''Crawl'' is an EP by American garage rock band

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, released on October 19, 1992 by

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Recording

After original members Kevin Strickland and Jim Kimball departed from the band to form Mule, they were replaced by Kevin Ries, a fan from Cleveland, and Todd Swalla, former drummer of

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.Laughing Hyenas
Touch and Go Records biography, cited February 6, 2010

Reception

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critic Mark Deming awarded the EP 4.5 stars, although he criticized it for showing the band "in the midst of a rebuilding year" and noted that "they weren't playing badly, but it would be a little while before the new lineup was fully up to speed".

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Crawl'' liner notes. ;Laughing Hyenas * John Brannon – lead vocals * Kevin Ries –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

* Larissa Strickland –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

* Todd Swalla – drums ;Production and additional personnel *

–

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* Al Sutton – production,

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* Bill Widener – cover art

Release history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Crawl (Laughing Hyenas EP) 1992 EPs Laughing Hyenas albums Touch and Go Records EPs