{"id":24957,"date":"2013-01-08T13:49:43","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T18:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=24957"},"modified":"2014-02-16T09:11:54","modified_gmt":"2014-02-16T14:11:54","slug":"miss-crazy-grip-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2013\/miss-crazy-grip-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss Crazy | Grip<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Derric Miller<\/span>
\n– Managing Editor —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"MissThe single greatest chorus in 2012 was written and released at the end of the year, and it\u2019s from Miss Crazy\u2019s song \u201cHail Bruce Lee.\u201d Even the line before the chorus, \u201cNo one tells me what to do \u2014 not even me!\u201d is addictive in its testosterone-laden bravado, but when you hear \u201cDon\u2019t wanna fuck with me, don\u2019t wanna take me on, I\u2019m fucking Bruce Lee \u2026 enter the dragon!\u201d you\u2019ll be suddenly thinking joining the UFC isn\u2019t such a bad idea. It\u2019s \u2026 awesome.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a few years since the quasi-kabuki makeup-wearing band has released new music, so they may have fallen out of the attention of Hard Rock fans. Well, start paying attention again, because their new release Grip<\/em> is one raging, pissed off slab of melodic and metallic music.<\/p>\n

The songs are short and blunt \u2014 most of them are between two to three minutes. This means Miss Crazy doesn\u2019t wait to get to the point; every song IS the point. The opener, \u201cMake It Go Away,\u201d has a bit of an old school Def Leppard vibe but with Marcus Allen Christopher\u2019s vocal-chord shredding type of singing, akin to Tom Kiefer from Cinderella. You can feel the Viagra pulse throughout each note; you will never be able to accuse Miss Crazy of having Low T.<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing Suits Me\u201d is even more manic, this throbbing, razor-riffed composition that screams anger and angst and just being unsatisfied with \u2026 everything in the universe. This is one of the heaviest tracks Miss Crazy has ever released, and it\u2019s not even close.<\/p>\n

They get back to their more melodic roots on \u201cTrue Blood,\u201d a bass-driven rocker that is more Arena Rock than screeching Metal from the first two tracks. If you are an Adam Sandler fan, then when\u00a0Christopher sings \u201cThe night time is the right time,\u201d it\u2019ll add an extra punch or 12 as well.<\/p>\n

The aforementioned \u201cHail Bruce Lee\u201d is the highlight of the album. It\u2019s groovy, bluesy, beginning with a foreboding slower pace that crescendos from verse to bridge to chorus, and just drips with musical venom. It\u2019s also one of the more complex songs on the release, with tempo changes and a chorus that sprays napalm. If you just need to hear one song to know what Miss Crazy is all about today, buy this track.<\/p>\n

As stated, past releases from the band were not this heavy, and \u201cAll About You\u201d has that more candy-coated composition that could have fit on II<\/em> or their debut.\u00a0Christopher takes the edge out of his voice and sings cleaner during the verses, albeit he still sounds sleazy \u2026 in a good way. The grit is back on the chorus, and the poppy guitar chorus and simple, heartfelt message of \u201cIf I make a decision, know that it\u2019s all about you,\u201d puts this in a close second behind \u201cHail Bruce Lee.\u201d<\/p>\n

The rest of the album, \u201cKnowing Me,\u201d \u201cStraight Till the End,\u201d and \u201cFear\u201d continue on the trend of massively heavy. The searing guitar solo on \u201cFear\u201d emits that obsessive anger, and it\u2019s one of the best solos the band has ever recorded. Everything just works, even the title \u201cGrip,\u201d which could be a metaphor for breaking away from what has us in its grip and is holding us back.<\/p>\n

Grip<\/em> isn\u2019t just Miss Crazy saying \u201cwe are back\u201d or \u201cwe never left.\u201d Grip<\/em> is Miss Crazy releasing some of the best music they\u2019ve recorded, and stepping it up from both a talent perspective and overall attitude. It\u2019s just really damn good.<\/p>\n

Genre: Hard, Sleaze Rock<\/p>\n

Band:
\nMarcus Allen Christopher \u2014 lead vocals, guitars
\nChris Jordan \u2014 drums
\nCraig Launer \u2014 guitars
\nChris Stringari \u2014 bass<\/p>\n

Track listing:
\n1. Make It Go Away
\n2. Nothing Suits Me
\n3. True Blood
\n4. Higher
\n5. Hail Bruce Lee
\n6. All About You
\n7. Knowing Me
\n8. Straight Till The End
\n9. Fear<\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 8.8\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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