Judging by the title, I thought I was in for an earful of the 'chicks with licks' brigade. In this respect, was I shocked? Yep, I certainly was.
SACRED REICH have the fullest crack of the whip with two previously unreleased tracks. "A Question" opens up proceedings, while "Let's Have a War" closes them in average thrashin' style.
WORLD WAR III offer the plain, ordinary "Love You to Death."
Despite not hearing HEAD CANDY before, "Words to Live By" makes me want to catch more of 'em, which is the whole point of this compilation, ain't it?
CIRCLE OF SOUL also sound promising with "Shattered Faith," whereas with STRYPER's "Can't Stop The Rock" I can press the fast forward button.
Am I getting bored with THE SCREAM hype? Nah, thought not. Elsewhere on these review pages, you'll find a NAZARETH review by myself. The Scream have obviously been listening to Naz as "Every Inch a Woman" will testify.
HAVANA BLACK acquit themselves admirably with "Trashtown," - an ode to their label's home town perchance.
As with Head Candy, I'd not heard MOTORPSYCHO before. The well-documented sleeve biogs tell me if I don't like their "Scarred for Life" I'm too damn old. Well, I must be 93. What's your excuse?
Due to its cheap pricing, Shocks ain't a bad sampler, but it ain't that great either. I'll be generous and give it a...
Grade D
Joe Mackett
Riff Raff
Due to its cheap pricing, Shocks ain't a bad sampler, but it ain't that great either. I'll be generous and give it a...
Grade D
Joe Mackett
Riff Raff
January 1992
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