Crook: I WANT YOU BACK

I've known Paul Crook from back in the NY loft days. I was introduced to him by my bro' (Jack Secret) and I did a few live gigs with his band: Crook. We also went to Jersey and he sold us our Christmas tree several years running (he was working at a nursery at the time). At some point he wanted to do this demo so we set up in the loft and fired up the Tascam. In later years Paul had expressed a deep dislike for this track but I always dug it. The vault must release, so here it is. Paul's Curriculum Vitae (Edited): Crook teamed up with Jack Secret (aka Tony Geranios), the keyboard tech for Rush. They wrote and recorded several songs together. Secret introduced Crook to the members of Blue Öyster Cult (BOC), who took Crook out on the road in 1986 as a keyboard/guitar tech. In 1989 Crook met Anthrax through Rick Downey. Crook became guitar tech for Dan Spitz, and, in 1995, replaced Spitz (although not an official member). Crook toured with Anthrax for the rest of the decade and performed on two records, Stomp 442 and Volume 8: The Threat Is Real, which he also co-produced and engineered. In 2003 Kasim Sulton asked Crook to join Meat Loaf's Neverland Express. Crook appeared in the music video "Couldn't Have Said It Better Myself" and then hit the road for a long world tour including television appearances. Paul continues to this day to work with Neverland Express as guitarist and musical director. If you would like to know more about Paul check out this interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uryF0v_nwxE

Added 27 Jul 2026