Strike Twice-s/t

Eonian
2009

Between about 1985 and 1991 there was a whole of hard rock/glam/hair bands trying to get somewhere. A few made it, some made it a little ways and many fell by the wayside. So why did bands in that last category not make it? Obviously there were so many acts that not everyone would make it. More specific reasons would include the fact that too many bands just copied the sounds other more established acts and not everyone was all that good. Strike Twice fall into those last two categories to some extent. They are not all together bad. The production is strong, vocalist Michael Hayes elevates a few of the songs with above average talent and they hit on some good melodies here and there. They sound a lot like a cross between Poison, Ratt and Warrant. Strike Twice quickly fall into the mode of trying to sound just like the top bands of the day and fail to put any of their own ideas into the final sound. The results are alright, but predictable and nothing special when compared to the whole scene. All of the songs here were recorded between 1989 and 1991. These guys were hoping for a record deal and had some interest, but never got signed and then the change in musical trends ended their chances for good in the early 1990's. They reformed last year with a 3/5 original line-up. Indiscriminate fans of hard rock of the day may like them, but for most fans this is just one of many bands that didn't make it for obvious reasons.