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Schöner 80er Rock, 5
Ааааа
Not my thing
Never heard of this one before, but it's honestly a ton of fun. Several of these songs are catchy as all hell, especially Malibu Beach Nightmare, Tooting Bec Wreck, and Back to Mystery City. Is it like "you need to listen to this before you die"? Ehhhh... but I enjoyed it a lot more than some albums I needed to listen to before I die so who gives a shit?
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Makes me think Ramones and B52s. Songs have some catchiness to them. 3/5
Acceptable
693/1001 2026.09.02 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
RIP Razzle. Nasty Suicide, ironically, remains alive and well.
I didn't connect with this one.
Banger! Perfeito para uma roadtrip
One of the least interesting punk albums we've been assigned so far. I'd love to learn what more about this album's contribution to the genre because it is not self evident to me. 2.5 rounded up
This is fine hard rock, but really nothing super innovative or new. I forgot about it as soon as it stopped playing.
This album is what you'd get if you took glam rock (but not too much glam) and punk (but not too much punk) and smashed them together. Apparently what you get is an album that is fine (but not too fine). 2.5 stars rounding down.
I enjoy this 80s hair band/glam rock.
Kind of mediocre. Didn't despise my listen but did not like it either.
The best part of this was the intro. The rest? Meh.
Best known to me as Peacemaker’s favourite band, something along the Motley Crüe line, I fully expected to hate this record. Seemingly, I did not mind it much at all. I must be a great mood today! And Hanoi Rocks reaps the reward of my magnanimity. Their reward is stars. Lots and lots of delicious, probably undeserved, stars.
The lo-fi nature makes this much more charming and less shit than the other bands that look exactly the same as these guys based solely on the album cover and my vague preconceived notions of that whole scene. I listened to this nearly three times. After the third time, I enjoyed the first few songs much more and hated the rest much more. I was polarised and ripped apart. The hate took my arms, head and torso, while the enjoy only got my stumpy legs. This means two stars.
Some catchy licks and a decent sound for the genre.
Thought this was going to be some garbage hair metal. But after reading about it, turns out it's more of a proto-hair metal album. Interesting from that point of view. Also interesting that they're from Finland. Much more of a tossed off power-pop thing. Musically, just okay. Really can't figure out what they're trying to do, maybe a T-Rex sort of thing? Has shades of Adam and the Ants also.
Album was ok, middle of the road 80s 3/5
Pretty standard glam rock which I haven’t heard to much of in this list so far. A liked a majority of the songs on this and I think I’ll be back for more listens
Cheesy 80’s rock with hints of hair metal and punk….I’m in. If they got room for this, hopefully we get some Poison, but why wait? My copy of Open Up And Say Ahhh is going for a spin next.
I dig it...kinda glam, kinda punk. Seems like these dues were pretty influential for 80's hair metal. I lost my shit when I heard the saxophone.
Бабский глэм рок
I'm actually so fucking sick of all this glam slop this list keeps shoving down my throat. This was genuinely such a fucking awful music scene that needs to be forgotten, there's no reason to be remembering it anymore now that it's passed. I'm not going to go into all the details and reasons about why this album is so terrible, I simply can't be bothered anymore and there are plenty of other reviews on this album that go into that. The point is; it's glam, it's shit, and it doesn't deserve to be remembered by being included on this list, or just be remembered at all.
I enjoyed it, it was fun. Not necessarily good but still.
I liked a few songs! Not my jam really - bit repetitive.
Kind of surprising to see this relatively obscure glam "metal" offering, I have to say I wasn't aware these guys were from finland but that's about the only intreresting thing here I'm afraid. The music is kind of mid by itself, I have heard better glam metal bands. Can't imagine anymore than 3 stars and I am being generous once again. Rated 2.5 on RYM, dead average really.
неожиданный для меня финский рок (не ужасное эмо, эмо ещё не изобрели), довольно забавные ребята, но местами хорни, в тюрьму
Eigentlich 2/5 aber weil es wirklich nichts hat was es auf diese Liste packen sollte 1/5
I think sometimes there is a valid argument that Hanoi Rocks was a pseudo-punk band in their heyday. Fun tracks from a fun band.
3.75 Hanoi Is Pretty Good, Actually! I remember reading this oral history of 80s hair metal a few years back and Hanoi Rocks (a band I was totally unfamiliar with at the time), is constantly invoked, both as a precursor to the movement, but also this sort of “better than everyone” example that other bands were constantly trying to live up to. And yeah. I’d say in general this IS better than a lot of hair metal. There’s a lot more variety in the songwriting and an intelligence and fun to the lyrics that later bands in the movement don’t share. This is still very inspired by glam rock and punk - I heard definite traces of New York Dolls and maybe even a bit of Eno in many of the songs here.
Lyrically some of these tracks have not aged at all well...
Glam, punk, rock. Sento molto i clash
Jak dobrze, że glam metal umarł
This was actually quite good!
Strange
Surprisingly enjoyable. Loved the variety of instruments.
A classic homage to the glam rock genre. If you listen while closing your eyes to visual humor of their outfits this is a very talented band and you can hear many songs that were later copied by more successful rock bands of the mid 80's and 90's.
I genuinely don't understand what about this makes it list worthy. I mean, it's decent for 80's glam rock, but must listen to before I die it is not. (3)
Overall: 7/10 On the one hand, there's not really anything that special about this album. It's kind of your run-of-the-mill 80's glam album. On the other hand, I caught myself being kind of hypnotized by the music at several points during the duration, and I enjoyed that. I might come back to this and not love it as much, but for now I think this was better than I expected. Fav Song: Mental Beat
Wait i like this a lot. Big guitar and drums and it helps that the cover is so magnificent 5/7
As far as generic 80s trash goes, it was palatable.
Finns
A: VIsste inte att det finns bra finsk musik. Nej men var pleasantly surprised på flera sätt. Ingen aning tbh. Typ 3/5? (Though A-tier? B tier?) D: Mest mid (i ordets egentliga bemärkelse) rock-albumet som jag lyssnat på. Har inget att säga om den. Med andra ord är detta en enorm vinst för Finland. 3/5
This is the dollar store version of Def Leppard. It's Glam Metal, with skinny white men shouting in all of the songs, so I didn't come into this expecting Joni Mitchell lyrics. It is, however, a little stale. Once you hear one of these songs, you've heard them all. There was nothing remarkable about this album. Favorite Track: "Back To Mystery City".
