This is the only album by Sweethard. It was released back in ´85 but by ´86 they were dust in the wind. Sounding like a metal band but with an image more akin to a bargain basement glam band on their first visit to Sephora, it’s actually not a bad record. Maybe if they had gone with the denim and leather approach they would have fared a little better, or if they didn’t put Mary Beat Me Blue on the record.
Although musically it’s not too bad a track, it’s the lyrics that are cheese ball central.
Anyhoo, my favourite tune is Way Out Of Hell but with the chugga crunch of Goodbye in a close second. There were a million bands like this in the mid eighties and you had to have something a bit special to get noticed and unfortunately, it’s something Sweethard did not possess. It’s still a fun listen though.
7/10 from The Grooveman.
