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DANGER DANGER – Screw It

January 22, 2024 /

Released in ’91, this is album number two from one of the great melodic rock bands of the late eighties. A hotshot guitar player was a necessity in all bands of this ilk, and they definitely had one of the best in Andy Timmons. There were so many great melodic rock albums that were put out around this time and this is definitely one of them. Danger Danger should have been huge.

I think everyone has heard the song Monkey Business, and what a great way to open the album. But, Slipped Her The Big One (ahem) just blows it out of the water. It has a killer riff and great playing from Mr. Timmons. Also, the hook and melody are just huge, and man that groove! Beat The Bullet is another ripping track with Andy giving it the beans, and the hook and chorus are massive. Get Your Shit Together, Puppet Show, Don’t Blame It On Love, and Horny SOB all killer tunes.

This is another record that is stellar right from the needle drop to the end. I can pick any tune as my favourite but today I am going with Slipped Her The Big One.

10/10 from The Grooveman.

DANGER DANGER – s/t

May 28, 2022 /

Another band that had their brief time in the spotlight at the end of the ’80s/ early ’90s, until grunge swept them away. This is the band’s first album released in ’89 and was my first introduction to Andy Timmons. He was a killer guitar player who released a stack of solo albums after he left Danger Danger.

Regarded as a classic in aor/melodic rock circles, this album is high on melody with big hooks and sing-a-long hands-in-the-air type anthems. Naughty Naughty was the big song from this record and did well in the singles charts, but there are other tracks that are just as good like Saturday Nite, Bang Bang, and Rock America – all of which are perfect party songs. My favorite (as well as Naughty Naughty) is the fast shuffle of the album closer, Live It Up, where Andy obliges with some tasty licks. Still a fun album to listen to and is a great feel good record.

9/10 from The Grooveman.

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