It's 80s rock that is pretty indistinguishable from other 80s rock? First album from this challenge that I just don't really understand why it was included.
album #112 not bad enough to be a one, but my god is it still pushing it at a two. this was a slog. every song was the same and it was so boring, which is saying something when your whole schtick is hair metal. ꩜ average track rating: 1.7/5 ꩜ favourite track(s): strange boys play weird openings ꩜ least favourite track(s): lick summer love ꩜ album rating: ★⯪☆☆☆ ꩜ number of albums left to review: 977 ꩜ number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 52 ꩜ albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 23 ꩜ albums from the list I won't include on my list: 89
What the fuck was that?
This is some stupid and fun glam rock, though they seem to have an affinity for bringing pop-elements into their music. It’s not boundary-pushing or thought-provoking in away, but i don’t think that’s what Hanoi Rocks were going for and that’s fine. The first four tracks are pretty straightforward exactly that: stupid, fun glam rock songs. And Hanoi Rocks are really good at that. They try to break the formula with the fifth track Until I Get You, which attempts to be a more emotionally earnest song, but it doesn’t really achieve that. It feels choppy and any emotion is squandered by the vocals being kind of buried in the mix and at the same time not being… that good and at times a bit irritating. The following song, Sailing Down the Tears sounds a bit too happy-go-lucky for me and becomes grating after two minutes. Thankfully, Lick Summer Love kicks in right after and boy, that is a glorious song. Effortlessly cool, with a strutting rhythm, female guest vocals (gove me more THAT, please) and a saxophone. In my head this pairs well with Bananarama’s Cruel Summer - which to me is a great compliment. Beatig Gets Faster and Ice Cream Summer are… tehre. Nothing special or remarkable (except for that unexpected B**** in Ice Cream Summer, that made me scratch my head). The final and title track is quite fun, but is brought down by the production quality. It didn’t bother me as much with the rest of the songs, but here it really turns me off. Overall, Hanoi Rocks know what they were doing, the front half of the album especially is really catchy, and i’m sure i will return to some individual tracks. As an album though, it’s a bit nothing-y.
nice enough
Like New York Dolls, but less fun and less charming. Pass.
Not bad
Realno možda najgora podvrsta rocka/metala, u ovo je grozno, neke dionice nisu toliko loše pa eto.
I was not a fan of glam and pop metal in its heyday. There were certain songs I liked, but the genre struck me as all icing, no cake. I was not familiar with Hanoi Rocks, but it did ring a remote bell. The album is okay. Not objectionable - sounds good, basically straight-ahead simple mindless rock. It's not my jam, but if you like this genre, you would probably like this album. I'm between 2 and 3 stars on this one.
muy genérico, como sin alma...
This was a decent version of 80's hair rock, maybe a bit more substantial than their American counterparts. Probably will not be on repeat for me, though.
The most 80s
Недооцененный альбом очень, неплохой глэм рок
I’d only heard of this band due to the tragedy they’d experienced. I would not have imagined I’d ever listen to one of their albums, though. The positive is that I didn’t hate it. I didn’t like it much either, but some of the musical surprises (sax here, keys there) and a couple of songs that were tolerable (Until I Get You and Sailing Down the Tears) made for an ok drive home from work. Nothing I’ll save or recommend to others, but not as bad as I expected it to be.
This is the reason why I am using this list. Before today, even though I knew Hanoi Rocks existed, I can't say that I have ever heard any of their music. As far as the album, I am not sure there's much here, i'd want to come back to. I am in the middle of my second listen to it, and nothing is standing out to me. It's good background music, but it's hard to say that there are any ear worms here.
i mean its just some basic glam rock, had fun but doubt i'd ever come back to them
2.5/5, fun but nothing special, expected more tbh
Average
Sounds like an average high school garage band. Not a good listening experience.
It's not really my jam but I didn't hate it
"pop/glam metal", fun but nothing notable
So after 500+ albums I honestly thought the only hair metal I was going to see on this list would’ve been that album by The Cult. But I’m pleasantly surprised that there was more. Now as an adult I’ve pretty much grown out of hair metal fandom, I still like songs here and there, but it’s not my favorite genre anymore. That being said this album really felt like some fresh air in that genre, even though it’s obviously not fresh. But I never knew Hanoi Rocks outside of knowing that Motley Crue’s lead singer killed Hanoi’s lead singer in a drunk driving tragedy. But that feels even more depressing now that I’ve learned that Hanoi Rocks is way better, much more well rounded band. Like this isn’t my favorite hair metal album but it’s definitely part of the discussion now. Solid vocals, lots of really great energy, couple catchy songs. The only issue is that there were a handful of songs that didn’t do anything for me. That being said, while I might not be clamoring to get my hands on a copy of this album, if I ever come across one at a flea market or garage sale, I’ll definitely pick it up. Here’s the quote to put on the back of the album: “a hair metal album you are NOT ashamed to own.”
прік музика, я шось заволала з різкого БІТЧ на початку Ice Cream Summer. Не зроз нашо були звуки тварин на одному з треків, зіпсувало враження
Fun at times, got a bit boring towards the end
Hard rock com bastante influência e elementos de punk rock. Álbum muito divertido. QoA Vesper.
RATING: 6/10 HIGHLIGHT: Beating Gets Faster LOWLIGHT: Mental Beat
Suena como cualquier otro album de glam rock
How is the score so low? This sounds like Bowie, it’s great. Buncha tasteless fucks in here
Banger songs.
It was a really fun album. Hair band rock with a lite air to it. Favorites were Sailing Down the Tears and Ice Cream Summer.
Instantly forgettable posing.
I was in Helsinki recently and got moved from a section of the bar I was in because it was to be used as part of an event. There was a guy being interviewed in a booth in the back of the section. Turns out it was your man Michael Monroe singer with this band. Patrons cock a hoop about seeing their local hero. Anyway, reasonable album even if all the tracks sounded very much alike. Nothing special.
Quite uninteresting, not sure why this is here to be honest
Still better than T. Rex.
no soy fan del rock 😔
Sounds a little overproduced, given the live versions I heard growing up (via my best friend's older brother): they had such an interesting glam rock/punk sound
Pretty standard punk fare - maybe interesting because it is from Scandinavia but other than that unremarkable.
