A hard-rocking disc teetering shamelessly on the sonic barrier, Every Mother’s Nightmare’s vinyl debut puts the teeth back into metal-edged musical mayhem. A cross between nostalgic ‘70s glam-metal and ‘90s thrash sensibilities, Every Mother’s Nightmare, the album, kicks out the proverbial jams with its inspired hybrid of musical influences which includes, though is not limited by, Kiss, the Babys, AC/DC, Slade, and any one of a number of true rockers who have dotted the FM radio landscape during the past two decades.
Every Mother’s Nightmare represents the combined creative efforts of a foursome of well-known Music City rockers: ex-Hard Knox vocalist Rick Ruhl, guitarist Steve Malone, bassist Mark McMurtry from Suicide Alley, and drummer Jim Phipps, formerly of Justin Heat. Ruhl and Phipps formed Every Mother’s Nightmare a couple of years back, after the break-up of their respective bands. Moving to Memphis and hooking up with producer Eli Ball (the same guy who discovered Jason & the Scorchers), EMN were signed to Arista by the big cheese himself, Clive the D. The rest, as they say, is history.
Every Mother’s Nightmare is receiving a lot of industry hype, and rightfully so. From the ringing chords of their lead-off single “Walls Come Down,” to their bigger-than-life cover of Charlie Daniels’ “Long Haired Country Boy,” to the call-and-response power funk of “Listen Up,” it is evident that this is a disc of considerable energy and emotion. Toss in their photogenic rock ‘n’ roll image (just ask Joan Rivers), a couple of MTV videos and the band’s own considerable talents and hard work (they’ve been on tour forever) and you have an equation which equals success: a valuable commodity in a hard rock field over-peopled with shallow images lacking in ability. (Arista Records)
Review published by The Metro, 1990
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