Weird name for a rock band as it more suits something with the vibe of Tears For Fear. This is the band’s third album released in ’89, and is a sleazy dirty rock n roll album (for the most part anyway). The first two tracks, Geared And Primed and Half The Truth, are textbook LA sleaze rock n roll – even though they are from Nashville. Third track in, It Came Crashing Down The Staircase, sounds like a completely different band as the song has a strong indie vibe. Six Empty Bottles goes in a different direction again as the groove has a distinct funk vibe. Side 1 ends with Mr. Indecision and is the best track on the album. A nice and dirty riff coupled with a stomp 4/4 beat is always a winner to get the toe tapping and the head bopping.
Side 2 starts of the same as Side 1, with the fast big sleazy groove of Tijuana Go. To me, this when the band really click. Dragon Park again has that hint of funk mixed with the sleaze, and Jeff Mays plays a tasty solo. So Your Love Is True feels like something Billy Idol would do. I really like the main riff and groove, but the chorus is a bit weak. This Time Around is probably the weakest track on the album and doesn’t seem to fit with the overall vibe of the record. The album closes out with Take Me Down which is an uptempo rocker.
Not a bad album but could have been better. It feels as though the band had a bit of an identity crisis.
7.5/10 from The Grooveman.
