Lillian Axe-s/t

Metal Mind
1988/2007 Re-issue


I always think of 1988 as possibly the first year of a real outpouring of hair metal/hard rock bands. Most major labels were really starting to pick up a lot of these bands although they didn’t always give a lot of thought as to how to market them. Louisiana’s Lillian Axe had the look that a lot of other bands had and the lyrics were very typical of the style and the times. However even on their debut they obviously had a bit more playing ability than the majority of the pack who were swarming around this style at the time. Yet the overall writing is somewhat typical of the upbeat, party-going type hard rock that was peaking by this point. This band also had Ratt guitarist Robin Crosby produce this album so that connection was thrown out a bit at the time, but they didn’t really need it because stands up pretty well on it’s own merit. I always thought this band a had smooth flow to their music and even when they do slower songs then tend to be low on sap and a little higher on style. The band would soon grow after this album, but it’s a nice start. This CD had been fetching high prices in recent years on eBay, but now the good people from Metal Mind have re-issued it for a reasonable price and it includes a rather thick lyric booklet.