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With their newest release, "Leave Me Alone", Boston's Lulu's in Crisis come into their own with a vengeance, mixing a host of rock and roll influences into a blender of modern day rock and roll splendor. Long one of the stalwarts of the Boston Indie Rock Scene, Lulu's lyricist and lead vocalist Gifford Campbell has insured a much wider audience for this breakout band with a sharp collection of hum it in the shower type tunes that pay homage to a host of musical heroes. Campbell has taken his vocals to a completely different level with this release. His deep throated "Yeah" starts off your musical journey with the tormented angst of Leave Me Alone. When Campbell sings "Leave me alone, you don't know who I am, I'm not the Son of Sam" and Dana Tower slams into the scene with one of his endless number of seering guitar leads, you think that Campbell just may actually be the bad guy here. Right Wrong explodes out of your speakers with the AC/DC, TNT like chant of the song title, then it's all Queens of the Stone Age like Rock Power with yet another ridiculously mind bending set of guitar leads from Mr. Tower. Like all the songs on this release, the rhythm section of bassist Den Healy and drummer Mario DeRubeis flail away like Flea and Tommy Lee with something to prove. The CD's best track, Want to Want You is everything that's rock solid about Lulu's. A great screaming intro of "Let's Go" from Campbell, more 70's arena rock riffs from Tower, a Cheap Trick meets Stone Temple Pilots song structure, backing vocals that will have all the girls singing along and a can't get it out of your head chorus surrounded by Campbell's always clever lyrics. Social Commentary in Rock and Roll can be as heavy handed as a pro Ralph Nader rant from Eddie Vedder at a Pearl Jam show, but Campbell and company take on the Mathew Sheppard saga with Life is Sacred and make it work with a war cry of "Hatred, hatred, why's there's always so much hatred?", an anguished lament that takes the song where it needs to go,a universal cry for sanity in the world. Towers incendiary leads tear through Campbell's words and augment the sound with the fury. See You Next Tuesday is the shining moment for bassist, Den Healy and drummer, Mario DeRubeis as they lay down the bottom on the this Kick out The Jams meets Metallica hard rocker that will put ants in your pants even if you've never had em there before. Start Over takes the heavy melodies even deeper, to a place of head bangin dance steps available to only the real party people, those who know a good thing when they hear it. The Strokes, Hives, Ryan Adams, Queens of the Stone Age and others have touched upon the past to bring a welcome new sound to a world filled with the audio illusions of NSYNC and Britney Spears. Lulu's in Crisis join the cadre of "real" bands keeping "real" music alive with Leave Me Alone. Order this CD today and see for yourself why Lulus in Crisis are for real! Track List: 1. Leave Me Alone 2. Right/Wrong 3. Want to Want You 4. Life is Sacred 5. See You Next Tuesday 6. Start Over Suggested CDs:
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