There’s probably one reason why 90% of people have heard of Hanoi Rocks, and it’s got nothing to do with the music. That’s a shame, as this is pretty good glammy hair metal, and it pings along nicely. RIP Razzle - you deserve better than being a side note in the life story of the porridge-filled condom that is Vince Neil.
Hanoi really does rock. Super fun album
Sounds like 70 years rock :-)
Not my thing but honestly it was pretty good!
I've heard of these guys, but had no idea they were Finnish. I like a lot of Finnish music, but the Finnish records I have are pretty much all folk/experimental. So here's some Finnish glam/new wave, or whatever this is. It's mildly annoying like most glam, but it has a New York Dolls crossed with The Jam or something vibe that I can appreciate. Reasonable album, glad I got to hear it. I loved reading that the guitarist ("Nasty Suicide") quit the band to go back to high school and then studied to become a pharmacist and is now working for a Finnish pharma corp. 3 stars
I approached this album with trepidation, which was immediately confirmed by the medieval/baroque noodling to open. This is followed by football chant drums and dated hair rock. This process is rapidly changing my opinion of the appearance of a saxophone, which i generally saw as a positive thing…. Not anymore. From here it is just dull dated sounded drivel of the highest (or lowest?) order
I have absolutely no idea why this is here, given it’s just mediocre 80s hair rock. And I like 80s hair rock. When it’s good. This wasn’t. It wasn’t awful. It just wasn’t good.
Another album that I don't entirely hate, but just fundamentally don't understand why its made it onto the list. What is there about Hanoi Rocks that makes it stand out as worthy of inclusion? I grant you that the same thing could be said of much of the Britpop that made it into the 1001 books, but at least they have the excuse of the author being British, and therefore more integrated into that music scene, and Britpop being pretty current at the time the books were made. Hanoi Rocks seems to have dated terribly and to my ear, nothing particularly makes it stand out. If you love glam-punk or hair metal, good for you! Enjoy this. But to me it's like watching Wayne's World... just significantly less funny. 2/5 (because I can't give 1.5)
Meh. Entretenido pero no es algo que reescucharía.
Not for me.
It was really bad glam rock and not near the New York Dolls or T Rex. Would not listen again.
one of the most forgettable albums on this list. why is this even here
The Rock albums are very hit or miss on this list. The Pretenders album was wholly uninteresting to me but I quite liked this one
Not for me. Way too generic and samey
I could see how this appealed to those that wanted rock with just a touch of punk/proto-punk influence. Reading up about the band, it gives me strange emotions to think about them coming out of punk rock and influencing glam metal. Also there's a sax.
80’s hair metal was a short lived but tremendously enjoyable genre with impressive guitars and even more impressive hair styles. They probably got through enough hairspray to put a sizeable dent in the ozone layer. This album is a lot of fun and not quite as over the top as some later examples of the genre. There are solid drums and guitars, and the vocals are pitched at a level audible to the human ear. Hanoi Rocks from Finland were pioneers, and could possibly have hit the big time if not for the tragic death of their drummer Razzle in a car crash in 1984, caused by Mötley Crüe’s singer Vince Neil driving drunk. The band broke up not long after.
THISSSS IS MY TYPE OF THING!! Bom álbum de início ao fim, já adicionei aos favoritos
Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks was completely new to me. I’d never heard the band before and, judging by the album cover, I was expecting something unapologetically 80s. That turned out to be pretty accurate. I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for dramatic glam rock and heavy guitar music, and this album delivers exactly that. I went into it with fairly low expectations but ended up enjoying it far more than I thought I would. The closest comparison I can make is Mötley Crüe, although Hanoi Rocks feel a little less over-the-top and a bit more laid back. There are plenty of big riffs, catchy choruses and enough swagger to keep the album entertaining throughout. It’s not an album I can see myself coming back to, but I had a lot more fun with it than I expected. Favourite tracks: “Sailing Down the Tears” and “Until I Get You” were both great fun Least favourite tracks: “Boys Play Weird Openings” lives up to its name and didn’t really do much for me. There are a few naff moments, but they're all part of the album's charm Album artwork: A wonderfully over-the-top 80s album cover
𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 makes a strong case for why Hanoi Rocks are often regarded as one of the missing links between glam rock and glam metal. Their mix of punk energy, hard rock, and swagger would go on to influence many bands that found much greater commercial success later in the decade. Unfortunately, that historical importance doesn’t translate into an engaging listening experience for me. The album has plenty of attitude, but the songs rarely leave a lasting impression. I kept waiting for a track that would really stand out, yet by the end very little had stayed with me. I have no trouble appreciating 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 for its influence, but influence alone isn’t enough. As an album, I find it far more significant than enjoyable.
A ver, no vivi los años en que este álbum salió, así que no es el tipo de rock que escucharía, pero suena bastante decente a ser honestos
+: Malibu Beach Nightmare, Sailing Down the Tears, Lick Summer Love, Back to Mystery City +-: Mental Beat, Tooting Bec Wreck, Until I Get You, Ice Cream Summer -: Strange Boys Play Weird Openings, Beating Gets Faster 3,2/10
A very forgettable record. Does not need to be on the list. “Ice Cream Summer” is the best song here, but even it felt long, which all the songs do. And shorter albums that feel long are the worst.
Really good!
Not as good as the other Hanoi Rocks albums ive listened to. And I like them I think they're a good band but this one just didn't have as many bangers. My fav track was Until I Get You.
I've never liked "hair metal" and this doesn't change my mind, but it does land on the better end of the spectrum.
What a weird little nugget.
Probably the most confusing inclusion on the list? It's far from godawful, but this has absolutely no place here. Literally just the most basic glam rock imaginable.
lowkey we got this album and dipped for like a month lmao our asses did not wanna do this well, for 1001 albums you MUST hear im surprised this is here because there are 1001 albums that have this sound that are slightly more engaging in summary its boring and i wasted 41 minutes. Every song was average, and me and bishy wishy senpai shanky pookie pie had the same opinion
Oh hell yeah, cock rock hair metal!!! And these guys were one of the first on the scene, and also pretty much defined the look. Some bitchin' songs on here, shame Vince Neil's dumbass killed their drummer because he's awesome on the kit
Liking this a lot more than I expected. I wrote them off as a generic hair band back in the day. They definitely owe more of their sound to the New York Dolls than Ratt. Not necessarily something I'll return to but I won't turn my nose up if I hear them mentioned anymore. I gained some respect for these guys.
