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Truly awful album
Let me say this:
This album, like all glam rock, is repetitive, cheesy, boring-as-hell, and frankly, not metal.
This album is repetitive in the fact that all the songs sound the same, alongside the fact that both the artwork and songs are super-cheesy.
Also, this album is SOOOOOOOOO (I can't stress that enough) boring (so I could make an informed review, not because I liked it) and almost fell asleep. Every song is so boring and repetitive.
Overall: This album gets 1 star because it is boring, repetitive, cheesy
One of a million
New Jersey act Trixter was one of the last stragglers out of the 80's hair metal scene. The band was barely out of their teens when this self-titled debut album was released in 1990, but they managed to get some favorable coverage and a decent MTV hit with the single One in a Million.
There were still plenty of great hair metal and melodic rock albums coming out when the 90's rolled around, but this, I'm sorry to say, wasn't one of them. This is a "pop metal by the numbers" album all the way. Aside from a couple of catchy singles, there's really nothing going on here that you couldn't have found on about a hundred other albums in 1990. Unless you were a fan of the band back in the day, or have an insatiable appetite for all things hair metal, I can't recommend this album with any enthusiasm. It comes across as watered down even by Warrant/Winger/Poison/Danger Danger's standards.
Trixter would go on to issue a follow up album (Hear) and a covers album before being washed away in the alternative rock wave of the early 90's. As much as I enjoy this kind of music, it's not hard to understand how a band like Trixter didn't have the kind of staying power to weather out that particular storm.
PS - Comic book fans might note the familiar style of the album's cover artwork. Legendary Batman artist Neal Adams provided the artwork for the cover and interior booklet.
more kiddie pretty boy rock
here again we have what i considered good when it came out, and it's still ok to stroll down memory lane with, but come on....."Give it to me good"?
Oh the humanity. Shameless.
Talented musicians, great album for any 80's metal fan
Though their name may not be as familiar to you as their contemporaries, top to bottom I would put this album up against many that the "hair metal" era had to offer. Truth is, Trixter was simply a victim of time. By the time their first album hit its stride and they were prepping for a second album, bands like Alice in Chains, Nirvana and Pearl Jam came on the scene, thereby ending the reign of 80's metal and ushering in the "grunge" era.
Now, I am definitely not comparing the talent in Trixter to that of the previously mentioned grunge bands (that would be a losing battle). However, if you listen to this album, you can tell that there is more here than as one reviewer stated, a "boy band with guitars". Peter Loran is a great vocalist, and he was accompanied by a pretty savvy guitarist/songwriter, as evidenced by tracks such as "One in a Million", "Give it to Me Good", "You'll Never See Me Crying" and "Surrender". In fact, unlike many hair metal albums of this period which contained two listenable songs and a ton of filler, songs 1-6 and the last three tracks on this album are definitely worth a listen.
In short, if you're a fan of 80's metal, you're going to like this album. Furthermore, $2-$3 used price on this disc is a steal!
A few good songs is all you get
I have to say, the first 2 songs on this disc really kick ass. It went down hill after that. The 2 ballads were ok as well, but some of the tracks on the 12 track debut from the NJ based band are weak. They would have been better off if some of these songs had a little more meaning. Looking back on this in 2005, it didn't stand the test of time.
Some of the guys in this band have been trying to get back in the business for the past 12 years with bands like Sugar Belly, Throwan Rocks and 40 foot Ringo and none have got any intrest from major lables. If these guys ever get the picture, they will realize that the only thing they will be known for is Trixter and this record in particular. It is time to give it up and maybe grab the opening slot on the "Rock Never Stops Tour". The little talent that they do have nobody cares about in 2005.
