Mr. Brad Sinsel, the nearly man of the Seattle music scene. TKO’s In Your Face album released back in ’84 but it was actually recorded in ’81, but they couldn’t get a deal. This is an album way ahead of the curve and one of my favourites from this time.

By the time it actually surfaced, hot shot guitarist Adam “Bomb” Brenner, who wrote all the songs with Sinsel, had left and even though they toured relentlessly momentum had disappeared. There was a third album but it didn’t do a whole bunch. Next up for Sinsel would be the Suicide Squad project that only released an EP on Music For Nations. Then, in ’92 up popped the War Babies project which originally featured Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam.

There is a demos album doing the rounds, but this was the only album they made. The vibe is sleaze/glam/grunge with a healthy dose of early Aerosmith thrown in there. Sinsel’s throaty rasp really suits this music and the tracks Sweetwater and Sea Of Madness are pure gold. This album is packed with quality tunes. Of the slower grungy tracks, Blue Tomorrow is an epic moody beast.

The record company dumped them after this, saying they were too glam for Seattle. I guess it wasn’t meant to be. Brad is still out there in a band called Angels Of Dresden with another Pearl Jammer Mike McCready.

8.5/10 from The Grooveman.