Er det egentlig en 1’er?
Put this in a pile of disposable 80's music that I'll never listen to again.
Hanoi does kind of rock a little.
I am shocked this was on the list, but I did like it.
An okay album, songs are just okay. It wouldn’t bother me to listen more to it, but I propably won’t much.
2.1
Glammy and hammy, there's at least one, if not more, American 80s hair rock bands that owe their entire concept and career to Hanoi Rocks. The band dances on a thin edge of theatricality while playing deliberately dumb rock songs. They prove that when smart people play simply sometimes a little sprinkle of persona is more effective than trying to smarten 'em up. If you've ever suspected that the Ramones are surely not this dumb then I think you know what I mean — only here it's a European rock 'n' roll context. But Back to Mystery City just isn't my music. It's an album that's closer to the New York Dolls, Mott the Hoople and Generation X than it is the Ramones. The verdict on the record: it's fine, smarter than it says it is and has its moments, but it just doesn't move me.
Awesome
*Back To Mystery City* is competent but not exceptional hard rock album that surprisingly adds some new wave textures to the mix. Nothing here is stellar, but the playing is skilled and the diverse sounds contained within make this collection a bit more interesting than your typical rock record.
Fun glam rock album Standout songs: Mental Beat Back to Mystery City
This was a bit better than I anticipated.
Просто енергійний глем-рок. Ні більше ні менше. Оцінка: середня-висока 5
331/1089 that was some pretty fun glam rock. idk what else to add really faves: Until I Get You, Tooting Bec Wreck 62/100
Take me down to the mystery city Where the hair is big and the songs are shitty
I wanted to like but I felt like it was unoriginal.
I mean… Maybe I missed the significance, idk. It’s fine. Whatever. Now I’ve heard it.
yeah! woo!!
Yeah I mean it is what it is. I expected there to be at least some kind of Finnish stink on it but there isn't so idk man. The title track feels like a parody of itself
background rock music it is acceptable but nothing exciting. 2.
this is what rock music sounds like in kids shows from the 2000s
Breath of fresh air rock and roll album.
Didn't love it didn't hate it but not really my vibe.
Couldn’t stop imaging listening to this on summer car trips to random places and this album made me feel happy in a way not many albums on here will
Pretty bad one Will I listen to again: 0%
Until I Get You.
At it's best it's kind of a hair metal ramones, but at it's worst it's kind of like a hair metal ramones
I like some glam rock, but these guys led to a lot of the 80s cheese hair metal dweebs. I have to take a star off just for that.
Una banda con muchas voces en este album, resulta aburrido.
Meeeeeeeeeh.
This must be a joke?
Random Finnish Glam/Hard Rock record from the 80's. Why am I listening to this?
Would rather be in Hanoi in 1968 than listen to this again.
Mmmmm, was trying parts of this I liked but I think this is a miss for me
I don't know what to do with this one. On paper, this is all kinds of my jam: glam, but also kinda punk, rock swagger, proto-hair metal, good timin' music. But in reality I swung wildly back and forth between "hell yeah brother" and "um, huh, okay". I think I'm calling it 3 stars because nothing else feels correct either.
Hanoi sucks
Ehh. Corny.
I think I forgot about this album as I was listening to it. This might be the softest "heavy metal" I've ever heard
When an album is so unlistenable that I quit after 3.5 songs, it’s like stealing a little personal time from this project. Yoink!
was lauft mit dem cover und dem erste song?? ich chan seeehr wenig mit dem afange würklich. wiso isch die komisch band uf dere miste? de nordamerikanischsti rock. vonere finnische band. finds irgendwie scho okay bitz punky aber au afoch nöd so spannend. meengmol hets chli slide gitarre aber s tönt wie plastik rock irgendwie. ich gseh es 2 cho? het ich mit dem möse ufgfwachse sii? ich gib zue dass ice cream summer recht en guete song isch und afoch saxophonsolo schono cool.
erste song possibly min lieblingssong EVER?? ahh mega funny, finnland! bin ja nöd de grösst glam rock fan aber d energie gfalltmer until I get you isch echlii entspannter und findi auno schön! mmhh es het scho immer wieder geili parts, v.a. gitarresoli und de bass findi no geil joa schlecht ischs nöd gsi und doch no divers aber chan nöd meh als es 3 geh will ich wird das nöd nomal lose
Not really my cup of tea.
New York Dolls crossed with the Replacements crossed with Def Leppard. Kind of fun and enjoyable if inconsequential. 3 stars
Vetikke helt hva jeg synes.. noe 80 talls glam rock helt under par
Unexpectedly fun!
As expected really nothing new
Ehh
Had a lot of fun with this one. It’s the perfect blend of corny writing and songs that go harder than they need to. Lots of epic climaxes and unexpected saxophones. The enthusiasm from this band feels completely genuine, even as it skirts the line of commercialism. Gonna save this one for workouts or those nights when I want to dance around alone and scream along to lyrics I’ll eventually learn.
Honestly pretty fun! I think this was the first album by an artist I hadn’t heard before where I genuinely enjoyed what I was listening to. Not perfect, but solid hair metal. Favorite song was tooting bec wreck.
Didn't hate it, but didn't really do it for me.
bad
Weird, mediocre 80s glam rock. Absolutely nothing memorable about the album. Does nothing other bands of the era didn’t do. Strange one to put on the list, 3.5/10
This is a band whose name I've heard a million times, and (maybe thanks to the "Rocks") I did expect them to be heavier than they were. I really enjoyed this, though. There was definitely some 80s metal in here, but I heard some influences of new wave, glam, power pop... they can really do it all. I kind of wish they had picked one lane and not gone for everything, but really they pulled it all off. I'd happily listen to this again. What a fun album. Was kind of leaning toward four stars but I think I talked myself into a better rating as I typed this haha. Nice work, Hanoi Rocks!
I am not opposed to the type of Glam Rock they are playing, but their predecessors and role models were much better.
