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Buckcherry Savors 'Crazy' comeback |
Contributed By: Dan Schwartz
Created On: Saturday, 12 April 2008
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But then the onstage DJ spins "Crazy Bitch," the signature hit from resurgent rock band Buckcherry's third album, "15." For three minutes and 22 seconds, the Kid Rock partisans have only Buckcherry on the brain, singing every word while dancing and pumping fists with such ferocity you'd think the band itself was onstage.
It's a moment of pure rock'n'roll transcendence -- and a clear illustration of the transcendence Buckcherry has made from what manager Allen Kovac calls "beyond dead" to a return-to-platinum status with 2006's "15."
The album, which has spent 103 weeks in the upper reaches of the Billboard 200 chart, has spawned such hits as "Crazy Bitch" and "Sorry" during a marathon campaign that may blend seamlessly with the setup for Buckcherry's next set, expected this summer.
The group is also the vanguard of a rock resurgence that includes crossover success by such groups as Finger Eleven, Daughtry, Three Days Grace, Flyleaf and Lifehouse.
Buckcherry released its self-titled debut album in 1999 on DreamWorks, bucking the teen pop and rap-rock trends of the time to score gold sales and such modern rock chart hits as "Lit Up," "Check Your Head" and "For the Movies."
But its 2001 follow-up, "Time Bomb," failed to ignite. The group imploded in 2002 with three members leaving Nelson and frontman Josh Todd at an impasse, even though the singer says they had started writing material -- including "Crazy Bitch" -- for a third album.
Todd says he and Nelson, who were part of a nascent version of Velvet Revolver that didn't pan out, never formally called it a day.
Todd says the band, with all members now contributing, is "finishing up the songwriting" process for the album. Buckcherry plans to hit the studio in May.
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