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Coming right at the tail end of all things melodic, just before the dark and gloom of grunge, descended Trixter. They made a loud splash with a killer first album and a couple of big radio friendly singles in One In A Million and Give It To Me Good. They have continued sporadically releasing new music and playing shows. This vinyl album was released on CD in 2012 but this version came out in 2022.  

The band revolves around the amazing talents of guitarist/vocalist Steve Brown and bassist/vocalist PJ Farley. The one thing about this record is that it is as though the dark days of gloom never happened and this could have been a follow up to their first album, it’s just a great fun positive vibe record. They say class always shines through and this record oozes it from every pore. So many great songs like Drag Me Down, Dirty Love, Ride, Physical Attraction, Save Your Soul, and my personal fave, Machine.

These guys are just great songwriters. When they perform live, they give it everything, and Steve Brown is one hell of a player. Great album!

9/10 from The Grooveman.

I’m sure you’ve all noticed that there are a lot of counterfeit releases of original albums doing the rounds at the moment, and believe me there are a lot of them. This Trixter record is hard to find an original copy in the wild, and when you do it goes for stupid money so I thought I would try one of these knock off copies to see what it’s like.

First off, the cover is pretty poor as it’s just a scan of the CD. It’s been enlarged to fit the LP size, it’s slightly out of focus, and slightly pixelated. The quality of the record is really good heavyweight vinyl. The recording itself is just a rip from the CD and sounds a bit flat. You can’t take away from the music however, as this is a really good album, always was and always will be. I’m a big admirer of Steve Brown as a guitar player and his playing is outstanding on this album. Of course they have the songs to match his talents and Line Of Fire is a great opening track with a killer hook and chorus. Heart Of Steel is high on the melody with a killer solo. Highlight of the album is Side 2 opener Bad Girl, which starts with some guitar gymnastics and flows, into a killer sleazy riff and groove, with a super catchy hook and chorus. You’ll Never See Me Cryin’ should have been a huge single, great song with super catchy beat and groove. Ride The Whip is a killer rock night special guaranteed to get the toe a tappin’.

So do you want to fork out a fortune for an original or get an affordable copy?

9/10 from The Grooveman.