Wasted in America [Import]

Love/Hate, Love, Hate | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 13, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: PID
• Copy Protected
• ASIN: B000AY2K72
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,726 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The lat reissue of the legendary album from the GANG of Los Angeles, plus 4 unpublished bonus tracks. 12 in total. Bad Reputation. 2005.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Heavy Metal Band you have probably never heard, March 13, 2003

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"grnvk" (Tinley Park, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wasted in America (Audio CD)

If you liked metal in the 80's, this is a hidden gem that you absolutely need to find and purchase. This one along with their first release, Black out in the Red Room, are so much better than even the most popular metal bands of the 80's. Just take a listen to the first four tracks on this CD to see just how slick this band was-you'll find yourself wondering why this band was not more popular. If you like or did like metal at all and do not have this one, find it and take a listen-you will not be sorry.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hard Rock Funk Stew, October 4, 2004

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John Carroll (Alpharetta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wasted in America (Audio CD)

These cats never hit it big because they were just too damn hip for the masses to grasp. It's an odd mix of GNR & The Chili Peppers, sort of a hard rock funk stew. Jizzy Pearl does sound a lot like Axl but has a beatnik vibe that makes him unique. Title cut hits hard with droning melodic guitars and Jizzy's Alice Cooper like snarl. Spit and Yucca Man lock in to relentless grooves. This band was obviously tight as hell when they made this record. Don't know much about Skid, but the dude could write, and not just good riffs- check out the lyrics on Social Sidewinder. Fave is Miss America- perfect blend of slick 80's rock with skeptical lyrics and a hint of grunge. For what it's worth, all of this bands' records are solid. Also, check out Jizzy Pearl's website- www.jizzypearl.com. This guy is funny as hell and very intelligent. His latest solo record Just A Boy(available only on his website) is five stars in my humble opinion.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Slamming, unique metal band you should check out, October 15, 2003

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Perry M. Koons "theeighthbeatle" (Crownsville, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wasted in America (Audio CD)

Love/Hate were certainly an enigma in the early 90's - as most pop metal bands were trying to do the Bon Jovi thing with slick ballads and cheesy rockers (some decent, such as Danger Danger, some awful, such as Trixter), Love/Hate basically did the Guns N' Roses thing but a little heavier and less accessible. Gutteral, sleazy "pop" metal that is a direct descendent of Shout At The Devil and Appetite For Destruction, but with more humor and musical tricks injected into the songs. Every player is firing on all cylinders, the guitar tone and solos are heavy but not always obvious or expected, and vocalist Jizzy Pearl's screech is one of the better examples of typical 80's metal. I read a review once that called this the 2nd best metal album of the 90's, and I wouldn't be too quick to disagree. Wasted In America was a great effort from a sadly unnoticed band that deserved to be a major player, I guess they never had a sappy enough ballad to break them through to the masses. Nearly every tune on here is a keeper, and last but not least, you can probably find it fairly cheap.

Best Tracks:
"Wasted In America" - Straight up driving rock with great guitar.
"Spit" - Queen-like vocals on the intro always crack me up, they make lyrics like 'Throbbing, pulsating, gyrating, hyperventilating' sound angelic. After that it's a slamming GNR meets Chili Peppers-type tune.
"Yucca Man" - Who knows what this is about, but it's heavy and the musicianship is great.
"Happy Hour" - Way left of center lyrics go hand in hand with this odd timed beat, all the time changes and musical/lyrical quirks make this as artsy and proggy as heavy Crimson or Rush.
"Tranquilizer" - Beautiful intro is deceptive, kicks into metal around 1 minute. Great song, love the guitar all the way through.
"Dont F*** With Me" - The band's odd sense of humor pops up, this is a charming and hilariously catchy sing along - a childish and essential rant that is 10000 times better than "Get In The Ring" or any other hateful tracks for it's sense of humor.