Released: 1989
Tracks: Teas’n, Pleas’n; Scared; Bones in the Gutter; Take Me Drunk; Feels Like a Hammer; Sport’n a Woody; Queen of the Nile; Outlaw; Here Comes Trouble; Ten Boots (Stompin’); That Dog
Best track: Scared
Tracks to skip: Take Me Drunk, everything after Queen of the Nile
It’s all about Scared. I just love that song. There are a few other good songs on here (Teas’n, Hammer, Queen), but I really only own it for Scared. Every time I hear I hear it, it takes me back to 8th grade. Man, it was so great having a radio station that played Heavy Metal back then. Scared is just a fantastic pop-metal song. Still one of my favorites.
The rest of the album has its highs and lows, but it’s really not an essential thing. I really like how these guys are proud to be Texans and just let it flow all through the music. It’s not quite “Texas Swing” but the music swings a lot more than most metal bands. Sport’n a Woody is so juvenile, but it still makes me chuckle. It IS a stupid song, but it makes me laugh, so who cares. Like I said, good and bad points about this album. Jason McMaster is now fronting a very heavy band in Austin called Gahdzilla Motor Company. If you’re doing some research into heavy metal of the 80’s pick this up, otherwise it’s not essential.
Rating: 71
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