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Δευτέρα 3 Μαΐου 2010

Dirty Looks - Five Easy Pieces (1992)

Genre: Hard Rock


TRACKLIST:

01. Blue Tequila
02. Getting Over
03. Only Tomorrow
04. Liquid Crush
05. Let It Rain
06. Five Easy Pieces
07. Gas House Sally
08. Back To Marseilles
09. The Last Forever
10. Hard In The Middle
11. Give It Back (Thru Your Head)
12. Violence In Blue
13. Cardiac Arrest

Video released for the title-song 'Five Easy Pieces' was shot in New York City at the end of 1992. It was played as the last video of the night on MTV headbanger's ball on Memorial Day of '93 (the only time MTV aired it(!)). Shortly afterwards Jim Harris left and Gene Barnett filled in for the rest of the tour.
Blue Tequila was the first single released.
The band Harpo (who Jack Pyers and Brian Perry previously played in) had a song called "Gas House Alley" (totally different though).
Japanese release contains live versions of "Oh Ruby" and "Cool from the Wire" (same versions later included on "One Bad Leg").
Cassette version has a different track order
Only Tomorrow and The Last Forever were first recorded for the 'Bootlegs' album. 'Cardiac Arrest' was also on 'Rumbledog'

Dirty Looks - Chewing On The Bit (1994)

Genre: Hard Rock


TRACKLIST:

01. This Way
02. Love Train
03. Chewing On The Bit
04. Falling Down
05. You Can't Take It Back
06. Trip The Light
07. Dead, White & Blue
08. Killing Time
09. My Shallow Grave
10. Last Cigarette
11. Encore

Dirty Looks reformed with only Henrik staying on board at this point. Brian Perry went on to 'Bubble' and eventually 'Prong'(!) and Paul Lidel joined 'Dangerous Toys'.
The CD lists the last song as just 'encore', but the cassette version lists the song as 'King Snake' (only on the cassette itself, not on the cover or credits, oddly enough)
I don't know if Alex Kane was an 'official' member, but I listed him as such anyway. He actually went on to join up with Brian Perry in 'Bubble' as well
I believe this came out before 'One Bad Leg' (both came out in '94) since I saw this one in stores first
Different versions of 'Love Train' and 'Trip the Lite' were first recorded for the 'Rumbledog' album.

Dirty Looks - One Bad Leg (1994)

Genre: Hard Rock


TRACKLIST:

01. One Bad Leg
02. Hello It's Me
03. Point Of View
04. Loveless
05. Lamb's Breath
06. YMI
07. Anyway You Want
08. Raining In The Sun
09. Oh Ruby (Live)
10. Cool From The Wire (Live)

About 1/3 (not sure which third) and the 2 live tracks were recorded by the 'Five Easy Pieces' line-up of Henrik, Paul, Brian, and Jim as outtakes from those sessions. Dave Naro plays bass on "Loveless" and "Anyway You Want" (uncredited). Other than that, no credits are listed.
'Loveless' was previously on 'Bootlegs' (same version)
Track order is a bit different than the Music For Nations re-release
"Hello It's Me" is a re-work of "Stone in My Eye" (Rumbledog)

Dirty Looks - Rip It Out! (1996)

Genre: Hard Rock


TRACKLIST:

01. Open Wide
02. Something In You
03. Rite Of Way
04. Eye In The Sky
05. Therapeutic Drinking
06. Too Much For Granted
07. I Want More
08. Half As Much

Not sure when all of these songs were recorded as 2 drummers, 2 bassists and Paul Lidel are listed on the credits. 'I Want More' was originally recorded on the (you guessed it) 'I Want More' album.
Alternate version of 'Too Much For Granted' ended up on the 'Slave' album as 'Murder for Money'
It appears that some of these were tracks that Paul Lidel and Steve McConnell played on originally but were re-worked for this release.

Dirty Looks - Slave To The Machine (1996)

Dirty Looks - Live In San Diego (2005)

Genre: Hard Rock


TRACKLIST:

1. Intro / Blue Tequila
2. It's Not the Way You Rock
3. This Way
4. Turn of the Screw
5. Five Easy Pieces
6. Trip the Light / Nobody Rides For Free
7. Cool From the Wire
8. Oh,Ruby 

The sound quality on this recording is top-notch and professionally put together. I've heard some of their bootlegs that sound like they were recorded with a tin can and a string. Well, this ain't one of those... The stand-out tracks on this one are "Turn of the screw" and "Nobody rides for free" as this recording breathes new life into those originals and dare I say they sound even better on this disc than what was relased on the Turn of the Screw album. It would be nice to hear some other tracks from that album as they were meant to heard (Go Away, L.A. Anna, etc). More live quality releases like this one would be welcomed indeed.

Dirty Looks - Gasoline (2007)

Genre: Hard Rock


TRACKLIST:
01. Doesn't Count The Juice
02. 2nd Chance (Didn't Take It)
03. See You In The Morning
04. Through Your Eyes
05. If The World Stopped Spinning
06. Over Me
07. Stick Around
08. "I Am That I Am"
09. Everythings Gonna Be Alright
10. New White Naked
11. Trick Of The Moon 

2007 saw the return of one of the best sleaze bands ever, Dirty Looks. Hard rock fans will be hard pressed to find more satisfying CDs than Cool From The Wire, Turn Of The Screw or Five Easy Pieces. Those albums represented Dirty Looks at their creative peak, but that was fifteen years ago. So the question is, can these cult legends regain their former glory with Gasoline, or will it be a muddled mess like some of their later release?
  The answer to that question is a bit of both. The songs are here, vocalist Henrik Ostergaard sounds the exact same as he did so many years ago, and the production still leaves something to be desired. There really is no excuse for a poor production job in this day and age, as even talentless hacks sitting behind their computer can use programs to make their crap sound somewhat respectable. But if you can get past the substandard production and mix then Gasoline might be exactly what you were looking for from the band.
  "Doesn't Count The Juice", "2nd Chance (Didn't Take It)", and "If The World Stopped Spinning" all bring back memories of Dirty Looks' greatness, and the later sounds like it was ripped straight from the Cool From The Wire recording sessions. The only song that is a complete letdown is "Over Me", which is just a mess of sound. Guitarist Paul Lidel is back in the fold and he has always had a knack for recreating AC/DC inspired riffs and also making an appearance is his former Broken Teeth bandmate Jason McMaster.
  If you plan on shelling out some cash for this disc, make sure you pick up the Perris Records reissue, because the bonus tracks are two of the better songs here. I'm happy that Dirty Looks is back, as they have always been one of my favorites. I just hope that next time Henrik and company get a producer that can clean up these songs a bit, that alone would have turned Gasoline from a good CD to a great one. 

 

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