{"id":16519,"date":"2012-01-10T12:10:01","date_gmt":"2012-01-10T17:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=16519"},"modified":"2013-01-19T08:04:31","modified_gmt":"2013-01-19T13:04:31","slug":"paisty-jenny-head-in-a-haze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2012\/paisty-jenny-head-in-a-haze\/","title":{"rendered":"Paisty Jenny | Head in a Haze<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Derric Miller<\/span>
\nStaff Writer —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"Cranking a good drinking song can sometimes be more cathartic than going to confession if you are Catholic or refilling your Viagra prescription if you are \u2026 one of \u201cthose\u201d guys. On Paisty Jenny\u2019s new EP, Head in a Haze<\/em>, you will hear one of the best party\/drinking songs to come out that haven\u2019t been penned by AC\/DC\u2014the title track\u2014and a bunch of pure, no-frills rockers that have \u201chit\u201d slathered all over them. And it\u2019s about damn time \u2026<\/p>\n

A few months back, Paisty Jenny released their first single and video from Head in a Haze<\/em> called \u201cAnything.\u201d If you are familiar whatsoever with Paisty Jenny, many of their songs are not merely put together because the words rhyme; lead singer\/guitarist\/songwriter Gregg Lee\u00a0scribes compositions that oftentimes tell a story, a kind of \u201cEveryman\u201d ability that hits you on much more than just a headbanging level. (You can go back and listen to \u201cIt\u2019s All Around\u201d or \u201cBetter Man\u201d off their prior release Spilling Mercury<\/em> to understand the point, or \u201cMidlife Crisis\u201d before that.) \u201cAnything\u201d is another one of those songs \u2026 a track about cheating, how much it hurts everyone involved, and the video visually depicts all of that carnal misery to a more poignant extent. On top of all the emotional destruction, the song rocks like hell; it\u2019s heavy, it chugs, and the hook on the chorus is brazenly mammoth. \u201cI would have done anything for you, you know this love is true \u2026 but you threw it all away!\u201d Unfortunately, everyone has most likely been there, and here\u2019s your new cheating (or non-cheating) anthem in all its glory.<\/p>\n

For sheer snarl effect, \u201cBack of Your Hand\u201d is a sleazy, adrenaline-laced song where you\u2019ll hear Lee shout and menacingly beg for abusive love. Even the beginning of the track is foreboding, semi-bluesy, mid-tempo, and the edge slides in Lee\u2019s smooth vocals and chorus hits with a fist-pump to the face. It\u2019s wicked fun, but pales compared to the opening track.<\/p>\n

\u201cHead in a Haze\u201d is that aforementioned party song, another storytelling venture about backstage antics, hotel room rutting, and this is the first recording with new guitarist Stan Liberty. If you\u2019ve seen Paisty Jenny live, Liberty brings a metal-tinge to everything he plays, which overall makes this mostly mainstream rock band slightly more rabid, which is just what they needed. Not that they were \u201csafe\u201d before Liberty joined, but hearing him tear into the solos here and on the other tracks brings a toothless grin to your face. With Tye Lovette murdering the drums as he is want to do and his counterpart\/bassist Gabe Matthews’ ability to make even \u201cMary Had a Little Lamb\u201d sound pornographic, everything is ripe and ready to be plucked on Head in a Haze<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Lest you think the band is all about soullessness, drinking and naked Twister, they end the EP with \u201cMy Way Home.\u201d Do they get existential? Well, listen to lines like \u201cSinging songs about my life, but there\u2019s nothing to say,\u201d or \u201cDon\u2019t know where I\u2019m going to, but I know where I\u2019ve been,\u201d and you might make a Walden-ish leap. It\u2019s all ear candy, with deft acoustic sections buoyed by electric riffing, and it\u2019s also \u201cuplifting!\u201d The sing-along factor is measureless, and you\u2019ll be humming to it for hours after the final notes fade away \u2026<\/p>\n

Head in a Haze<\/em> is proof again that the more a band tours, the more it records, and the more they collectively LIVE, their music grows exponentially in tandem. Paisty Jenny gets everything right on Head in a Haze<\/em>. So whether you want to get wasted, cheat,\u00a0enter into a co-dependent acidic relationship, just be happy, or all of the above \u2026 Paisty Jenny has you covered.<\/p>\n

Website: www.paistyjenny.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Track listing:
\n1. Anything
\n2. Back of Your Hand
\n3. Hypocrisy
\n4. Head in a Haze
\n5. Sad Songs
\n6. My Way Home<\/p>\n

Label: Direct Hit Records<\/p>\n

Genre: Hard rock<\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 9\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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