Unreleased)
• "Revolver" - 3:14 (Unreleased)
• "Tranquillity" (Unreleased)
• "A Perfect Feeling" (Unreleased)

Personnel

Cyclefly Declan O'Shea - vocals, arrangement Ciaran O'Shea - guitar, arrangement NoNo Presta - guitar, arrangement Christian Montagne - bass, arrangement Jean-Michel Cavallo - drums, arrangement Additional musicians Chester Bennington - vocals (track 2) Sacha Puttnam - strings, organ (track 11), arrangement (tracks 2, 7)

Technical personnel Robert Flynt - photography Sasha Jankovic - engineer Alan Sanderson - engineer Ian Blanch - engineer Jeff Rothschild - engineer Ciaran O'Shea - programming David Bianco - mixing Bill Appleberry - producer (tracks 1, 4, 5), engineer Colin Richardson - producer Tobias Miller - producer (tracks 1, 4, 5), engineer

Release history

Region	Date
United Kingdom	April 8, 2002 (2002-04-08)
United States	April 9, 2002 (2002-04-09)