Hard Rock/Glam/Sleaze from Memphis Tennessee. If Motley Crüe and Faster Pussycat had a love child, EMN would be the offspring. They released two albums right at the beginning of the 90’s, of which this is the first. I think you’ll agree that it was not the best time to be putting out a glam rock record, but hindsight is a wonderful thing.
This one passed me by back in the day and I remember reading great reviews in Kerrang about it, but for some reason I never pulled the trigger. Happy to say that the reviews were pretty spot on as this is a great kick ass record to brighten up anyone’s day. I really love the opening two tracks, Hard To Hold, and Ez Come Ez Go – these guys can really groove and Steve Malone is a killer guitar player.
The brooding opening to Walls Come Down gives way to the sleaziest groove and riff you will hear anywhere – this was rightly was released as a single. They channel their inner Guns N Roses on Side 2 opener Listen Up, as the fast spoken vocal line really reminds me of Axl. Dues To Pay and Lord Willin are the speediest tunes on the album, and they both rock along with a great groove. The album closes out with Nobody Knows, and it has the sleaziest vibe of the whole record.
Happy I have this in the collection and if your a fan of the whole glam/sleaze thing then this is for you.
8.5/10 from The Grooveman.
