Slightly more sniping record than the follow up 'Unattractive Revolution'. This is mainly down to Dave Leppard's more sleazed vocals and the heavier riffs. This is a quality sleaze metal album, bringing to mind just about everyone from G 'n' R to Crue, the latter evident on the 'Needle In Your Eye' opening groove.
Anthemic choruses, big hair, swaggering riffs and those chanted choruses, hell, it's good time metal with a few cliche's, but it never resorts to cheese to get through. It's nice to hear this kind of balls to the wall metal being belted out even if you knwo what's coming next. No real surprises in store, but who cares, Crash Diet like to rock. It's a shame they weren't around in the heyday of hair metal as I guess that nowadays it's more difficult to be taken seriously, but if you like your metal stinkin' of the '80s, then check this out.
7/10
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