70's styled glam meets punk on the final release from Warrior Soul, 1995's Space Age Playboys. Here the band strips their sound down a bit, relying more on upbeat and punchy arrangements, complete with catchy hooks and simple guitar riffs, as the album overall has less of a dark and angst ridden demeanor than Warrior Soul's previous albums. Tunes like "The Drug", "Let's Get Wasted", and "No No No" sounds more like a 90's version of The Sex Pistols than the metal/punk/hard rock hybrid that they portayed earlier in their career. In fact, besides the influence of The Sex Pistols, listen carefully to detect a little Mott the Hoople and David Bowie, especially on songs like "Television" and "Look at You". Save for a few tracks like "The Image", "The Pretty Faces", "Star Ride", and the furious "Generation Graveyard", there's very little of the angry and metallic Warrior Soul of old, and certainly none of the moody pieces that the band managed to throw in on every album. The end result is a fast paced and intelligent sounding mix of hard rock, punk and glam, that probably came a little too late as in the mid-90's grunge was all the rage and Warrior Soul really had nowhere to fit in with this style of music. Had it been the early 80's or even today they might have had a chance. Give Kory Clarke and the band credit though-they played what they wanted, never folliwng any trends, and managed to create some pretty unique music along the way.
Track Listing
1. Rocket Engines
2. The Drug
3. Let's Get Wasted
4. No No No
5. Television
6. The Pretty Faces
7. The Image
8. Rotten Soul
9. I Wanna Get Some
10. Look At You
11. Star Ride
12. Generation Graveyard
13. Fightin' The War
14. Evo & Pete Bragging (Live)
15. Punk Rock N Roll (Live)
16. Ways To The Gutter (Live)
17. NYC Girl (Live)
18. Punk Reaction (Live)
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