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Can you name one band that is not black metal who wears white makeup
and black lipstick? No? Well, you can now, thanks to Miss Crazy. Like
their heroes KISS, Miss Crazy dons makeup to give you more than just
a great sound. Their package is as visual as it is sonic, but they
are here to make a hell of a lot of noise regardless.
Miss
Crazy's debut CD comes with a cover showing a speaker melting, barb
wire criss-crossing the scene, and also the Japanese letters "M"
and "C." Their makeup will remind you of Kabuki, so therefore,
the Japanese letters fit right in. But what about the music …
Not
since Cinderella's Night Songs has a band come from out of
nowhere and just screamed "look at me!" like this. The opening
track, "No Compromise," introduces you to lead wailer Markus
Allen Christopher, who sounds like the offspring of Tom Keifer, Joe
Elliot and Brian Johnson if they could genetically impregnate the
same lass 33 percent each. While that isn't possible, that's what
the vocals sound like. The chanting "oh-we-oh-we-oh" adds
another element to this fast paced and "crazy" song. Damn
…
"Billie,"
just composition wise, will remind you of older Cinderella again.
The chorus is screamingly melodic, and the background singers accompany
Christopher as they go back and forth. While the vocals shred, the
guitar solo impresses as well. Miss Crazy sounds like the bastard
child of '80s rock Gods, and that's a great compliment.
You'll
get a strong AC/DC riff in "Life's Been Good," an upbeat
track with a Def Leppard sounding chorus. Christopher's vocals have
so much energy in them it's like he bleeds Red Bull.
They
change pace and show their ability to do so on, "You're Blue."
Here, Christopher tones down his higher voice and soothingly offers
a more straight ahead vocal style, right up until the chorus. This
song has more intricate guitar interludes, a spacey feel, and proves
that Miss Crazy can play any type of song they so desire.
Miss
Crazy wears their influences on their sleeve, and you'll hear all
of them on a song like "Now." KISS, AC/DC, Kix, Cinderella,
and on and on. This is an anthem, a stadium rocker, the kind of song
that would have thousands of screaming maniacs jumping up and down
in unison. Again, the guitar solo stands out; they know that musicianship
is more important than a look, but together, it might drive them to
new heights.
Miss
Crazy's debut is a refreshing piece of honesty. Instead of pretending
to be something they are not, they are owning up in brutal honesty
to who they are, and that's makeup wearing '80s music fanatics who
will bring their music to the masses one fan at a time.
www.metalmayhem.com
Band
members:
Markus Allen Christopher, lead vocals
Kim Racer, bass
DT Harvey, drums
BB Michaels, guitar
Manfred Swann, guitar
Track
listing:
1. No Compromise
2. Billie
3. Indie Island
4. Life's Been Good
5. You're Blue
6. Scream
7. So Long
8. Now
9. Shut Eyes
10. Baby Lets Go
HRH
Rating: 8/10
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