Memphis
Tennessee’s rock miscreants Roxy Blue are back with the follow up album to
their debut release ‘Want Some’. Three
of the original members Todd Poole (Vocals), Scotty Trammell (drums) and Josh
Weil (bass) have returned to the fold and they’ve drafted in guitarist Jeffrey
Wade Caughron to replace original guitarist Sid “Boogie” Fletcher who swapped
the rock and roll lifestyle for life as a dentist.
From their
inception in 1989 Roxy Blue played their own songs and they worked hard getting
it out there by playing every gig and opening for any band who would have them
on the bill. Although they were creating a buzz in the music industry they were
still without a label but that was about to change as Warrant front man the
late Jani Lane approached the band and with his help the labels started calling
with the band ultimately signing with Geffen. The band got together with
producer Mike Clink who was responsible for Guns N’ Roses debut Appetite For
Destruction and Want Some was created. Sadly Roxy Blue didn’t record a follow
up album until now.
When I saw
that Roxy Blue were releasing a new album I was so excited, I loved ‘Want Some’ and anticipated that
they’d return I just didn’t realise it would take so long, the question that
needed answering is was it worth the wait and all I can say is ‘hell yes’ it
was worth it. Be warned if you’re expecting ‘Want Some’ part two, you’ll be in
for a shock because Roxy Blue is a harder, heavier and darker album. There are so many different styles on this
album that no matter how many times that I’ve listened to this album I’m
picking up another influence. There are times when I could swear that I was
listening to an outtake from ‘Appetite For Destruction’, some ‘Slave To The
Grind’ era Skid Row, pretty much everything ever released by Hinder with a
little bit of Limp Bizkit chucked into the mix for good measure. I think every person who listens to this album
will hear different influences, some may agree with me but I think there’ll be
a lot of disagreement too. 24 hours in and I’m still listening to this amazing
album and I can say with a certainty that this is a CD that I will definitely
be buying next pay day. So ladies and gentlemen do yourselves a favour open
your wallets/purses and get this gem as soon as you can.
Roxy Blue –
Roxy Blue is joining the extremely small number of albums that I have given the
elusive 10/10.
Review by Marc
Line-up
Todd Poole –
Vocals
Scott
Trammell – Drums
Josh Weil –
Bass
Jeff
Caughron – Guitar
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