Gary Dranow and the Manic Emotions have been making music together since 1966. Their journey has been fueled by a passion for creativity and a love of performing for audiences. With Gary Dranow on vocals and guitar, Jerry Manftedi on bass, Jethro DeFries on drums, and Tommy Mars on keyboards, the band has extensive experience playing live shows in Southern California. They bring diverse influences from blues, blues rock, rock and roll, alternative rock, hard rock, and metal together to create songs meant to connect emotionally with listeners. Now, the band is excited to share their magic with new audiences in and around Salt Lake City and Park City, Utah. Their music reflects their experiences and strives to resonate deeply with everyone.
Gary Dranow’s new single “Self Sacrifice” is a compelling piece of alt-rock that really grabs your attention from the first note. The song builds in intensity in a truly cinematic way. It starts with atmospheric guitar melodies that slowly swell alongside emotive vocals.
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As the song progresses, the instrumentation gets thicker, with driving drum beats and roaring guitar riffs entering the mix. You can feel the intensity ramping up even before the raging chorus hits. When it does, with the lines “Kill the ones for all, just the ones for all,” it’s a total tidal wave of sound and energy. The band is in lockstep, powerfully delivering the anthemic hook.
What’s most impressive is how Gary Dranow also lets the song breathe at points. Even amidst the powerful layers of sound, the verses maintain their melodic richness. You get a sense of the dark lyrical themes he’s exploring – regret, consequences, facing inner demons. It gives the song depth beyond just a full-throttle rocker.
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The musicianship throughout is top-notch, too. The guitar work is fiery yet tasteful, driving the song forward. Lead vocals are raw and passionate, perfectly capturing the emotion in the words. It’s the total package- there’s energy, there’s such stirring passion, there’s highly professional production and then there’s hard-hitting lyrics! The song totally swept me off my feet.
With “Self Sacrifice,” Gary Dranow has delivered an alt-rock tour de force. It’s gripping from start to finish, pulling you deep into its cinematic storytelling.
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