Didn’t exactly dislike it, but none of the tracks really stood out. Although any Finnish group that references Tooting Bec ( two steps on the Northern Line from where I lived) can’t be all bad.
This was not terrible, but it did drag on a bit, wouldn't revisit, it was ok(ish).
Glam with a New Wave twist. Not terrible.
Not really jumping out at me this one.
I had only heard of this man’ band because of the Vince Neil accident. This was sort of what I expected, maybe a little better.
Well that got boring quickly.
Glam/punky crossover album
I had never heard of these guys, and now I know why. Sounds like something that would have inspired Motley Crue or some of those 80s metal types - that's not a glowing recommendation. It's not terrible, it's just not anything really inspiring or worthy of your listening time.
It's time for a hard flashback to 1983 with the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks and *Back to Mystery City*. I've been looking forward to something like that for the last several reviews. A little glam rock, a little hair metal. This promises to have some uplifting moments. Let's get stuck in. One of the things I love about hair bands is that they often show ridiculously weird musical knowledge, particularly in the first track, *Strange Boys Play Weird Openings*, which you might think of as throwaway or introductory or an instrumental lead-in. But really, they're often just musical jokes, typically commenting on historical music or the news of the day in one form or another. Here we get a medieval madrigal / Greensleeves-esque noodling around on a guitar along with a badly played flute, which leads into a heartbeat. I think it's funny. It's the kind of thing you only laugh at if you get the joke, which is the best kind of joke. Then we launch into a weirdly hybrid banger, *Malibu Beach Nightmare*, which combines one of the many hair metal tropes: going down to the beach and meeting girls with getting a sexually transmitted disease and then hooking up with a skinhead. Now we're not actually informed how the skinhead treats him, but she is described as a Brixton Pearl. You be the judge of irony there. If, however, the sweet, sweet girl, the sea pearl that made him burn, that naughty girl, is in fact the same girl who is a skinhead, well, he ignored the red flags and it's his fault. The middle of this song is a 50s guitar throwback thing, which works interestingly, but not poorly with the rest of the experience. The song is fun and it's a good way to kick off an album. I don't want to suggest that rock bands in general can pretty much all be counted on to make a song that is about how they take drugs and play music and they enjoy the lifestyle. But *Mental Beat* is pretty much a song about Hanoi Rocks taking a bunch of amphetamines, getting really high. Then having those meth jitters where you can't seem to not do something. "Hanoi Rocks has got the beat. Boy, they never seem to sleep." Yeah, guys, I'll believe that. If this song has a problem, it's that it goes on a bit too long. At five minutes and three seconds, it could have lost a couple of the bridges and a couple of minutes and still have been very on point. Get in, get out, do the business. Still not bad. *Tooting Bec Weck* would be a cautionary tale if the band had more critical insight and less pride. But, you know, it's a rock band. You don't expect to use them as iconic guides to how to live life well. No, you expect them to tell you how to live life like a dissolute, destitute, down-on-your-luck scumbag, taking drugs in the worst part of town. Which brings us to what Tooting Bec was, or more accurately, is: a particular borough of London. It does have the largest open-air pool in the UK, so it's got that going for it, but it was also the bad part of town in the 80s when Hanoi Rocks was living there. What did they write a song about? Their scummy, run-down, piece of shit neighborhood and how they were scummy, run-down pieces of shit taking drugs on a regular basis. Like I said, don't take your life cues from a rock band. Like the previous track, the biggest problem with this one is that it goes on too long: six minutes and 12 seconds. It could have been cut down to five and lost nothing of substance. Look, I know some of you think that *Until I Get You* is a song about the romantic buildup of a man pursuing a woman whom he desires and that he is consumed with adoration for her. But seriously, listen to the song. It's about catcalling a woman who is leaving the grocery store parking lot. This guy hangs out in the same place every day, so she obviously lives somewhere nearby and is getting groceries, and every day he's harassing her. What an asshole! On the positive side, it's a pretty good song. As long as you don't listen too close, everything's golden. But isn't that the truth about most music? If you're really looking to extend the story, the next track should probably be about how this guy stalks and rapes her in her apartment, because that's the setup. What I was not ready for in the next track was basically just a straight-up love song. *Sailing Down the Tears* is about a guy who has had a pretty miserable romantic history, finally found the girl of his dreams. She seems to be into him too, and he's just singing about how he loves her and how his release from the cavalcade of tears represents and is a reflection of how much she means to him. That's it. That's the song. It's upbeat, charming. It does exactly what it says on the tin in terms of acting like a love song. It's a perfectly serviceable song that does what it wants to. Hard to comment on because it is just that, but easy to enjoy. Hey, remember when I was talking about the inevitable song that involves stalking and raping a girl in her apartment? Yeah, it didn't disappear. It just was a track late. *Lick Summer Love* very well could be that track. After all, it does start by a man ogling a virgin who only sort of looks like she would want to try it with him. We get into the description of how he would like to deflower her, which I get, but we have fragments of song which lead to some strange cogitation. "I've got to get you for any price. I can't get you off my mind." "I may be a total stranger, but I'll get you in the long run." "You may not like it yet, but I bet you'll get wet." I don't know, man, I don't think she asked for this. "It'll be worth every tear you shed." Perhaps we are talking about the momentary pain of the breaking of the hymen, but there are some overtones I think we need to talk about with your therapist, sir, or the local authorities. Despite our misgivings and the implications of *Beating Gets Faster*, this is not a song about domestic violence. Instead, we've returned to the root of so much rock music. It's just a love song about how much the singer protagonist loves his girl and how much she loves him back. No matter what he's up to, no matter where he is, their love will always be true. That's it. That's the song. That's the whole thing. Frankly, it's been kind of a wild trip to get this far, so I'm just going to roll with it. We're going to let it be. Oh, *Summer Love*, so many rock songs have been written as paeans to you, but few of them end with so much of a "bro, you wrote this song" as this one does. *Ice Cream Summer* has the singer-protagonist lamenting the stealing of his love away by a young lady by the name of Rosalita. She perhaps accurately called him a born loser because losing is all he's ever done. Then she left at the end of the summer, thus proving the nature of her prophecy. Yet, hark, as the last verse comes around, our young man declares that he has survived the long winter and now summer comes again. *Ice Cream Summer* is forgotten. He has gotten over Rosalita. He means nothing to her, a photo among others of old friends and lovers—but he just can't seem to shut the fuck up about her. Seriously, brother, you're the one dragging out the mental photos of the girl that got away. Maybe you should just get on with it. I'm not sure who you're trying to convince. If you were waiting for Hanoi Rocks to sing about the London underground scene that they were part of kicking off, well, this is your song, *Back to Mystery City*. It itself was one of those underground clubs that they played a lot of. I have to admit, they don't make it sound all that appealing. A place with no heart, a place without pity. Some place that people will judge you by the clothes you wear and where it's a wham bam gangbang every night there. I don't know, doesn't sound like my kind of scene, but they did seem very excited about living in the shithole part of London earlier, so who am I to judge their taste in lifestyle choices? Except for a sane, sensible person who can say, "that sounds like a kind of shitty place." Overall, the album *Back to Mystery City* is a good time if you turn off your brain and don't actually analyze the lyrics too much. It's got a good beat. You can thrash around to it. You're not going to hear something that's excitingly mentally stimulating, but if you're looking for a little bit of punk and a surprising amount of retro 50s style guitar and beat making, 1983 is not a bad place to stop and look around with Hanoi Rocks.
