Seattle had very little to do with it but these "rockers" needed a scape goat. Bands like this ruined the Hair Metal scene because these are bands that are just bar bands and not rock stars. They don't have the songs but since they have long hair they got a record deal.
@@javtimestwo Their songs were good. And they never had a chance at a second album. But I agree that there were too many forgettable other bands at the time.
@@creeper2054 I'm sure if you say the songs are good they probably are. Have you heard of Heaven's Edge? Now that record is amazing from beginning to end and that's another band who arrived late to the scene and had no chance to make an impact. But also Heaven's Edge were another band that contributed to the demise of "hair metal".
A damn shame Geffen dropped them after only one album. They were one of the few bands from the tail end of the hair metal craze that I actually liked. They had a very raw, AC/DC-meets-Van-Halen, go-for-the-throat sound that was a breath of fresh air from the over-processed, keyboard-laden crap their peers played. Sid Fletcher could play some ripping lead guitar for sure!
i met Todd Poole when i was living in Memphis 2000 or 2001 maybe, he was in the band Rail then - my friend Angie took me over to meet him, we hung out then got to watch Rail practice. Then got to see him and hung out at Stage Stop when Rail had a show there. Todd's a really cool dude - very talented!! I have photos from that night, i should dig them out and put them on facebook or something lol
Dazzleephotograpthy wow that's awesome, I've never meet them before even though my dad kinda knew them by their tour bus breaking down and being around their parents, he has seen them open up for krocus and judas priest ❤️💞💖💕😀😊🤟🤘🎵🎶🎸💋💙
Love their Want Some album. The drums and guitars sound massive! Love that intro solo to "Rob The Cradle" where you hear Sid walk up to his amp, plug in his guitar and flip on the power switch, culminating in a pick slide down the neck to an A chord. The Van Halen influence is all over that record! The cover of The Who's "Squeeze Box" is also noteworthy.
The part where dude asks them since the got a record deal is their dream about to come true? Sid says, it's startin' to happen.......now he's a dentist! Crazy how things change sometimes. Damn they were so awesome! /Love those guys too :)
It was a great throwback to classic David Lee Roth era Van Halen. By the time they came out, it was the height of grunge. So their scene was fading out.
My dad kinda knew this band back in the day, he seen their tour bus break down and he he's been around their parents, however though if never meet the band before and now I am a 14 year old girl and I love this type of music 🎶 🎵 💖 💕 💗 💓 🤘😀😇🥰🤟😅💙💋
rikki has made it clear in the en suing years that he had no interest in the second generation hair metal bands such as Roxy blue .... you can tell he's not that excited about interviewing them.
i mean 1992 was still strong with hair metal. it seems that that summer of 1992 is when they really decided to change the sound 100 percent to alternative, ritchie even cut his hair
