Music such as this should make bands such as Guns 'n' Roses question their own ability, but then again, bands as cool as Kik Tracee don't get anywhere anyway, whilst G 'n' R and the likes become bloated soap opera's.'No Rules' is big-time rock, boasting production values matched only by Crue's 'Dr Feelgood', this has all the swagger and hip-shaking arrogance that was also displayed by Saigon Kick, Love/Hate and Mother Love Bone.
This is at times sleazy, sometimes and a bit sprayed up in the hair department, but don't let that put you off, because this is thunder rock that makes Kiss and the likes seem like a basement band who should be ashamed of their achievements.
Saigon Kick is probably the nearest comparison to this record, it's a clever, all out party record but it has a vision and a huge amount of attitude, mainly in the lungs of vocalist Steven Shareaux, who one moment is heavy metal whore, the next, glam rock god, check out the oomph of 'You're So Strange' and the mouth-watering 'Big Western Sky'.
Naturally, this record is so good that it flopped in the sales department, people at the time were probably too busy listening to their Poison albums to take on something so intelligent, but miss this at your peril because although short-lived, Kik Tracee live long in the memory as fabulous rock.
8/10
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