Roxx - Diamonds and Rust
(Perris Records - 2002)

Let's travel back to the glam days of the 80's when life was a blast and put on something slendid - enter Roxx. A fine example of a class underground band band that should've made it - problem was that there were so many similar bands around at the time. Anyway, these here demos are a perfect party moment waiting to explode in an early Motley Crue kinda way dating from '85 to '89. Let's hear it for the sqawking George 'Roxi' Hall and his hair bear bunch who stand clad in tight pants tucked in cowboy boots et al. When you hear the opening to 'Breakdown' or the sqealin' guitar solo in 'Better than Dead', you just know it makes sense. It really is a party from beginning to end - just a pity about the distortion problems on 'Rockin' the City' because the number is pure LA styled Brilliance - I just love how it all blends together. Down to the cheese we go with the Big Bopper opening 12-bar, 'Lickity Split' or the rompin' sleaze of 'Hot Sweet' or the dialogue about the blonde babe who you'd pay $1200 dollars just to sqeeze her (find out what by buying the album). Vince Neil Perfection. Don't expect state of the art sound quality (they are demos) but do expect to be given a damn good time.
10/10
By Glenn Milligan, BA Hons CS
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