Genre : Sleazy Hard Rock
Label: Reputation Recordz
Links: https://drewcagle.com/
Line Up:
Drew Cagle Vocals
Shannon Forrest Drums
Sol Philcox-Littlefield Guitar
Sam Hunter Guitar
Tony Palacios Guitar
B. James Lowry Guitar, Bass
Craig Young Bass
Matt Coles Percussion, Background Vocals
Tracii Guns guitar on “Bad Attitude”
Tracklist:
1. All Figured Out
2. Bad Attitude featuring Tracii Guns
3. If It’s Not Love
4. So Cold
5. She Said
6. You Think You’ve Heard Everything?
7. Live Right
8. Wine Talkin’
9. 4:15 To Denver Bonus Track
Bad Attitude is the official full-length debut CD of DREW CAGLE & THE REPUTATION. This (one-man) band is settled in Central Illinois, USA, and is based around singer/songwriter/guitarist DREW CAGLE. He was joined by well-known session musicians called THE REPUTATION (consisting of musicians who played with TOTO, ELTON JOHN, TAYLOR SWIFT, KENNY CHESNEY, POST MALONE, etc. etc.) and producer MATT COLES (THE EAGLES) in a studio in Nashville, USA. Together they recorded a great 80s hard rock oriented album that is a must-have if you miss the glorious days of bands like FIREHOUSE, WHITE LION, L.A. GUNS, GUNS’N’ROSES, BLACK’N’BLUE, KIX, VAIN, MOTLEY CRUE… 8 songs are included in total, and thanks to the assistance of the aforementioned producer and the musicians, Drew was able to record a very strong, impressive record. He has a strong voice and delivers on the guitar as well.
Opener “All Figured Out” shows right away that this is cool, straight-ahead, uptempo, ballsy melodic hardrock in the best 80s American Hardrock style, so with a hair/sleaze metal touch, and actually it reminds me of L.A. GUNS. Not a strange comparison, because the following song is the titletrack, Bad Attitude, which features none other than TRACII GUNS, and also this song is a killer 80s uptempo sleazy hardrock piece. The other 6 songs continue this kick ass hardrock style, with further highlights including “If It’s Not Too Late,” “So Cold,” and the closing semi-melodic rockballad “Wine Talkin’.”
Without a doubt, this is a highly recommended CD if you miss the days of the classic American 80s Hardrocksound! Especially recommended to fans of VAIN, BLACK’N’BLUE and L.A. GUNS!
Written by: Gabor Kleinbloesem
Ratings: Gabor 8/10
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