These guys shoulda shared the same limelight as Guns 'n' Roses but it never happened. A whole career as a good rockin' sleaze band but nothing more, 'Sex Action' snaps at the heels of Motley Crue, the spiralling 'Electric Gypsy' is certainly where Love/Hate came from, and there's no doubt that Tracii Guns, who founded Guns 'n' Roses with Axl, is a talented guitarist, but this kind of poppy, one-dimensional rock 'n' roll leaves a bitter taste. Predictable choruses, the occasional swagger ('Bitch Is Back'), the lighter-waving anthem ('Cry No More' leading into 'One Way Ticket'), it's all here, but it's not enough for me, lacking the sheer leathery menace of 'Too Fast For Love' and overall quality of 'Appetite For Destruction'.
In the end, it's still sincere rock 'n' roll I guess but it leaves me feeling empty.
6/10
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