Sweet might have been over after it's Identity Crisis but nothing is gonna keep Andy Scott down. And why should he stop? 46 years old, can still play and he has the rights to the name.
It's the mid-90s. The makeup and the glitter is gone but the riffs are still rocking.
Andy Scott says that Nikki Sixx reached out to him to produce Crue back in the day when they were first starting out. He didn't think the bass player and the drummer were in sync. Ok. But therein lies the true DNA of Glam/Hair Metal.
Crue was an updating of Sweet. After Glam basically left the consciousness with Bay City Rollers' "Saturday Night", it came roaring back, with more makeup and hairspray and tighter spandex. And better production.
And, on this release, Scott takes a little shot with the inclusion of "Crudely Mott". A bite on a Crue riff, which is a bite on Sweet riffs that Scott made famous.
Time is a flat circle.
This is 90s version of a hard rock band that calls itself Sweet and I happen to think it's just fine, thankyouverymuch.
Crue was an updating of Sweet. After Glam basically left the consciousness with Bay City Rollers' "Saturday Night", it came roaring back, with more makeup and hairspray and tighter spandex. And better production.
And, on this release, Scott takes a little shot with the inclusion of "Crudely Mott". A bite on a Crue riff, which is a bite on Sweet riffs that Scott made famous.
Time is a flat circle.
This is 90s version of a hard rock band that calls itself Sweet and I happen to think it's just fine, thankyouverymuch.
Mal McNulty is the lead singer here and he's not Brian Connelly but you know what he does sound like? Baz from Massive Wagons. Decidedly British and growly. Not so much a singer but a presence.
Like most records from the mid-90s...it's way too long, with a lot of filler. And most of it is pretty generic. It almost never ever sounds like Sweet. And at times it sounds like an AC/DC cover band. I'm looking at you, Marshall Stack
The Sweet is one of my favorite bands.
Andy Scott's Sweet is no one's favorite bands.
3.5 out of 5
ASide: Do As I Say, X-Ray Specs, Crudely Mott
BlindSide: Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again (The Angels cover), Red Tape
DownSide: Nouveau Rock Star
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