There's been a fine line in the past between some so-called 'hair metal' and the late '80s, early '90s wave of 'alterno' metal. The hair metal tag was also a damning tag for some bands, Saigon Kick, one fine example of a truly great act who were wonderfully intelligent yet painted as pretty boy rock. Law & Order come from the same dreamy breeze as SK, 'Guilty...' being one of those delightful records that slithers in and out of the nooks and crannies of the categories applied to it. Swooning vocals, funky jams, bright sunshine rhythms, cool water guitars, catchy hooks and some great choruses, this is somewhere between SK, Kik Tracee (especially in the velvet tones of Shane) and that type of band. 'Soul Inside' a mystical trip through rock's more inventive avenues. Again, this type of band were criminally ignored, but this type of record and style breathed so much new life into metal which bizarrely would die a death due to the injection of dreary grunge. Law & Order may not look like what they sound on the back of the vinyl, but it's what's inside that counts and the sugary 'We Don't See God', and elegant 'I Think It's Gonna Rain Today' are so thought provoking as they wistfully soar above the clouds, taking metal to new dizzying heights. Many would have missed the Law & Order bus, but these are the sort of albums people would have ignored expecting some type of pouting metal, but miss this at your peril.Saturday 12 March 2011
Law & Order - Guilty Of Innocence (1989)
There's been a fine line in the past between some so-called 'hair metal' and the late '80s, early '90s wave of 'alterno' metal. The hair metal tag was also a damning tag for some bands, Saigon Kick, one fine example of a truly great act who were wonderfully intelligent yet painted as pretty boy rock. Law & Order come from the same dreamy breeze as SK, 'Guilty...' being one of those delightful records that slithers in and out of the nooks and crannies of the categories applied to it. Swooning vocals, funky jams, bright sunshine rhythms, cool water guitars, catchy hooks and some great choruses, this is somewhere between SK, Kik Tracee (especially in the velvet tones of Shane) and that type of band. 'Soul Inside' a mystical trip through rock's more inventive avenues. Again, this type of band were criminally ignored, but this type of record and style breathed so much new life into metal which bizarrely would die a death due to the injection of dreary grunge. Law & Order may not look like what they sound on the back of the vinyl, but it's what's inside that counts and the sugary 'We Don't See God', and elegant 'I Think It's Gonna Rain Today' are so thought provoking as they wistfully soar above the clouds, taking metal to new dizzying heights. Many would have missed the Law & Order bus, but these are the sort of albums people would have ignored expecting some type of pouting metal, but miss this at your peril.
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