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Everybody’s Crazy
Rock · 1985 · 9 tracks

Everybody’s Crazy

High-octane AOR and hard rock from a pre-ballad era. Shredding guitars, gated drums, and a raspy vocal performance that leans into arena-sized intensity.

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It's Michael Bolton before the suits, when he was basically a hair-metal singer with a soul obsession.

High-stakes emotional intensity delivered through a lens of 1980s arena-rock bravado.

Everybody’s Crazy · vs · Michael Bolton
Defiant+3.1σ

Defiant saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
Save Our Love
4:05
02
Everybody’s Crazy
4:42
03
Can’t Turn It Off
4:00
04
Call My Name
4:16
05
Everytime
3:47
06
Desperate Heart
4:01
07
Start Breaking My Heart
4:34
08
You Don’t Want Me Bad Enough
3:49
09
Don’t Tell Me It’s Over
4:00
Moments Worth Waiting For
The title track's opening guitar riff that sounds more like Judas Priest than the Michael Bolton the world would eventually know.
The high-register vocal scream at the climax of Save Our Love that showcases a raw, rock-star intensity.
The synth-brass stabs and driving double-time energy that propel the bridge of Don't Tell Me It's Over.
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