{"id":17945,"date":"2014-01-13T00:00:14","date_gmt":"2014-01-13T00:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=17945"},"modified":"2014-03-10T22:37:52","modified_gmt":"2014-03-10T22:37:52","slug":"ep-review-jizzy-pearl-crucified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/ep-review-jizzy-pearl-crucified\/","title":{"rendered":"JIZZY PEARL – Crucified EP (2014) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

JIZZY PEARL
Crucified EP<\/strong><\/span>
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Rating: 9\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Back in 1990 a Los Angeles-based band called Love\/Hate blew me away with their debut opus Blackout In The Red Room<\/em>. It was an album so great, dirty, sleazy, swaggering and explosive that I fully expected these guys to blow Guns N\u2019 Roses out of the water in terms of sales and impact.<\/p>\n

Sadly, like all really cool bands Love\/Hate became more of a cult act who over a number of years remained popular on the club circuit, and released some brilliant albums without achieving the major success they deserved.<\/p>\n

Over time, like so many bands, Love\/Hate suffered at the hands of a disinterested label, lack of support, musical trends and eventually by the time 2014 came round, were merely frontman Jizzy Pearl \u2013 a dynamic frontman with a voice that could strip wallpaper \u2013 who, eager not to cause hassle to former band members, decided on putting out this record under his own name after the threat of legal action from those he\u2019d worked with previously (although this EP was briefly available digitally under the Love\/Hate moniker).<\/p>\n

So, Crucified<\/em>, which could and should have been another riotous Love\/Hate affair, is a six track mini-album which opens with the brisk punk frenzy of \u2018Hanging You Out To Dry\u2019. It\u2019s a short, sharp swaggering shock featuring Jizzy\u2019s distinctive rasp over a clatter drums and Mot\u00f6rhead-esque oily guitars which spit attitude. Sure, it is no \u2018Tumbleweed\u2019 or \u2018Blackout In The Red Room\u2019, but it\u2019s delivered with menace as the solo winds itself around that chaotic punch before that superb snarling outro where Jizzy whines, \u201cNothing really matters when you ain\u2019t got a chance, they\u2019ll loot you and salute in your leather pants, you\u2019ve got no pot to piss in and you just can\u2019t dance\u201d<\/em> to a thrilling climax.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s punk rock at its best and yet the strain of \u2018Sunny Day\u2019 comes in complete contrast as a hazy, almost psychedelic buzz with churning riff. It\u2019s simple yet effective with that swirling chorus of meandering solo and hissing percussion.<\/p>\n

\u2018You\u2019re Making Me Nervous\u2019 doesn\u2019t buck the trend; it\u2019s another sweltering rocker with kicking drum as Jizzy wails, \u201cTell me why do you love me or hate me, do you want me to leave…\u201d<\/em>. It\u2019s as if he\u2019s baring his soul like he\u2019s always done as the sweat drips from the walls and his vocal yap scratches the ears.<\/p>\n

\u2018I Don\u2019t Want To Be Your Baby\u2019 lightens the mood with a dreamy acoustic intro, evoking images of the early 90s sleaze-ballad creations that wafts by on a summery organ before Jizzy barks, \u201cIt\u2019s too late to say goodbye, it\u2019s too late to hear you cryin\u2019. I\u2019ve seen enough of stormy days, I\u2019ve had enough of your wicked ways\u201d<\/em>. Whether Jizzy Pearl is addressing his former band members we\u2019ll never know, but it\u2019s such a heartfelt track full of soul and simplicity. Such is its class it wouldn\u2019t seem out of place on Wasted In America<\/em> (1992), which cemented Love\/Hate\u2019s place in rock \u2019n\u2019 roll history as one of the best bands to never make it big.<\/p>\n

With \u2018Love Is All\u2019 there is a touch of Led Zeppelin<\/a>-ish Eastern swirl about the intro, mingling The Beatles with that summery early 90s rock experimentation as Jizzy croons effortlessly amid the tip-tap of bongo drums and a whining guitar. Trippy and elusive, it\u2019s a track of drug-fuelled kaleidoscopic imagery that meanders with no real intent yet works as some type of hallucinogenic mantra.<\/p>\n

And then we reach the final piece of the jigsaw, the bluesy sway of \u2018Too Late\u2019 with Jizzy\u2019s cry of \u201cYou\u2019re running away, running away with the sun in your eyes\u201d<\/em> over a solo which snakes and a drum that plods to great effect.<\/p>\n

And then we\u2019re done, gagging for another six or so tracks to keep the legacy alive and to take us into the murky future. But as it stands, Jizzy Pearl is now the vocalist of Quiet Riot and when he wails, \u201cYou can\u2019t go back, you can\u2019t go back\u201d<\/em>, one can\u2019t help shed a tear in memory of one of rock\u2019s most colourful outfits that was fronted by such a potent voice.<\/p>\n

Jizzy Pearl may believe that \u201cex-members just aren’t worth the hassle\u201d, but what he\u2019s produced here with these six songs is another reason as to why Love\/Hate should exist and look beyond the politics. Alas, Crucified<\/em> is a solo release \u2013 one that is way too short, and yet fantastic throughout.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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