Not As Good As I Expected
Steven Sly | Kalamazoo, MI United States | 11/02/2006
(2 out of 5 stars)
"Once in a while I like to rock out to some just plain down and dirty sleaze rock, and the brides fit the bill pretty well. Led by Nikki Six (Motley Crew) and Traci Guns (L.A. Guns) this mines similar territory to other L.A. based hard rock acts. I originally picked this up after Classic Rock magazine listed it as one of the top 10 albums of 2005. Unfortunately it does not really live up to that billing in my opinion. The music sounds pretty much how you would think it would sound with this lineup, again typical of other L.A. based hard rock acts. The songs are mostly pretty average, although a few stick out. The opener "Shut The F**k Up" is a pretty cool rocker. "Natural Born Killers" has a killer hook and is a highlight. The ballad "Life" is another good one. The rest of the album is all decent, but with nothing that really stands out. This is an album that sounds pretty good driving down the highway in my car, but it not something that I pull out very often to listen to at home."