There seemed to be a lot of these stripped down hard rockin’ bands around in 1990, although most of them never had the tunes, just the image. Little Caesar however, had the tunes and a high end producer in Bob Rock behind them. It definitely shows as the production on this album is top notch. Remember, that Bob was also producing The Cult at this time and the sound and groove of both bands are very similar.
Stand out tracks are the kick ass opener Down n’ Dirty with a great sing along hook and chorus that gets stuck in your head. It was however, the band’s cover of the soul classic Chain Of Fools that got them the most attention. They coupled that superb hook line with a hard rockin’ groove and it worked a treat. The old school rock n’ roll vibe Rock N Toll State Of Mind is a fun uptempo rocker and the fade out track Little Queenie with that stones guitar riff.
Little Caesar were definitely head and shoulders above all the other biker bands of the time, and if I was an A&R guy at Geffen, I would have pushed them along with Cinderella as the vibe is very similar. A great rockin’ record that would sit well in anyone’s collection.
8.5/10 from The Grooveman.
