{"id":46579,"date":"2014-11-03T09:13:02","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T14:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=46579"},"modified":"2014-11-03T09:13:02","modified_gmt":"2014-11-03T14:13:02","slug":"crazy-lixx-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2014\/crazy-lixx-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Crazy Lixx | Crazy Lixx<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Matt Karpe<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"CrazySwedish quintet Crazy Lixx have followed up 2012 release Riot Avenue with another record full of 80\u2019s influenced glam tinged metal.<\/p>\n

Along with fellow countrymen Crashdiet and Finns Reckless Love, the popular sub-genre of the past continues to make a steady revival and there are no signs of it going away quietly.<\/p>\n

Lixx\u2019s self-titled fourth opus starts with the rousing \u201cHell Raising Women\u201d which has that classic 80s\u2019 feel. The sleazy guitar riffs and hard drumming take control early on before a catchy chorus dominates with the use of the bands traditional group vocals. <\/p>\n

\u201cSound Of the Loud Minority\u201d is a little nod in the direction of Def Leppard, and with a more controlled pace it is a song that fits perfectly into the stadium rock category. <\/p>\n

\u201cOutlaw\u201d is a brilliant highlight, with a delicious chorus of lyrical balladry that still packs a raucous punch. Once again, backing vocals help to make the song a success and it is a great song to listen to whilst downing your third or fourth JD.<\/p>\n

\u201cGirls Of the 80s\u2019\u201d is another solid hard rocker but the following few tracks send the record on a slight nosedive.<\/p>\n

\u201cI Missed the Mark\u201d, \u201cAll Looks, No Hooks\u201d and the AC\/DC-esque \u201cAint No Rest In Rock n\u2019 Roll\u201d all lack a cutting edge, and whilst the songs are \u2018decent\u2019; decent is all they are.<\/p>\n

\u201cCall To Action\u201d picks things up again and the reworked \u201cHeroes Are Forever\u201d, which originally featured on Lixx\u2019s debut album hits the heights of \u201cOutlaw\u201d. The bass is thumping and the drums are nice and heavy. With some excellent guitar rhythms, it is justified why Crazy Lixx decided to revisit a past haunt.<\/p>\n

\u201cPsycho City\u201d has an almost smothering Kiss influence to it, and the second half is brilliant as a mesmerizing guitar solo goes head to head with some of the best drumming throughout.<\/p>\n

\u201cWrecking Ball Crew\u201d is a steady track that brings things to a close, but there is a little discontentment that sets in when you think about what you have just heard.<\/p>\n

There are some great moments on Crazy Lixx, but it\u2019s let down by a middle trio that seems to be played safe rather than taking the \u2018balls out\u2019 approach that some contemporaries may have risked.
\nOther positives include the huge production and the songs will no doubt sound great when played live in arenas around the world. Also, the use of backing vocals on virtually every song is something that invariably works, and Crazy Lixx are one of the few bands that pull it off nearly every time. <\/p>\n

Crazy Lixx have the capability of becoming huge, and this record should help them get to where they want to be. If that is to happen however, then Crashdiet and Reckless Love deserve the same fate, because those two bands have released better records in the last eighteen months than this.<\/p>\n

Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal<\/p>\n

Band:
\nDanny Rexon- Vocals
\nAndy Zata- Guitar
\nEdd Liam- Guitar
\nJens Sjoholm- Bass
\nJoel Cirera- Drums<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1.\tHell Raising Women
\n2.\tSound Of the Loud Minority
\n3.\tOutlaw
\n4.\tGirls Of the 80s\u2019
\n5.\tI Missed the Mark
\n6.\tAll Looks, No Hooks
\n7.\tAint No Rest In Rock n\u2019 Roll
\n8.\tCall To Action
\n9.\tHeroes Are Forever
\n10.\tPsycho City
\n11.\tWrecking Ball Crew<\/p>\n

Record Label: Frontiers Records<\/p>\n

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

Hardrock Haven Rating: 6.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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