Moving on swiftly from their all too tame, looking and sounding previous platter, the 'Tailz revamp big time. Adorned in a cracking, gatefold and glammed up sleeve (Pepsi Tate responsible for the imagery), 'Bezerk' steps up aside Crue's 'Theatre...' and Poison's 'Open Up..', more cocky, well produced, and layered in make-up. However, cool riffs on offer from Jay Pepper, Hooker's vocals with extra sneer. In my opinion, Tigertailz were a very underrated glam rock act, in fact not many UK acts achieved the status of their rivals who were clogging up the strip clubs in Hollywood, but 'Bezerk' is as good as most of that feeble, fake stuff. Anthem's in abundance, 'Sick Sex', and the superb 'Love Bomb Baby' make this album very accessible glam rock, but it doesn't rely on weak, bubblegum pop, but instead kicks ass with its musicianship and catchy tunes. Again, the packaging appeals and shows that Tigertailz were now ready for the next big step to stardom, but it never came, tragically. Ballad 'Heaven' should have been an accidental hit which may have catapulted the band to greater heights. Tigertailz shouldn't be forgotten, because 'Bezerk' is a super little record that screams glam.
7.5/10
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