Friday 19 September 2014

Roxxi - Drive It To Ya Hard (1990)

Another extremely underrated dose of sleazy, pouting metal which is once again littered with fabulous solos and catchy melodies of confidence and yet once again, these U.S. rockers got nowhere. But we revel in their cult status of being an incredibly overlooked act who only released one album and then faded into further obscurity...but it was a decent legacy to leave behind; the quartet a shining example of how inoffensive metal should be played back in the '80s and driven by the dazzling guitar work of Dave Sciammacco and the cool vocals of Freddy Grasseschi. The title track was a punchy affair which connected well with the ears as a pompous yet angelic chant whilst 'Give It To Me' had that summery guise of joyous, buoyant percussion and breezy recklessness. In a sense al rather formulaic but as a solid as all cock-rock should be, but they weren't afraid to inject a dose of Crue playfulness too with tracks such as 'Fire In My Heart'.
7.5/10

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