Sister Whiskey - Liquor & Poker (1993)

Well here's another classic example of a band releasing an album at completely the wrong time. Sister Whiskey, despite their attitude are way out of time, but give this opus a chance because there's some truly rocking moments on here - especially the fantastic 'Moonshine' which drives like a Rolling Stones track before hitting the listener between the eyes with it's grunge-laced pounding riff. Admittedly Dennis Lee Duncan's vocals are nothing epic, bordering on the archetype sleaze, but there IS something rather joyful and riotous about this album, the bands only release during those grunge-swamped early '90s. Slaughter's Dana Strum produced this opus, probably in the hope these guys were gonna be the next big thing although this type of blues influenced metal was already dead and buried. Props hwoever have to go to the twin guitar attack of Jack Aurora and Tyler Gentile who certainly add a dense flavour to proceedings. Elsewhere the band prove that they could have been more than just young upstarts with the Southern rock flavours of 'Excuse Me' and the Stonesy sway of 'Can You Satisy Me' which is more than happy to stagger from the bar with it's Faces vocal drool.
Overall nothing ground-breaking, but good for them for giving two fingers to the grunge fraternity.
6.5/10