There are no highlights on here... no lowlights either. Your reaction will be to love it, loath it, or just be a bit confused. Great stuff from a band that should be huge.
Hurricane - Over the Edge, Slave to the Thrill, and Take What you Want
Hurricane's three releases lovingly re-mastered on CD for all of us that had 'em on vinyl. This re-issues features the mini-record sleeve format so liner notes are a minimum. A band that never quite did as well as they should, featuring the other half of Quiet Riot bass/guitar duo, and one could argue more talented, but less lucky. Lead singer Kelly Hansen is now using his vocal talents with Foreigner after a career of being a journeyman vocalist. I was fortunate to see this lot live on two of their tours. They were a great live band and talented guys who, like Lillian Axe, were taken as serious as they should have been. A case could be made for this lot to be described as an American Whitesnake. Oodles of charm and they sound like they are having such a damn good time.
These three CDs are worth a purchase for fans of the band or hard rock in general. "I'm on to You" filling your speakers is just a great pleasure. It's nice to see that Hurricane music still stands the test of time.
Sixx AM - Heroin Diaries
Released as a companion to the tell-all book of the same name by Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx, this is by far the best thing any of the band has been involved with for a very long time. Rather than some self-indulgent load of dross; it's a damn good hard rock band with some cracking tunes on it. "Accidents Can Happen" and "Life is Beautiful" are cracking tunes no matter how you cut it. The personal reflection bits interspersed on the CD are both interesting and not intrusive.
It's great stuff and quite a surprise. I never thought I would ever be praising solo material from Motley's members. Lets hope this ain't a one shot deal.
Another load of CDs reviewed for your reading pleasure. It looks to be quite a good spring and summer for releases/tours. It's always nice when you get a good crop coming out. Keep rocking and check out live music whenever you can, no matter how small or large the gig.
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