Slave To The Grind (1991)
As far as 80’s hair-metal bands went, I never really hated these guys even after their very brief musical reign was overthrown by Seattle. The reason? Because as is shown here, they can actually rock hard, even if their intent is far greater than their ability. They also can write “Monkey Business”, a song that declared that they weren’t intending on fading away like the more balladish-pop-metal of Poison, Bon Jovi, Winger, etc etc. Unfortunately for them, they did fade rather quickly, as former fans switched allegiance to their grunge band of choice. And after listening to this entire album hoping for more “Monkey Business” type music, I discovered that while the rest did rock, it didn’t rock in a very catchy way. At least they separated themselves slightly from the hair bands. Even if this did only that, I suspect they would crack a tiny smile even as they bombed away.
(“Monkey Business”)
Grade: D+