Buckcherry-Time Bomb
Vulgarity in a band is a tight rope to walk. If you go over the top you'll alienate everyone but your hardcore fans. With the exception of Eminem you'll be remembered only for the content of your material and not for the material itself. When a band relies heavily on sexual, raunchy, or just vulgar lyrics it's usually a cover up for their lack of talent. I love them, but Kiss comes to mind-they have to write songs about sex because they aren't talented enough to go deeper that that. A comedian is the same way. Generally a really vulgar comedian isn't funny unless he's being really vulgar.
Buckcherry is a lot like Kiss, and this album proves it. Their first album had a grittiness combined with a glamor that I loved-I still think Buckcherry is vastly underrated. But this album focuses too much on the seamy and sordid side of Rock and Roll. It feels like someone gave them large amounts of money to act like rock stars at their worst and they took the money and did exactly that. This album doesn't really have any song that sticks out, in fact none of them are really worth the download. It's best to probably Youtube this one before you buy it.
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