Editing Brave and Crazy (section)

==Reception==
''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' commented that "though more polished, rocker's sophomore outing never sacrifices passion, emotion, and guts for style. Etheridge remains a one-trick artist - most of her songs are in a similar midtempo rocker guitar style - but her lyrics, delivered with startling conviction, lead her to the head of the class."<ref name="Billboard19610828">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-09-23.pdf|magazine=Billboard Music Week|title=Album Reviews|issue=23 September 1989 |page=84 |access-date=July 18, 2024}}</ref>

In their review, ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]'' stated that "''Brave and Crazy'' documents an artist still stoking the furnace of desire...Alternating between somewhat balladic songs and fierce rockers, the album does not suffer the dreaded sophomore slump, but it does convey the suffering born of the blues...While much is said of Etheridge’s vocal instrument, her prowess as a 12-string ace is a large part of why her compositions succeed as well as they do."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1989/CB-1989-11-04.pdf|magazine=Cash Box|title=Album Reviews|issue=11 November 1989 |page=18 |access-date=July 18, 2024}}</ref>

''[[Allmusic]]'' noted that "the throaty singer/guitarist/composer is slightly more reflective than on her first release, but no less confident. Nor is she is any less rootsy. Etheridge's earthiness is a large part of her appeal, and she uses it most advantageously...As introspective as things get on this CD, Etheridge never becomes wimpy or self-pitying. For all its vulnerability, ''Brave and Crazy'' is the work of someone who comes across as a survivor."<ref name=AllMusic />