Shameless - Backstreet Anthems (1999)

Pure bubblegum pop/sleaze fronted by Steve Summers who once led Pretty Boy Floyd, and he's also joined by Floyd's Kristy Majors on guitar. Highly infectious - like an STD - Shameless play an almost sickly style of sweet glam, made all the more sugary by Summers' almost gragile yelps which just about manage to straddle those candy coloured riffs. 'Talk To Me' has a nice saxophone to interupt the guitar groove, whilst 'U R The One' has a hair metal twang in the guitar, a more sultry episode, whilst 'Just 1 Nite' ups the anti a little, delivered as a more shrill groover with poppy female backing vocals and plenty of "Ooooohhhs" on that chorus. All pretty harmless and more suited to the late '80s, but great to see the guys still rocking. Terrible album cover though! 5.5/10