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Want Some

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Hailing from Memphis, TN, Roxy Blue took the Hollywood hair metal sound and injected it with a healthy dose of Southern rock swagger. The band has as much gloss and polish as the average L.A band but with a barroom rocking attitude. Think Poison or Warrant meets Junkyard meets a case of Jack Daniels!

Released in 1992, Want Some was the band's debut (and only) studio album. It features 12 rocking songs, including a cover of the Who's "Squeeze Box." I'm not sure why hair metal bands keep picking that song, but Roxy Blue's version is fun enough. Warrant's Jani Lane and Survivor's Jimi Jamison both make guest appearances providing background vocals for this album.

It may not be very original, but Roxy Blue's music is still plenty of fun. It would have been nice if they had managed to serve up another album, but it was not meant to be.

NOT A BAD CD...SAME PRODUCER AS GUNS+ROSES...SIMILAR VIBE THEY TRIED TO GET BUT OF COURSE YOU CANT COMPARE IT TO APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION NOW CAN YOU?
THE BALLADS ON HERE ARE WELL DONE.....AND THEIR VERSION OF THE WHO'S "SQUEEZBOX" IS THE BEST I HAVE HEARD ANYONE DO...POISON TRIED AND FELL WELL SHORT OF THIS VERSION.....
WORTH CHECKING OUT

Roxy Blue released their one and only album in 1992. By now, we all know 1992 was not the best year for new hair metal bands to release an album. Flannel shirts, Converse sneakers, and faded jeans had replaced spandex, lipstick, hairspray and all things associated with the LA hard rock scene of the late 80's. Roxy Blue were just another fine band that got washed to the wayside of grunge's explosion.

Want Some is actually a very solid hard rock record. The record company brought in veteran producer Mike Clink, who produced some of the genres best albums. Roxy Blue were a fairly well rounded band, Todd Poole has a decent voice, Sid Fletcher is an awesome guitar player, and they wrote really catchy songs. The whole album is good, however, there is a tiny amount of filler on the record. My favorite tracks from the album are Luv On Me, Squeeze Box, Too Hot To Handle, Rob The Cradle and It's So Easy.

Roxy Blue weren't the most original band, but their songs were so damn catchy it didn't really matter. The band should have recieved more attention, However, grunge killed whatever chance these guys had for another record. One other cool thing about this album is the guest appearances by Jani Lane and Jim Jamison. Buy the album, it's really decent.

This is pretty good,but falls a little short on the hard rock edge.Still
catchy,justed wish they could of made more,they probably would have shown
off their skills.Descent if your a 80's die hard!

Here was one of the last of the hair metal bands and the best of that lot. Before grunge and Nirvana came and trounced the metal scene, Roxy Blue came out of nowhere and was able to squeeze a few songs for radio play. I remember the print ads stating: "No cuts, no edits, no bull$#it. The one take, live studio recording debut from Roxy Blue."

That is a pretty impressive claim and if it holds true, then this set them apart from the rest of the pack, whose product was so polished and slick to the point of saccharine. Too bad this didn't come out even a year earlier, the guys would've made a bigger splash. The album rocks throughout, even with a couple of token ballads. Sid "Boogie" Fletcher, who is a dental practitioner now in Georgia, had a very distinct guitar sound, even amidst all the fret-bending guitar clones of the era. He made his guitar scream in a different way, but also made it sing. That may sound like a Tap reference, but you have to hear it to know what I mean. The solos flew off the CD and took you for a guitar bliss ride, especially on the track "Luv On Me". There's also a lot of Van Halen influences, but it really is just a great send off for the hair band era. Don't take my word for it; get your hands on the CD, if you can.

-Roger Masa, Chicago Il

This is a great cd, and the best song is "Nobody knows". It's a great song to belt out and dance around to! Even my 5 yr. old nephew loves it!

This band come from Memphis,but not sound like ELVIS,it sounds like many bands from the 90's but it's a good band,party & ballads, well done