Love the Sin Hate the Sinner

Saints of the Underground | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 22, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warrior Records/Bungalo/UMGD
• ASIN: B0016CP1PU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,930 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Saints of the Underground, Love the Sin, Hate the Sinner

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome!!!, December 5, 2009

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Suzanne M. Rugg "moo vz" - See all my reviews
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I am not much of a commentator, but just gotta say that this cd is Awesome. I cannot get enough of it. Beautiful guitar whizz KERI KELLI smokes and inspires. Jani Lane has become one of my favorite singers because of this cd, all the guys come together beautifully. No let down here, great great stuff. This is Rock n Roll at it's best.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hair metal heaven, August 22, 2008

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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2008's Love the Sin, Hate the Sinner (brilliant title!) is the debut release from Saints of the Underground, a side project of some of the "hair metal" scene's (mostly) minor players. The only band member who is reasonably well known is vocalist Jani Lane, formerly (currently?) of Warrant. The rest of the band is made up of drummer Bobby Blotzer (Ratt), bassist Chuck Wright (Giuffria/House of Lords), and journeyman guitarist Keri Kelli.

Love the Sin, Hate the Sinner sounds exactly like what you'd expect an album by a bunch of aging hair metallers (and I use this term with deepest affection) to sound like. It's upbeat, melodic in a way that only an 80's metal band can be, and rocks just like your old school Ratt or Warrant album would. Kelli serves up some great guitar riffs, the rhythm section keeps things pounding, and Jani Lane's voice is about as good as it has ever been. I know the guy has some personal issues, but they don't appear to be affecting his voice at all. Alongside upbeat melodic rockers like Dead Man's Shoes and Signs of Life is a pair of interesting covers. The first is a faithful rendition of Tom Petty's American Girl and the second is a surprisingly well executed version of the Rolling Stones' Moonlight Mile. The album closes with an uncredited song called Jimmy. There's nothing about this track in the liner notes, but it sounds an awful lot like a Thin Lizzy song, which is always a good thing.

If you still love listening to your old Warrant, Ratt, Poison and Motley Crue CDs, you'll definitely want to check out what the Saints of the Underground have to offer. Love the Sin, Hate the Sinner will have you partying like it's 1989.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love The Sin, Love The Record!, April 24, 2008

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Jani Lane, Bobby Blotzer, Kerri Kelli, and Robbie Crane have joined forces here and created a fun 70's influenced rock record with a modern pop metal twist. "Good Times" is one of the coolest songs I've heard this year. A must buy.