Buckcherry savors 'Crazy resurgence

The crowd at Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena is primed, rowdy and ready to rock, anxiously anticipating a night with hometown hero Kid Rock.

But then the onstage DJ spins “Crazy Bitch,” the signature hit from resurgent rock band Buckcherry’s third album, “15.” For three minutes and 22 seconds, the Kid Rock partisans have only Buckcherry on the brain, singing every word while dancing and pumping fists with such ferocity you’d think the band itself was onstage.

It’s a moment of pure rock ‘n’ roll transcendence — and a clear illustration of the transcendence Buckcherry has made from what manager Allen Kovac calls “beyond dead” to a return-to-platinum status with 2006’s “15.”