Way back in 1999 a band from my hometown got signed to a deal with Island Records. They released their album the summer of that year and got a CD release party opening for Fuel. No, it wasn't Buckcherry, but this is how I first came to see the rock and roll act.
The local band was called Pound, they were a mediocre, radio-friendly rock act that fell apart shortly after and reformed as Flywheel. Well, Pound is just a footnote in this story, noted primarily for introducing me to Buckcherry and getting me to a Fuel show (who were surprisingly heavy live). Anyway, Buckcherry proved to be a rather exciting act that delivered some nice Aerosmith flavored rock and roll.
I remember picking up their self-titled debut album and falling in love with a couple of their tracks, songs that would go one to be the biggest hits off the disk. Those songs were "Lit Up" and "For the Movies." To this day I still listen to those songs, and a few others off that disk, but I quickly lost track of the band. I never paid much attention to them. I didn't know they released Time Bomb, nor did I know they broke up in 2002 only to reform with some new players in 2005. I somehow was aware of the 2006 release 15, which was a hit reaching platinum status. I don't think I've heard anything off of that release.
Not long ago I stumbled across the video for "Too Drunk." At first I thought I was going to hear a cover of the Dead Kennedys' tune, but that was not the case. What I got instead was an old school sleaze and roll song that didn't spare on either account. It is bluesy, infectious, and fun. It also proved to be enough to get me interested in Black Butterfly.
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1 - Tony
If you like BC you will LOVE BC Singer's CD, JOSH TODD "You Made Me"