Wayne Kramer scrapes the proverbial underbelly of society to remind listeners of the ever-present influence of his early work in the MC5 and validate his renewed creative tenacity with Dangerous Madness, his second solo outing. The punk/metal forefather delves into his seminal musical history and harrowing bouts with drug addiction and jail time to create another blast of authentic, streetwise hard rock. The title track launches Dangerous Madness with a hard-driving, wary observation of society...   [ read more ]

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While it made sense that a label inspired by the punk ethic the MC5 helped found put out Wayne Kramer's first full-on solo album, in many ways The Hard Stuff sticks out like a sore thumb from the usual Epitaph fare -- namely, because it's not interested in toeing a particular sonic line. Kramer's youthful obsession with soul power mixed with rough and ready noise, tempered by his older and wiser years but not lacking for a section of energy, makes for a great full-on rock & roll alb...   [ read more ]

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Yes, Wayne Kramer lives in one, but there's a whole lot of memorabilia cluttering his adult world these days. After three strong studio albums that re-established him as a blue collar-cum-radical-boho-street-sage with MC5 credibility intact in the late '90s, Adult World is a pretty scattered effort with lyrics that mostly look to the way-back-when rather than to what's going on today. "Brought a Knife to the Gunfight" is a one-man-band deal with a drum machine, nice harmony vocals, and backwa...   [ read more ]

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