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Dangerous Toys

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This album is awesome!!! The music is excellent, but the singing is the best. Dangerous Toys' lead singer Jason McMaster basically sings about trying to get laid, getting drunk, and committing crimes. None of the lyrics on this album are showcase worthy displays of fine literature... but what great lyrics they are. I am not one to memorize songs, but I can pretty much sing along with the entire album while driving (which distinguishes DT from most other bands). Every song is full of awesome, cheesy, ridiculous, humorous, and/or flat-out memorable content:

- "hey man, I didn't know she was your wife"
- "man I really, really think, really think that I think"
- "even though I'm trouble, kids look up to me"
- "done unreal things, you wouldn't realize...living testament that crime pays"
- "queen of the Nile, love me like an earthquake" (?????)
- "a cloud of dust, a mighty hi-ho silver - 10 boots"
- "sorry bout dem bones in the muddy gutterrrrRRRRRRRRR.....yeahhhhhhhhh"
- "sportin a woody when yur +!++!*$ fly"

...and try using the following lyrics anywhere else:

"Shahnahnahnahnahnahnahnahnahnahnahnah...nahnahnahnahnahnahnahnahnahnahnahbahbahbah...baby...baby...nahnah. nahnah. nahnah. nahnah... shoobudymamma. Shoobudymamma. Shoobudymamma. Shoobudymamma...nahnah. Nahnah. Nahnah. Nahnah...gyehh gyehh gyehhyeahyeahyeahyeahhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!"

I am a big fan of loud'n gritty rock'n roll. My fav bands are these guys, Guns'n Roses, AC/DC, Silvertide, and Aerosmith. They are all loud and dirty and dont spend time on useless crap like synthesizers and drum machines. This album is amazing. The guitars and the vocals scream and the bass and drums add a nice background quality.

Teas'n Pleas'n-5/5-Great opener. Great rocker. Great everything. This really gives you a taste of what's comin up. As in extremly loud rock music. GREAT!!

Scared-4/5-Pretty good. Overshadowed by two great rockers ("Teas'n Pleas'n and "Bones in the Gutter") on either side. The catchy chorus saved this song from being only 3/5.

Bones in the Gutter-5/5-Amazing! This is a freakin great song. The guitar and violent lyrics make this song the most intense of all 11 songs on this CD.

Take Me Drunk-5/5-Another great one. Pretty much a song about getting wasted. Not the most intriguing subject, but somehow the song is intriguing anyway. Very cool.

Feels Like A Hammer-4/5-This song is only 4/5 because it is really not the right time for this song. It is sandwiched between the party rockers "Take Me Drunk" and "Sport'n A Woody" this should've been the last song. But nontheless it is kinda good.

Sport'n A Woody-5/5-Incredible! The best riff so far out of the album though the riff from "Ten Boots" is better. This song is very sexually explicit but it makes for a nice light-hearted change from all the blood and murder so far in this album (see "Bones in the Gutter").

Queen of the Nile-5/5-This is the most catchy song on the album. In fact it is the most catchy song that I have ever heard. Amazing! Apparently Jason McMaster had a crush on Cleopatra. Hehehe!

Outlaw-5/5-The first of a duo of crime songs ("Outlaw" and "Here Comes Trouble") What a great song. This, "Here Comes Trouble", and "Ten Boots" make this album the dirtiest and hardest album in the world. Great lyrics.

Here Comes Trouble-5/5-Kind of like the Dangerous Toys' version of Guns'n Roses' "Paradise City". About a street urchin living a criminal life. This song doesn't deal with murder like "Outlaw" and "Bones in the Gutter", more like being a thief. Very good.

Ten Boots (Stompin')-5/5-BEST SONG ON THE WHOLE DAM ALBUM. Amazing the best rocker of them all. Not much more to say.

That Dog-4/5-Too bad. They coulda done better. Not horrible though (thank god).

The only reason this album got 5/5 is because of 5 amazing songs packed together (Sport'n A Woody, Queen of the Nile, Outlaw, Here Comes Trouble, Ten Boots). Thank these guys. If it wasn't for them, "Scared", "Feels Like A Hammer, and "That Dog" would've brought the album down.

Dangerous Toys
(c)1989
Jason McMaster-Lead Vocals
Scott Dalhover-Lead Guitar
Danny Aaron-Rhythm Guitar, backing vocals
Mike Watson-Bass, backing vocals
Mark Geary-Drums

This is one of the few bands from the 80's era that I really get into. All the songs on this album are very catchy. Jason McMaster has a great vocal range with a dirty raw sound to them (sort of like AC/DC). Their really isn't a bad song on the album. I would like to see the band continue as they wrote killer songs. If your a fan of the heavier 80's bands (such as Love/Hate, Skid Row, Rhino Bucket) then I would suggest this album!

