The Four Horsemen - Nobody Said It Was Easy (1991)

The early '90s were a great time - sure, they put pay to much of the dungeons and dragons metal of the '80s, but boy was it a good time for alternative metal - until grunge came along. The Four Horsemen were the band I wished The Black Crowes were, combining a dirty, sleazy oily swagger with the attitude of a stadium band. Many compared the band to The Cult and Zodiac Mindwarp - probably because guitarist Haggis once nested with both bands, but this time round it's more boogie orientated without getting too bluesy, the cool groove of the title track is a grower, and the killer slide rodeo of 'Tired Wings' is simply dirty rock n' roll, as is the hip shaking 'Rockin Is Ma Business.' If you're tured of those countless dull Cult albums, then the least you can do is rub your face in the dirt of The Four Horsemen for some drunken fun. 7/10