Didn’t love it. Didn’t hate it. I’ll probably never listen to it again. 2.5 stars rounding up to 3.
Phew. Three things I can’t stand: glam rock, hair metal and cheesy punk rock all in one band: to me, Hanoi Rocks are the epitome of what ruined 1980s rock music. Rock music for the redneck dance-off at the village disco. Silly, built on cheap hooks and with a particularly strong visual element. Rock music for teenage posters. Absolutely unimportant, absolutely trivial, absolutely boring.
The college summer I pack packed through Europe with classmates we were to take a train from Sweden to Finland; one of guys disappeared and we missed the train; a couple of days later he reappeared after a 48 hour sojourn with a Swedish girl he had met; never made it to Finland but liked this album nonetheless
Overall, a fun, glammy take on punk. Sort of new-wavey, too. But without the lazy, drunken vocal delivery. Hanoi Rocks don't have excellent singing to write home about, but the listener isn't actively suffering during the experience. Unfortunately, the songwriting is absolutely atrocious here – about the most boring song structures and lyrics possible, clichéd instrument parts... the whole shebang. Careful, though, reviewers. This is leagues better than the actively grating punk or industrial or 90s hip-hop that also made the list. Strange Boys Play Weird Openings. A more accurate title could not have been written. Slightly messy, but pleasant, acoustic guitar for 43 seconds. Malibu Beach Nightmare isn't too different from other tracks, with the notable exception of the sax(!), emphasising that connection to early-70s glam rock. Nifty little experimental guitar sound in the solo of Mental Beat (is that Phrygian mode I hear?) – plus the odd vocal effects at the end. At this point in the album, you might reasonably think, "hmm, this might turn out pretty good!" Unfortunately, in Tooting Bec Wreck, your patience starts to run a little thin. Six minutes of bland, nondescript new wave noisemaking. Fortunately, Until I Get You is a significantly step up, and we end side 1 on a passable note. Sailing Down the Tears sounds straight off a 70s Rolling Stones record – mind you, a filler track, but a Stones track nonetheless – so I have to give it some points. But because of the comparison, it also suffers (the Rolling Stones are pretty good, it turns out). Ice Cream Summer is the main standout on side 2, primarily because of the fresh, outdoorsy sound and peculiar-yet-not-altogether-bad addition of a bell solo. Most of the songs in the latter half, though, are unimpressive. 2/5 Key tracks: Malibu Beach Nightmare, Until I Get You
If I had heard of this band before, I forgot I had. Some decent 80s glam rock.
Mental Beat is incredibly Clash-lite, a Finnish impression of Joe Strummer. Really like the strange intro and production interludes, the oddly blues-y harmonica and jazzy piano flourishes, the lurking synth. It's a fun album but it probably won't be heavy in my rotation.
Pretty good! Great production on this one for the 80's
I remember Hanoi Rocks being in Sounds, when I was a teen, and never actually got round to listening. Now, <mumble> years later.... It's a lot better than I expected. I can hear the lineage back to Mott (thanks to the triumvirate), and the tracks pass by most acceptably. There's a definite link between Glam, New Romantics and Hair Metal in this album. A solid 3.5 stars.
Fun
Hair metal? But someone made it not gay enough?
Album 198. Back to Mystery City — Hanoi Rocks (1983) It's okay, my expectations were worse. But I don't think it deserves to be on the list. I think it's better to use it as a soundtrack in low quality movies and nothing more 2/5 No liked songs
Pretty silly but great that this specific band had so much influence on a handful of indescribably more successful groups for better and also for much worse.
Another band that I had heard of but didn't know their music. These guys are great. Kind of like Elvis Costello meets The Clash meets Cheap Trick. All of their hooks were first rate and every song was pretty good
One of the best, sicher nicht. Durchschnitt ist für mich in dieser Liste der 1001 Alben, die man unbedingt hören soll fast schon ein dickes Lob. Einmal hören, dann vergessen, dafür vergebe ich 3 Punkte, weil ich nicht wirklich erwarte, irgendwelche geniale, mir noch nicht bekannte Musik vorgeschlagen zu bekommen.
Good fun.
Never heard of them but that was actually pretty enjoyable and solid.
Glam, punk, and hair metal in a blender. No complaints. 3.5
Something drew me to this album but I hope that doesn’t happen again… no element of this album was particularly striking and there are probably thousands of albums that do what these guys are trying to do but better
Well what can I say about this. Totally not my genre, although I had my share with growing up in de age of Def Leppard, Guns 'n Roses and Motley Crue. Bands who are influenced by Hanoi Rocks some way or the other. But this bands stands out for more being an glam icon, the music is more punk than their successors. So 3 stars.
I mean... I guess it rocks
There’s definitely nothing groundbreaking to be had here but it’s a fun listen and I enjoyed every song on it. Can’t really ask for much more than that. Top Track - Sailing Down The Tears
альбом из мема про "мама а можно мне х, нет у нас есть х дома, х дома"
I don't get all the negative reviews towards this top of this one. This was easy listening glam rock. A lot better than I've heard from most in this genre. Pleasantly surprised and have never heard of this band before. After this album played I listened to more of their catalog. 4.5/5
If there is one thing I've taken away from my first 100 songs of this challenge, it's that I really don't like 80s glam rock. It is just not my thing. I can acknowledge there's some talent here, but it honestly sounds so lame. This is no different. Feels very poserish as opposed to "counter-culture". More generally it's very weird to group this type of music in with punk rock. There really is a visible difference between good punk and whatever tf this is. Highlights: Beating Gets Faster
They should’ve kept the city a mystery and stayed tf away.
