Post by Victor Synn on Aug 17, 2004 16:46:04 GMT -5
Hey all. This is one of many posts I'll make regarding new discs I've picked up that might be of interest to you hair metal freaks out there. Lets get to it!
Warrant- Cherry Pie (Remastered)
For anyone who doesn't know any song off of this album, you should be drug out into the street and shot. A 3 year old has heard the title track at least once, so I'm not going to focus on the songs from the original pressing of this disc. Instead, I'm going to review the two new songs included on the remastered CD, which are basically just throw away songs that didn't make the original.
Game of War- This song, in my opinion, could have been a song included on the original pressing of CP. I thought it was tight and well written and the hook in the chorus was just as catchy as any on the album. I always wondered why a track like "Ode to Tipper Gore," although funny, made the CD and a song like this didn't. Buy the remaster for this track alone if you are a fan of the CP era Warrant.
The Power- This is an attempt by Warrant to write an anthem song. I think this song could have been a good song if it was written completely. The verse sounds fragmented. The chorus is catchy, though, so it's definately worth a listen. I don't think this was intentional because this band wasn't even out in the mainstream yet when this album was made, but The Power sounds a lot like a Firehouse song. When I first heard it, I thought Jani Lane was singing for Firehouse
TNT- My Religion
This album kicks some serious ass. Period. I could stop the review right now if I wanted to just by saying that. However, I'll give some examples as to why it does kick so much ass.
First is the fact that the band remains the same members as was in the 80's, which means the quality of the music will remain strong. Tony Harnell still wails as much now as he did 18 or 20 years prior. He hasn't lost a step. The writing on the album is very good and flows well throughout.
Second, is the songs themselves. Anyone remember songs like "10,000 Lover (In One)" or "Intuition?" They were catchy and these songs are as well. I think my favorite on the album is "Everybody's Got a Secret." Sounds so much like old-school TNT. Other highlights are the title track, "Lonely Nights," "Live Today," "Give Me a Sign," and "She Needs Me." Actually, "She Needs Me" is the song that turned me onto this CD before I even heard the other songs. Bottom line...buy this disc if you want to hear some well-written, catchy, falsetto driven songs by a band that I felt should have been a lot bigger than they were. If any of you came to see us at City Limits this past weekend, you heard this CD before we went on and between sets 1 and 2. A great pick up for sure.
Well, that's it. Great review, eh? Ok, I'm not Lonn Friend or any other rock journalist, ok? So bite me.
;D
Warrant- Cherry Pie (Remastered)
For anyone who doesn't know any song off of this album, you should be drug out into the street and shot. A 3 year old has heard the title track at least once, so I'm not going to focus on the songs from the original pressing of this disc. Instead, I'm going to review the two new songs included on the remastered CD, which are basically just throw away songs that didn't make the original.
Game of War- This song, in my opinion, could have been a song included on the original pressing of CP. I thought it was tight and well written and the hook in the chorus was just as catchy as any on the album. I always wondered why a track like "Ode to Tipper Gore," although funny, made the CD and a song like this didn't. Buy the remaster for this track alone if you are a fan of the CP era Warrant.
The Power- This is an attempt by Warrant to write an anthem song. I think this song could have been a good song if it was written completely. The verse sounds fragmented. The chorus is catchy, though, so it's definately worth a listen. I don't think this was intentional because this band wasn't even out in the mainstream yet when this album was made, but The Power sounds a lot like a Firehouse song. When I first heard it, I thought Jani Lane was singing for Firehouse
TNT- My Religion
This album kicks some serious ass. Period. I could stop the review right now if I wanted to just by saying that. However, I'll give some examples as to why it does kick so much ass.
First is the fact that the band remains the same members as was in the 80's, which means the quality of the music will remain strong. Tony Harnell still wails as much now as he did 18 or 20 years prior. He hasn't lost a step. The writing on the album is very good and flows well throughout.
Second, is the songs themselves. Anyone remember songs like "10,000 Lover (In One)" or "Intuition?" They were catchy and these songs are as well. I think my favorite on the album is "Everybody's Got a Secret." Sounds so much like old-school TNT. Other highlights are the title track, "Lonely Nights," "Live Today," "Give Me a Sign," and "She Needs Me." Actually, "She Needs Me" is the song that turned me onto this CD before I even heard the other songs. Bottom line...buy this disc if you want to hear some well-written, catchy, falsetto driven songs by a band that I felt should have been a lot bigger than they were. If any of you came to see us at City Limits this past weekend, you heard this CD before we went on and between sets 1 and 2. A great pick up for sure.
Well, that's it. Great review, eh? Ok, I'm not Lonn Friend or any other rock journalist, ok? So bite me.
;D 
