Monroe and McCoy offer no acknowledgment of the alternative rock scene of the early 2000s, which is probably just as well because they bring a great deal of conviction to their new material. This CD is totally oblivious to post-'80s developments in hard rock the album sounds like it could have been recorded 20 years earlier. When the '90s came to a close, it seemed like a safe bet that Hanoi would never see the light of day again, but much to the surprise of die-hard pop-metal enthusiasts, founding members Michael Monroe and Andy McCoy re-formed Hanoi Rocks in 2002 with a new lineup that included guitarist Costello, bassist Timpa, and drummer Lacu - and the result of that reunion is Twelve Shots on the Rocks. Although Hanoi called it quits in 1985, their influence on pop-metal remained quite strong throughout the late '80s - and it wasn't until the Nirvana/ Pearl Jam/grunge upheaval of 1992-1993 that their influence started to decline. Guns, and Poison) that they might as well have grown up next to the Whiskey-a-Go-Go. Hanoi Rocks, of course, was formed in Finland, but their trashy, hedonistic, decadent hard rock/pop-metal boogie influenced so many Los Angeles headbangers (including Mötley Crüe, Guns N' Roses, Warrant, Faster Pussycat, L.A. In the early- to mid-'80s, Hanoi Rocks was the quintessential Sunset Strip hair band - and they weren't even from southern California.
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