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Black vinyl with insert. Limited 250 numbered copies

Roxx Gang was an excellent sleaze metal band fronted and guided by front man and band visionary Kevin Steele. The group managed some fringe success with their debut album, but like so many in their genre, they were pushed aside with the changing of musical tastes. Formed in Florida by Kevin Steele and guitarist Eric Carrol in 1985, the Roxx Gang went through several line-up changes in their formative years. Many demos were recorded and shopped around, however it would be 1987’s Love Em And Leave Em demo that got record company attention. Their debut album Things You’ve Never Done Before was produced by Beau Hill and released in 1988. The album went on to sell a quarter of a million copies worldwide thanks to singles such as Scratch My Back and No Easy Way Out. The good times were short-lived however, as the band disintegrated in 1991 due to infighting and record company shuffles. Steele was left alone, so he formed a new version of the band with Stacey Blades (guitar), Dorian Sage (bass) and Tommy Weder (drums) and released The Voodoo You Love. Of course, by the time this follow-up was released (in 1996), few people seemed to care about the exceptional glam rock of the 80’s. Roxx Gang really shall have some credit for sticking to their guns with The Voodoo You Love when most of their Sunset Strip peers either changed their sound in a vain attempt to go grunge or disappeared entirely. It’s cool to see an straight-up hair metal/ sleaze rock album released in 1996, but unfortunately The Voodoo You Love is just not as memorable as Things You’ve Never Done Before. It’s the same basic formula, but there’s something missing. It just doesn’t have the same energy as their first album. There are some really fun, hard rockin tunes though, like Time Bomb, Be Your Man, and Shame on Me, but for the most part The Voodoo You Love is pretty average. It may not be as good as the debut album, but The Voodoo You Love is still a solid hair metal release that should please those of you who still spin those L.A. Guns and Jetboy albums on a regular basis.

Track listing:
1. Daddys Farm
2. Stone Dead Drunk (Again)
3. Time Bomb
4. Hot For Love
5. Silver Train
6. Cant Catch Me
7. What You See
8. Be Your Man
9. Shame On Me
10. Hot Lanta
11. Thick As Thieves
12. Meanwhile Back At The Ranch