Much better than I expected. 3/5
They get bonus points because they are Finnish, thought I wouldn't have guessed. For Until I get you I almost would rate it 4, but lets consider it 3.25 . Now i read the tragic story, well damn as I said, they really fitted with the 80's us rock scene. Too bad their journey was cut short. They really had potential.
"Hanoi Rocks"—well, they don't rock me in the slightest. I find it to be a really lame effort. Glam, Punk, Hair Metal—I don't know. It’s either nothing at all or just a crude mishmash of everything; I find the songs truly boring. From a band that calls itself "Hanoi Rocks," I really expect more—a significantly more "explosive mix." Do they get any stars for this? Yeah, sure—the obligatory one.
Initially I thought yay another rock album, but that was pretty cool.
Positively surprised. I really liked the album, most of the songs rock. Straight 4.
Was awesome!
I mean the only thing Mott the Hoople had going for it was the singer. So two from the barely mediocre band form a new hair band? It was bound to be basic trash and that is what it is. Not worth your time. In this case you can judge a book by its cover.
3.2 Very puzzling album/band. It's like they can't quite find what they want to do, blending punk/glam/alternative 80s but never blending it well. It's puzzling as there are a couple of great tracks, Tooting Bec wreck for example. But for every great track there are a couple of shite ones. They try and sound almost poppy at times, Ice Cream Summer for example. I'm not quite sure what they're trying to achieve with those songs, they clearly have the ability to put out some hard hitting tracks so why go and ruin it with some nonsense slower ones. Couldn't go less than 3 due to Tooting Bec wreck. Tune.
Never heard of Hanoi Rocks. Another middle of the road, metal hair band from the early eighties. They sounded like they were trying too hard throughout the entire album, didn’t come across as genuine to me, or maybe just amateurish. Nothing stood out on Back To Mystery City, all songs seemed like skippers. (1.75*s) Throw a bone to the Finns.
It is a mystery to me as to how this is a must listen album. Maybe cause it is a collaboration of band members from other successful bands? Reading through some music history, these guys influenced bands like GNR, Poison and the hair band scene so that must be the reason for a spot on the list. Either way, pretty lame 80s hair. The intro is the best track and is unfortunately short. "Tooting Bec Wreck" is the only other bit of solace. I thought I was gonna get some strange boys playing weird songs for the rest but alas...I was put through a mediocre glam jam. I guess these hair balls deserve a listen purely for kicking off a terrible genre and spurning on countless garbage drag queen bands in the 80s. They all sure partied hard and got laid a lot though so for that...1.3 stars.
A little pop, a little punk, a little rock, a little bit of fun. Songs are mostly lighthearted but there's an air of juvenile angst. Take some pretty basic beats, basslines and rock riffs and throw some intentionally edgy teenage lyrics at it and call it a day. Kinda just felt like the precursor to a handful of worse wimp-rock bands that came afterward. It's really nothing special but its also not bad at the same time. Seems like if you were a teenager in the 80's this could have been a fun summer album. I don't have any previous ties to Hanoi Rocks but they seem like they were mostly having a good time so the lighter upbeat sound fit this album well. I don't think I'll be heading back to Mystery City but I didn't mind the listen at all. 2.61 stars
Enjoyed it far more than i was expecting from the cover.
Like weezer did hair metal
This was really fun. Very much enjoyed, it felt like a cleaner (like crispy and exciting) and more fun sound than other albums of the era we’ve been served up.
Crunchy can be so much fun
Started out as a fun listen but got really redundant fast. You can see the influence thisbwould have had on the glam metal scene.
If it was pitch perfect it’d be a typical 3.
nothing really stood on the album. kinda sounded exactly what you would expect from an album from 1982.
Pretty generic 80s Glam Rock sound, not a whole lot stood out. I feel like if you’re in a band on this list and then create a new band, then that band will also make the list.
This album started out okay. Then it got weird. Then it got okay again. Then it got boring.
Didn’t think I knew anything about this group, but I happened to watch the Netflix Mötley Crüe documentary “the Dirt” last night so I had heard of Razzle/Hanoi Rocks indirectly. The first track threw me off a bit but the rest of the album was killer. Really enjoyed this, played through twice easily and explored a bit of their other songs as well. Crazy the global rating is so low, this was amazing
3.5
Even as I was listening to it I was forgetting about it. Pretty lame.
Me pasó algo curioso con este álbum. La primera vez que lo escuché me voló la cabeza, amé todos los tracks y estuve a punto de ponerle 5 estrellas. Lo esuché una segunda vez y aunque me gustó, el entusiasmo ya no fue tan tremendo. Sí lo volvería a escuchar y quiero oír más de los Hanoi Rocks, pero creo que un 4 es más justo. Aún así, discazo.
Gött paket. Överhängande tema på soundet. Vibez
Sleeze är ju i regel det värsta som finns och även här men vissa låtar har ändå något punkigt över sig som är lite coolare än vad det brukar vara i genren.
Not a bad album but just not for me
No thoughts about this one. 3/5
Not as bad as I expected
You can hear how this influenced every rock back in the 80s...
Finnish heavy metal
A full plate of hot, steaming, Finnish, hair metal wannabe, turds right in your ear hole. I dislike when he said, “I come from the outer space”. And there the joy ends.
This is a ridiculous album.
It's been a rough week on here. A very forgettable hair metal album. Zero standout tracks. If the band had been from the US or Britain, this would have never made the list. Poor choice.
Another day, another slightly oddball 80s rock act in the post-punk/glam-adjacent/new wave rock sphere that I've heard of by name but nothing else. Some good moments but nothing enormously special. Maybe you had to be there.
