Indeed, many may fail to recall these hair sprayed hellraisers from their brief stint during the late '80s, but shame on you. Soho Roses provide the swagger, the sleaze and the lipstick groove to please any fans of the New York Dolls, Hanoi Rocks and the likes. Not strictly metal, but with a sneering punky edge, this makes for a great bubblegum party record, and also proves that the UK was always offering straight up rock 'n' roll even if the US stuff was hitting MTV.
This London four-piece are a cult act who deserve more recognition. 'Just A Girl' and 'Sweet Sixteen' are glam punk stompers that's have ya back combing that hair in a second and plastering the mirror with lipstick. Not startlingly original, we know where we're at with this kind of leathery love, but it's got attitude and enough spit to hit the back row. However, don't expect a heavy metal record, this has more of a snide poppy edge which alot of Glam acts in the '80s were trying to replicate, especially as they were influenced by the more glittery excesses of say The Sweet and Bolan at their most feminine.
7/10
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I clearly remember an interview with Paul Blitz when he commented on how he hates bands that describe themselves as 'punk' but turn out just to be bad metal.
Our obsession with the Soho Roses led to our own attempts to copy them, and at my first band's debut gig we were compared to the Buzzcocks which I think suggests we almost got it right!
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