One of the fun things about the 80’s rock scene was that all sorts of weird and wonderful bands appeared on the scene, attempting to cash in and have their 15 minutes in the spotlight. Madam X are exactly that – 1 album (full of throwaway football style chants) and they were gone.
I would have put money on Gene Simmons having something to do with this, but no, it was Rick Derringer playing the cheese card. The band revolved around sisters Maxine and Roxy Petrucci. Roxy would of course jump ship to join all female rockers, Vixen.
I would be lying if I said I didn’t find this a fun record as it puts a big smile on my face. High In High School was the big hit from the album and did quite well. It’s this type of sing-a-long that they were quite good at, and We Want Rock and Stand Up And Fight are the other standout tracks. Sometimes albums just exist for fun, and this is definitely on of those.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
