Sleeze Beez - Powertool (1992)

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Sleeze Beez - Powertool (1992)

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Sleeze Beez - Powertool (1992)

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Year : 1992
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , Glam Hard Rock
Country : Netherlands
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 138 mb


Bio:

An appropriately named sleaze band, the Sleeze Beez managed to fuse the sounds of AC/DC and Def Leppard to create their own unrelenting brand of hard rock. “When The Brains Go To The Balls” will remain one of the best song titles by any group in this genre.Sleeze Beez photoIn a unique twist, Chriz Van Jaarsveld (guitar) and Jan Koster (drums) managed to talk their way into a record deal before a band (or many songs for that matter) was even formed. In order to start recording, a band was thrown together featuring Don Van Spall (guitar), Ed Jongsma (bass) and vocalist Tiger. The debut album Look Like Hell was only released regionally, but Sleeze Beez were beginning to make people take notice.During the recording of what would become Screwed Blued & Tattooed, front man Tiger was replaced by Andrew Elt and Sleeze Beez were poised for success. Atlantic Records snatched up the group, got the band considerable airplay for the single “Stranger Than Paradise” and had the boys opening for Skid Row. The album reached #115 on Billboard’s Top 200 and the future looked bright, but within two years the band had quickly fallen from grace.The band had another album in the can by the end of 1990, but lack of management and disagreements with the record company saw Powertool shelved for almost two full years. Of course by the time the record was finally released, bands like Sleeze Beez were becoming extinct thanks to a movement from Seattle. The album sank without a trace and the label quickly cut their losses and dropped the band. A final independent release and live album proved to be Sleeze Beez‘s last gasp, as the Sleeze Beez group photogroup disbanded in 1996. Elt and guitarist Don Van Spaal went on to form a new band called Moon which released a full length album entitled The Moon in 1999.After years of rumours that the band would get back together, Sleeze Beez finally reunited to play live for the first time in 15 years at a reunion kick off show at Lakei in Helmond, Holland on June 19, 2010 followed by a show at the Geiredome Stadium in Arnhem, Holland on June 23, 2010 sharing a bill with Aerosmith, Stone Temple Pilots and Steel Panther. A greatest hits album titled The Very Best Of Sleeze Beez along with a live album entitled Screwed Live! were released in 2010 before the band went back into obscurity in early 2011 just after recording their first song together since 1994, a cover of Journey‘s “Faithfully.”

Album:

Second record from great hard rock party band from Holland.GREAT music, 'gang' backing vocals with traces of Ratt, even Def Leppard, but this band's music is grittier than either. Too bad the Beez didn't get a good push from their label (also would've helped if it was released a year earlier, like it was supposed to be), because this is rockin', heavy commercial rock and roll; not metal but not Trixter either ... 1st track, "Raise A Little Hell" is very commercial, as is "Head To Toe" (one of my faves), but the rest is raw, in-your-face rock and roll. Included is one emotional power ballad which doesn't detract from the flow of the album. Only track I could lose is maybe "What's That Smell", but some may like it. Parts of it remind of Skid Row, other parts of Ratt, but with a gutsy lead voice, and truly crunchy guitars, this album stands the test of time. It's rare, but worth getting ..it's a gem!Despite their name, Dutch band Sleeze Beez had more in common with arena rocking bands like Def Leppard and AC/DC than with Faster Pussycat, Pretty Boy Floyd, and other sleaze rock bands. I actually avoided this band for a long time thinking they were going to be too sleazy for my tastes. What a cool surprise this band turned out to be.1992's Powertool is the band's second release, and it's about as much fun as a rock & roll album can be. Sleeze Beez take the basic Sunset Strip hair metal formula and give it the kind of polish and class that only a European band can provide for a very melodic, very rockin' end result. This is what Def Leppard would have sounded like in the early 90's if they weren't obsessed with wimpy ballads. There are some really memorable rockers on this album, including Raise a Little Hell and Out Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, and the ballad I Don't Want To Live Without You probably would have been a top 20 hit if it had been released just a year or two earlier.If you're looking for true sleaze rock, I don't think this band qualifies. If however, you're a big fan of the 80's hair metal scene and are looking for another great melodic rock album, you'll want to grab a copy of Powertool right away.NOTE: Wounded Bird reissued Powertool in 2008. Like all Wounded Bird reissues, the album has not been remastered and there is no bonus material. It's nice to see the album back in print, but given how easy (and cheap) it is to find used copies of the original release I have to wonder why they bothered reissuing it when they could have done everyone a favor and reissued their hard-to-find 3rd album Insanity Beach.

Line Up:

Andrew Elt - Vocals, Harmonica, Acoustic Guitar
Jan Koster - Drums, Backing Vocals
Chriz Van Jaarsveld - Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
Don Van Spall - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Ed Jongsma - Bass, Backing Vocals

+ guests:

Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Andy*, Jan*
Slide Guitar – Tom Keifer (tracks: 4)
Vocals [Voice], Organ [B-3], Harp – Andrew Elt
Voice – Alfred "Mr. Rock 'n Roll" Lagarde* (tracks: 7)

production:

A&R – Dave Feld, Jason Flom
Art Direction – Larry Freemantle
Engineer – Doug Cook, Han Nuyten
Guitar – Don Van Spall
Management – Robert Allen
Mastered By – George Marino
Photography By – Ron Kruit, Sheila Rock, Simon Metz
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Gary Lyons

Tracklist:

01. Appetizer
02. Raise a Little Hell
03. Watch That Video
04. Dance
05. Like a Dog
06. I Don't Want to Live Without You
07. Head to Toe
08. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
09. Bring Out the Rebel
10. Fuel for the Fire
11. What's That Smell?
12. Pray for a Miracle

+ Video "I Don't Want to Live Without You" (Official Video)


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