Various Artists - Hey! Thatīs What I call Sludge 1
One of my favorite websites Metal Sludge has compiled a CD of 20 bands and over 74 minutes of music. Just like the site's content this is mainly Hard Rock with roots in the 80's - or as Rikki Ratchet from Metal Skool puts it "Music from a time when chicks were hot and guys looked like hot chicks".

However, a handful of modern punk rock bands made it to the CD as well. They might have listened to this type of music earlier but their own music has nothing in common with the 80's Hard Rock. For example Bowling for Soup, who plays house trained punk rock without surprises.

Pain for Pleasure captures the spirit of Metal Sludge with opening track Reign in Pain. Since 40 Ft. Ringo members Steve Brown and P.J. Farley has roots in Trixter 40 Ft. Ringo is a justified addition to this CD. Inside Your Head is very melodic and a nice surprise.

Best tracks are contributions from Tuff, Jizzy Pearl, Firehouse and Killingbird. Tuff does a great parody on Jani Lane from Warrant called Dear Jani Lane. Super vocals and great guitar playing along with amusing lyrics makes this an album highlight. Jizzy Pearl contributes with the ass kicking Do You Wanna Get high from his amazing solo album "Just a Boy". Somehow the song just fits perfect for this compilation.

To use Metal Sludge own terminology - The Super balls award goes to Killingbird for having the guts to cover Glam band Vain's classic Beat The Bullet. I love that song and Killingbird delivers a version true to the original. The vocals are rawer and not high pitched like Davy Vain's. Killingbird definitely sparks interest in the band after such a well played cover.

Firehouse deserves an honorable mention as well. Crash is among the coolest songs on "Hey that's what I call Sludge". Firehouse still sounds the same and guitarist Bill Leverty really shines on this track. Read full review of their "Prime Time album"

Kevin DuBrow also delivers a good and very typical Kevin DuBrow track. Supersuckers is straight Rock N' Roll in the vein of Motorhead. The track Someday I Will Kill You rocks quite well and makes me curious of their other work. Lit plus Jamie Rowe's band London Calling sounds good as well.

Overall this is a pretty good collection of songs. No bad tracks, but a few standard tracks and also a few tracks fall out of the 80's category making the CD varied, but also a bit inconsistent. I am not too fond of the brutal Drill 187 plus Wednesday 13 and have a hard time getting into The Thornbirds, which are too weird. Besides having covered Enuff Z'Nuff's Time to Let You Go, UK Rockers The Wildhearts never really got to me with their melodic punky rock.

The CD is available from Metal Sludge's website.

Written by Michael
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
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Tracklisting
1. Metal Skool "Rainbows & Witches"
2. Pain For Pleasure "Reign In Pain"
3. Lit "No Turning Back"
4. Bowling For Soup "The Bitch Song"
5. 40 Ft. Ringo "Inside Your Head"
6. Tuff "Dear Jani Lane"
7. Drill 187 "187"
8. The Wildhearts "You've Got To Get Through..."
9. The Thornbirds "Elephants & Tangerines"
10. Supersuckers "Someday I Will Kill You"
11. Metal Skool "LSD"
12. Jizzy Pearl "Do You Wanna Get High?"
13. The Brightness "Diamond's Are A Boy's Best Friend"
14. London Calling "Chasing The Satellites"
15. Killingbird "Beat The Bullet"
16. Firehouse "Crash"
17. Metal Skool "Making Up"
18. Funny Money "Good Boy Gone Bad"
19. Glory Hole U.K. "Misery"
20. Billy Morris "Killingtime"
21. Wednesday 13 "Your Mother Sucks Cocks In Hell"
22. Kevin DuBrow & Little Women "I Can't Resist You"
23. Metal Skool "Heavy Shit"
24. Metal Skool "Death To All But Metal"

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