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Mötley Crüe, ‘Too Fast for Love’
The album that launched a thousand bands. Fueled by drugs, alcohol, and Vince Neil’s impossibly shrill wail, Mötley Crüe unwittingly established the look, sound and attitude of a
decade with this rough-and-tumble album recorded in just a week. Permeated by a genuine punk sneer, ‘Too Fast for Love’s take-no-prisoners abandon still sounds fresh today, while Tommy Lee’s I’ve-got-a-cowbell-and-I’m-gonna-use-it drumming may be the best example of hard-rock sticksmanship committed to tape since John Bonham laid it down with Led Zeppelin.
Ratt, ‘Out of the Cellar’
If the metal world learned one lesson from Ratt’s ‘Out of the Cellar,’ it was this: A shit-kickin’ attitude and headbanging classics like “Round and Round” and “Lack of Communication” will triumph over shortcomings like gruesome looks and a piss-poor lead singer any day. Truly, the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Poison, ‘Look What the Cat Dragged In’
First of all, anyone who dares to claim that his first reaction to the jacket cover to Poison’s debut wasn’t, “Whoa! These chick are hot!” is a lying sack of shit. Second of all, C.C. DeVille was the funniest, coolest, and most reckless guitar player to ever sell-out an arena. Third of all, if “Talk Dirty to Me” had been recorded by the Sex Pistols for ‘Never Mind the Bullocks,’ snotty rock critics everywhere would be hailing it as the greatest punk-rock song of all time.
Guns N’ Roses, ‘Appetite for Destruction’
The massive ‘do sported by Axl Rose in the “Welcome to the Jungle” video certainly justifies this album’s inclusion in any hair-metal best-of list. That said, with its magic combination of Stones-on-steroids riffs and punk-rock nihilism, ‘Appetite’ may also be one of the 20 best rock records of all time–so good, in fact, that GN’R had no choice but to release a double album in an attempt to top it.
Faster Pussycat, ‘Faster Pussycat’
It’s a shame that Faster Pussycat felt the need to “evolve” after releasing this rough-and-tumble collection. If they had stayed their course, they might now be regarded as L.A.’s snotty answer to the New York Dolls. True to Johnny Thunders’ “rock now, ask questions later” approach, singer Taime Downe painstakingly imitated Dolls vocalist David Johansen’s total disregard for pitch. Perhaps more importantly, Downe also shared Johansen’s flair for injecting wit and wordplay into otherwise lowbrow lyrics.
Warrant, ‘Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich’
Yes, Warrant may have taken the over-sexed himbo act to new and odious extremes in their horny live shows. But that should never eclipse the simple truth that vocalist Jani Lane was one of the most accomplished songwriters of the pop-metal genre. If you can’t get down with anthems like “Big Talk,” “Down Boys,” and the disturbing moving ballad “Sometimes She Cries,” seek medical attention immediately–you’re heart has stopped.
Mötley Crüe, ‘Too Fast for Love’
The album that launched a thousand bands. Fueled by drugs, alcohol, and Vince Neil’s impossibly shrill wail, Mötley Crüe unwittingly established the look, sound and attitude of a
decade with this rough-and-tumble album recorded in just a week. Permeated by a genuine punk sneer, ‘Too Fast for Love’s take-no-prisoners abandon still sounds fresh today, while Tommy Lee’s I’ve-got-a-cowbell-and-I’m-gonna-use-it drumming may be the best example of hard-rock sticksmanship committed to tape since John Bonham laid it down with Led Zeppelin.
Ratt, ‘Out of the Cellar’
If the metal world learned one lesson from Ratt’s ‘Out of the Cellar,’ it was this: A shit-kickin’ attitude and headbanging classics like “Round and Round” and “Lack of Communication” will triumph over shortcomings like gruesome looks and a piss-poor lead singer any day. Truly, the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Poison, ‘Look What the Cat Dragged In’
First of all, anyone who dares to claim that his first reaction to the jacket cover to Poison’s debut wasn’t, “Whoa! These chick are hot!” is a lying sack of shit. Second of all, C.C. DeVille was the funniest, coolest, and most reckless guitar player to ever sell-out an arena. Third of all, if “Talk Dirty to Me” had been recorded by the Sex Pistols for ‘Never Mind the Bullocks,’ snotty rock critics everywhere would be hailing it as the greatest punk-rock song of all time.
Guns N’ Roses, ‘Appetite for Destruction’
The massive ‘do sported by Axl Rose in the “Welcome to the Jungle” video certainly justifies this album’s inclusion in any hair-metal best-of list. That said, with its magic combination of Stones-on-steroids riffs and punk-rock nihilism, ‘Appetite’ may also be one of the 20 best rock records of all time–so good, in fact, that GN’R had no choice but to release a double album in an attempt to top it.
Faster Pussycat, ‘Faster Pussycat’
It’s a shame that Faster Pussycat felt the need to “evolve” after releasing this rough-and-tumble collection. If they had stayed their course, they might now be regarded as L.A.’s snotty answer to the New York Dolls. True to Johnny Thunders’ “rock now, ask questions later” approach, singer Taime Downe painstakingly imitated Dolls vocalist David Johansen’s total disregard for pitch. Perhaps more importantly, Downe also shared Johansen’s flair for injecting wit and wordplay into otherwise lowbrow lyrics.
Warrant, ‘Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich’
Yes, Warrant may have taken the over-sexed himbo act to new and odious extremes in their horny live shows. But that should never eclipse the simple truth that vocalist Jani Lane was one of the most accomplished songwriters of the pop-metal genre. If you can’t get down with anthems like “Big Talk,” “Down Boys,” and the disturbing moving ballad “Sometimes She Cries,” seek medical attention immediately–you’re heart has stopped.
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