I remember being told that The Krazyhouse was "shit" by a friend. A few months later, I was taken there for the first time by another friend. It wasn't quite love at first sight. I liked the seating areas, the music and the idea of having three floors with three different genres of music. In retrospect, it kind of makes you consider the nature in which things grow on you.
I don't love The Krazyhouse in the same way I'd love a favourite film or a favourite song. You kind of love it in the same way you'd love a family member; that sense of familiarity, but far more importantly, that sense of comfort, safety even.
The Krazyhouse - or The K, as it is often known - is the type of place you visit every time you're out. I could tell you - and probably will - all the things that make The K great but it all really boils down to something very simple that is often overlooked. The K has a personality, unlike many bars, it is it's own entity. The Krazyhouse means something.
I'll stop being so metaphorical now and tells you some of the things I like about The Krazyhouse in a more literal sense. Firstly, the three floors really do you give you a rare sense of freedom and choice. That sounds obvious but it's the truth. I can't tell you how many times I've felt, more than anything, bored at some bars. You almost always have to pay an entrance fee, usually in the region of £3 - £5, but it always seems worth it because of the knowledge you'll probably be there for hours.
Having said that, I feel that I should worn you about the time of the night you choose to visit The K. Go about midnight. I've been earlier and seen those sticky floors entirely empty. Trust me, it's always a disheartening moment. Like seeing a close family member naked.
Back to the music. The first floor plays metal, the second plays indie and the third plays chart and dance music. It depends on the day, but these descriptions are fairly vague. Trust me, too much time on K2 and you'll soon know every word of the Panic! at the Disco song. If you don't know already, you will do soon.
You won't believe how appreciative you'll be of the pool tables provided. It's a rare thing for a nightclub to have an area to cool of and relax but I'm thankful The K does. It's things like that which go along way. Take note, dive bars of Liverpool. You bastards know who you are.
Don't get me wrong, The Krazyhouse isn't exactly Studio 54, I believe I've already mentioned the famed sticky floors. But in a way that's the beauty of it. It doesn't want to be. And, frankly, the students who visit it don't want it to be that. I think that might just be it. The K is pretty much what you want from a crazy, rock, student bar. It lacks any pretensions.
The Krazyhouse remains a safe haven in a city full of bars and home to anyone who wants to have a few drinks and dance to something other than mind-numbing dance songs. For a few hours at least anyway. read more