Brides of Destruction - Here Come The Brides
Reviewed by pike
How many times has your mom told you not to judge a book by its cover? Plenty I am sure, so when the debut album from Brides Of Destruction came in the mail, I tried my best not to jump to conclusions. Formed by one-time 80’s rockers Tracii Guns and Nikki Sixx, it is very easy to make an assumption of what the album would sound like. Rounded out by Scot Coogan, whose advertised “big break” was being the touring drummer for a boy band, and newcomer London LeGrand, the boys are up against some tough odds to prove the preconceptions wrong. Unfortunately, Here Come The Brides, doesn’t stray too far from what you would expect to hear. Weighing in at only nine tracks, the album is a bit short, which is both good and bad. Most of the songs are straight ahead rock about drinking, killing, screwing and abusing. There isn’t that much substance to songs like “Shut The Fuck Up”, “I Don’t Care” and “2x Dead,” but did anyone really expect there to be? Like most of the hair band rock from the 80’s, most of these moments are best forgotten. Like it or not though, we all have a few hits from the decade of decadence that we still love to this day. Be it Bon Jovi, Warrant or a throaty rendition of “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” we all have our guilty pleasures, and in brief moments, this album serves to satisfy that dark side. After a brutal attack of sub-par rock, the album saves its best tracks for last. “Revolution” and “Only Get So Far” are vintage songs you kind of hate but kind of laugh happily at. Perhaps the lone light in the tunnel is the track “Life,” a catchy upbeat rocker with quite an addictive chorus. Let’s face it; the cover tells the story with this book. It’s an album by rockers from the 80’s for people from the 80’s. It isn’t a very good disc, and that’s the fact. A couple tracks might give you a head banging flashback, and “Life” might even be a radio hit if it were marketed properly, but this isn’t a disc worth picking up for the vast majority of people out there. [bridesofdestruction.com]