Back in 89 I picked this album up after seeing DT on MTV. Catchy guitar riffs and slamin bass creates an impressive album. Not to mention a great set of lungs from Jason McMaster. Pure attitude songs: Ten Boots (Stompin'), Outlaw, and Here Comes Trouble. If you enjoy the voices of frontmen like Axl Rose, Sebastian Bach, or Joshua Todd (Buckcherry) you will love this album. Also check out their second album Hellacious Acres. As good and possibly even better than their first. If you are into grungier heavy metal type music DT was able to expand on their musical talents and produce an album in 1995 called The rtist 4merly known as dangerous toys. This album is full of high energy and if the band had the publicity this would have been a big seller in the 90's. This album sounds like a combination of Slayer,Nirvana, and Local-H. All I can say is this band is definitely underated and I hope they continue producing albums.

Dangerous Toys, led by former Watchtower vocalist Jason McMaster, were one of the best bands signed in the search for the next Guns N' Roses. And they scored big w/ 2 singles, "Teas'N, Pleas'N" & "Scared." As well as the crowd favorite "Sport'N A Woody." But that's not all. The entire record rocks from beginning to end.

D. Toys were often lumped together with L.A./Sunset Strip bands such as L.A. Guns & Faster Pussycat. That's not necessarily a bad thing since both of those bands were well-liked & had some decent success. However, it's clear from this record that D. Toys weren't a L.A. band. Too gritty. Too dirty. Too real! Even their so-called ballad, "Feels Like A Hammer" comes across as genuine & unique. Instead of being a Sunset Strip hair-metal band, D. Toys were more of a dirty rock band that loved heavy metal. It may not exactly sound that way but you can feel it! All 10 tracks are great, they deserved the success they attained (2 gold records) & you can still catch 'em live once or twice a year when they get together for a reunion gig. So go buy this record & go see them live. Go ahead...do it!

This is one of my top ten cds of all time. I still throw it in the car radio once in a while. The Dangerous Toys were a sleazy, southern high energy true rock n roll band. They sure dont make albums like this anymore.

This cd also has my favorite album cover of all time, The clown in the attic pic. I always wanted to get that clown as a tattoo!

My all time fav track by D.Toys is on the cd..."Outlaw". High energy-fast lyrics LOVE-IT!
Also has the debut single "Teasin Pleasin" another kick axe song.
Other highlights in my eyes are "Here Comes Trouble", "Bones In The Gutter" and "Ten Boots". Pick up this cd, Its a clasSICK!

High-o-silver, their ten boots are going to step all over you, Dangerous Toys are actually still together last time I read a Metal Edge. I think these guys need a standing ovation, and how's about a new record eh? Let's get dangerous again!

This CD came out at a time when heavy metal was suffering a woeful testosterone deficiency. Rooster-haired poseurs like Poison, Warrant, and Firehouse were getting all the attention, and bands who were true to blues and rock were being largely ignored.

Enter a handful of bands who nixed the image gimmickery and just offered in-your-face rock/blues/metal. One of those outfits, Dangerous Toys, brought to the table a nice mix of punk, blues, Southern rock, and straight-forward metal. Ferocious vocals from Jason McMaster punctuated the no-nonsense attack, and the end result was a fine first effort from the Texas group.

This is one of the handful of albums from the late 80s that I still listen to today. If you like your music BS-free, I highly recommend Dangerous Toys.

Dangerous Toys was an underrated band in the hair band era. Where alot of other bands sounded polished, DT had a dirty rock 'n roll feel about them. Plus the most importiant thing; a great album. "Teas'n Pleas'n", "Scared" & "Bones In The Gutter" opens the album quite outstanding. "Take Me Drunk" follows as my vote for the weakest track."Feels Like a Hammer" is the obligatory ballad which actually is pretty dang good."Sport'n a Woody" is pure party rock'n roll."Queen Of The Nile" has an 80's sound, catchy as hell."Outlaw" is terrific, fast and loud.
"Here Comes Trouble" is ace.
"Ten Boots" & "That Dog" ends the album in style. These guys should have been so much bigger.

I remember first hearing the song "TEAS'N, PLEAS'N" back in 1989. I thought it was great, so bought the cd the next day. To my suprise the entire record was tremendous. Hard driving guitar riffs and screaming vocals made "DANGEROUS TOYS" one of the most underrated bands on the rock scene. Their follow up album "HELLACIOUS ACRES" also features many great songs. But their first effort brings back memories of the days before grunge and hip-hop, and holds up well, even today.