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Love 'em, hate 'em, never
heard them, anyway you wanna look at it Roxx Gang's got a name
that's synonymous with the excess and extravagance that was '80s
Metal. Call it cheesy (and few could argue?), yet through
all the fluorocarbons scattered amongst the airwaves of the time
there were a few bands with the look and the licks to
survive. And here's a "Best of" example from
these Floridian floozies. "Bodacious Ta Ta's" is a
thirteen song parental nightmare straight outta the bowels of
adolescence and crude, the best of yesterday, covering some six
records. This is something of a new listening experience
for me in terms of actually hearing this band -- surely a few of
their "hits" crossed my path through the years, but by
then, either the factions of the Metal scene were already
entrenched or the path, well worn and tattered, was already
bowing out to self-destructive realist traditions. But these
guys know how to have fun on such carefree casual pleasures as
"Hot For Love," a strong anthemic provider for leeway
at the onset, "Time Bomb," and its G 'n R-like
prowess, back-up vocs and underlying riff lending unexpected and
inexhaustible support, easily making for that big time radio hit
for the time…
Roxx Gang comes out
shooting, hitting the mark in most cases. "Mojo Guru,"
"No Easy Way Out," "Too Cool For
School," and sure nuff there's a few glossy-eyed ballads,
though a little less of the one-dimensionality I first expected
to hear for an all-night-long party Rock orgy…
Not discounting the
face-full-o'-nipple ya receive upon popping out the disc (nice
touch, boys) Roxx Gang's among the more versatile performers of
the age -- got plenty o' the Stones', G n' R hooks and bad
behavior going on, Rock & Soul in the classic Mike
Monroe/Hanoi Rocks Glam/Trash tradition, pretty consistent album
to album such as we might uncover from our brief trip album to
album, presented in no particular order here.
Stay tuned for the new cut,
"Spoonful," plus their uncensored "Star
Trip" video for a behind the scenes look at why we all
wanted to pick up a guitar and sing in the first place!
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| Artist |
Roxx Gang |
| Title |
Bodacious Ta
Ta's |
| Label |
Perris
Records |
| Reviewer |
Vinnie Apicella |
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| website |
Roxx
Gang's Home Site |
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