ONE ON ONE: Crash Test Dummies - Heart Of Stone February 21st, 2023 City Winery New York

A Special ONE ON ONE Presentation of Crash Test Dummies Live at City Winery New York on February 21st, 2022. For more info visit: www.crashtestdu...
Video by: Ehud Lazin
With their clever lyrics and folk-tinged melodies, the Crash Test Dummies were a perfect rock band for affluent '90s college students and yuppies. Their first album was a multi-platinum hit in their native Canada, but only gained a small cult following in other parts of the world. Thanks to former Talking Head Jerry Harrison's clean, radio-friendly production, the follow-up album, God Shuffled His Feet (1993), broke big in the States and, in turn, Europe. The first single from the record, "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm," became a worldwide Top Ten hit, making the group a minor sensation with their self-consciously bizarre lyrics and singer/songwriter Brad Roberts' deep baritone. A Worm's Life followed in 1996, and three years later the Crash Test Dummies returned with Give Yourself a Hand, which found Roberts sharing vocal duties with bandmate Ellen Reid.
Frontman Brad Roberts resurfaced in fall 2000 with a solo album, Crash Test Dude, a collection of acoustic hits from the Crash Test Dummies and eclectic covers. It was also during this time that Roberts suffered a serious car crash, almost losing his arm. Seven months later, however, he returned to the Crash Test Dummies circuit to issue I Don't Care That You Don't Mind, a brand-new batch of songs written with lobster fishermen/musicians whom Roberts met during his rehabilitation. Late 2001 and early 2002 saw more solo albums from the band's members (Ellen Reid's Cinderellen and Mitch Dorge's As Trees Walking), and the Dummies gradually became more Brad Roberts' project than a traditional band. A new three-piece unit consisting of Reid, Brad Roberts and original bassist Dan Roberts released the Christmas album Jingle All the Way in late 2002, but limited distribution made the album hard to find. The album was reissued in late 2003 along with a new album, Puss 'n' Boots, with Reid and Dan Roberts adding to what was originally planned as a Brad Roberts solo album. The trio embraced a more stripped-down acoustic sound on their next album, 2004's Songs of the Unforgiven, while 2010's Oooh La-La! proved to be more symphonic. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

[@TroyInIndy]

This last July, my wife was diagnosed with breast and bone cancer. I had bought tickets to so see these guys for the Plainfield, Indiana September 18th show. After spending a week in the hospital, I didn't think we'd be able to go but she got better and we went. I never heard this song before that night, listening, holding her hand. It's become my song to her.

[@jamesbufton6654]

Absolutely beautiful

[@ScottHelland]

Just heard this in person on Saturday. Amazing.

[@GeekyMitch]

Saw them twice on this tour - what a great setlist/show. Hoping they're gonna come back around to the US after the Europe tour wraps. And man I would kill for a recording of this version. SO good.

[@rmb3211]

Please record this acoustic version. I saw you all in concert and you played this under blue light. It was ethereal.

[@TheDavidscc32]

I like how they slowed and stripped it down over the years. Makes it more impactful

[@maximussearle]

Most beautiful song by ctd

[@shelby131]

is this song about meeting Jesus?

[@GeekyMitch]

I think I recall reading an interview with Brad YEARS ago where he talked about how the song was about the trials and whatnot that a couple go through together over years and years and accepts their mortality, and the approach of the end. So while it may not have been intention about what you're thinking - I could see how it could apply for sure. Such a great song!