First day flashback number one

Lizzy Borden-Love you to pieces

This 1985 release was the band's first LP and the follow-up to their 1984 EP "Give 'em the axe". As good as "Give 'em the axe' was they definitely grew a great deal on this album. The music was more complex and layered plus Lizzy's vocals got more of a workout as a well. Along with band's like WASP and Detroit's Halloween, Lizzy Borden were one of those bands who had a glam image but the sound was more metal than glam. The distinctive vocals, horror type lyrics and the whole image help set these guys apart. On top of that they could really play and just rip it up plus they knew how to mix heavy with melodic. I think around 86-87 hard rock and metal changed some and being metal began to change as thrash became more popular. Also being hard rock or glam suddenly became more focused on ballads and trying to score a radio hit. The bands that were in between those styles like Lizzy and WASP got kind of lost, ignored or they forced to change their approach. Kind of sad because between 1984 and 1986 this band was really putting out some prime material. However they may have the last laugh to some extent as their material still holds well today and they knocked out a killer album last year.