I posted that video because the second I read the title of the Debut from The Crazy Ivans, this was the only song I could hear in my head.
That being said… Take young people and force feed them, generic passionless radio pop rock and the result will be the lost generation. These were the circumstances that bread the Sex Pistols and the Punk rock movement. The Crazy Ivans are a product of this same formula. 6 young people from the heart of Texas inundated by “bubble gum” and repulsed by that have started a return to real American Punk.
In the UK, Punk Rock is held in high regard, with names like The Sex Pistols, and The Clash, being uttered with the same reverence as royalty, and these band’s leaders, Sid Vicious, and Joe Strummer being in the company of God. But here in the U.S.; punk has become washed out and watered down, Green Day who used to be American Punk royalty, has been to reduced to bubblegum pop. This album is a brilliant reminder of Punk Rock’s glory days.
The Crazy Ivans have surpassed merely a “Punk” album, as it features some toned down acoustic piano rock, and even some thrash metal.
Their debut, “Go Back to Russia, Sucka” (Thus the Video post), has feelings of punk, and piano rock, and even metal, with good musicianship and, vocals that are reminiscent of female rock innovator Janis Joplin, this is a great debut.
The one drawback to the album, is that the bands lack of experience writing an album. Lyrically it could be better but lyricism is not something that can be taught, its only learned by experience. So I wait anxiously for their next release but in the meantime, this album Rocks!
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