Man this thing is so close to being good. There's so many little gems hidden in all sorts of shit. The chorus of "Malibu Beach Nightmare" is written well, but performed to poorly. The desert-mirage guitar section 2 minutes 20 seconds into "Mental Beat" is genuinely an innovative bit of production sandwiched in an otherwise lackluster anthem. "Tooting Bec Wreck" is a whole bag of beans to unpack. A manic anthem aimed at the dancefloor, which I genuinely enjoyed, but damn is the vocal execution so ham-fisted. He's trying too hard to sell this one to the listener. Or trying too hard to sound like The Clash in the beginning. This is a Finnish band so I can't be too critical of the vocal delivery. But wow was this a confusing one. At the end of this songs runtime, I genuinely loved it. I can't even get my thoughts straight in writing. That's how confusing this whole record was. "Until I Got You" - that prechorus section at 1:30? Aamazing! Tactful, a nice female vocal to give a bit of depth to the song's story. The rest of the song? Completely forgettable glam! What the hell is going on!? I'm experiencing musical whiplash!! Random E Street Band sax sections like in the song "Ice Cream Summer" have me just about tapped out. In some ways, the total shitshow messy nature of this album, with it's soaring highs and deathly lows, is all a microcosm for what glam rock in the 80's really was. I heard parts of songs on here I loved more than most material this list has to offer. But on the whole? This record doesnt belong here. The most enthralling, mesmerizing 2/5 of all time, hitting just above the 1/5 line. Guns N Roses surely took what these guys were doing and ran with it
Day 19 Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks Never heard of this band before. I’m not the biggest fan of 80s rock, but I don’t mind some glam rock here and there. I actually listened to this while playing darts and having a couple of beers, which turned out to be a pretty perfect setting. It’s a nice, easy listen. Nothing spectacular, but nothing bad either. Just solid, straightforward rock. It doesn’t really stand out in any major way, but it does its job. I could see this being a fun background album in the right setting, like exactly how I listened to it. Wine pairing? Honestly, skip the wine. The hazy summer IPA you had is perfect for this. Food pairing? Something casual and a bit greasy. Maybe wings, nachos, or a burger. This isn’t a sit-down dinner album. Favourite song? “Ice Cream Summer”. Vinyl? Don’t want it. First listen? Yes. Overall 3 out of 5.
Really repetitive. Favourite track: Strange Boys Play Strange Opening
Ok, but dated. I will never listen to this again.
Nah.
Such a weird layering of the pop sound, 80s rock, and nonsensical whimsy. Is it music? Sure. And I’m sure someone likes it a great deal but that someone is not me.
Never heard of them but surprisingly fun
I like this
Really liked a couple of their songs but most of it sounded the same to me.
Not bad, but definitely not something that's going to be making it into my playlist. Kinda like Motley Crue meets 80s punk/rock.
not my thing
It's not bad, but apart from its influence on others it is nothing special.
2.5
Ok rock album but nothing too interesting. Would rate this 2,5/5 but because tortillat avataan I round it to 3.
Good for it's time
I can see where this band fits in music history. They're between glam rock and glam metal. I get "big in Japan" from this. Note: I looked them up. They're Finnish! I'm surprised mostly because their English is great, as compared to most English language popular music penned by Scandinavians from the 80's to 2010's, which is mostly vapid nonsense. Max Martin might be more responsible for the "English speakers are dumb" trope than anybody else. Anyway, I thought they were British. Also, nailed it with Japan.
Generic 80s glam metal but it's not bad. I suppose they are on this list because they set the trend for much of 80s hard rock/mainstream metal.
"It's just dumb glam" well yes!
Pretty good album! I have heard of them but never actually listened to them but I liked it quite a bit!
This is frantic and not in a good way.
Pretty average rock. Pretty boring
Pretty forgettable. Kinda new wavey, but not really that unique.
Lol Best Song: Back to Mystery City Rating: 4.5/10 Stars: 2
08/04/2026 I'm happy to give this 4 stars knowing the influence it had on the genre. It's a bit weak in places, but an okay album nevertheless. Spotify listeners: 120k
Sounds like a generic rock stuck between the late 70s and 80s. Good mix of both styles
No me gustó
Meh this could've been 3 if Bowie hadn't passed me off so much.
SUOOMIIII 🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮. Heard some of their music before. In general I'm not really into glam but this album is quite ok. Maybe because it's not American 2/5
I pray to god that I never have to go to Mystery City if this is what it sounds like.
This was awful. But at least I know why it’s on the list. 2.
Its a bit wierd like a trabsition period between punk and 80s glam. Sounds like a lot of the same bands of that era but not as great thou.
I'll give it this much: it puts the one-star streak to three straight and five of the last six. Hey, 1001 guy, you probably could have made this 501, or even 301.
Had never heard of this band before and I really liked this album!
Not what I was expecting, was expecting hair metal and got late 70’s power pop. Good stuff but not really lifting and separating from the ocean of rock records. Ice Cream Summer stood out.
I’m a simple man. Give me a guy shouting WOO over a guitar solo and 9/10 times im in, and it happens multiple times on this album. Also appreciate the very judicious use of the sax solo here. Granted im a rock whore but this rocked more than usual.
The web of rock spreads wide and far 🤘 Never heard of Hanoi Rocks or even a Finnish rock group before this. I gotta say, its very cool that this was before Motley Crue, Guns N Roses and the like. Some half-assed research confirms that this scene was heavily influenced by Hanoi Rocks. I always wondered how we went from The Eagles to the openly pornographic Motley Crue. I think I have found that bridge Malibu beach nightmare and Ice cream summer were my favorites. 3 star music with 4 star character/influence.
There were some nice moments of glam excess but nothing essential to be found here. Decent
I’ve heard that these guys were massively influential to a lot of big bands including GNR. I also know that Vince Neil was responsible for killing one of them so there ya go. The influence on bands like skid row, GNR and Motley Crüe is very obvious. Hanoi Rocks sound like the Clash mixed with glam rock and mixed with pop music melodies. Pop music melodies were a key part in the success for bands like Poison and many more glam bands to come. How can people not like this band??They sound so futuristic. If the whole glam era of the 80s sounded like Hanoi rocks, people would look back with a lot more fondness for the genre. What would these guys achieved if Razzle didn’t get killed? They sound so good.
Scuzzy cock rock that wears out its welcome at some point. A bit repetitive, not in a good Ramonesish way. Still, fun.
4/5 really good glam metal
Saw the album cover, guessed the year it came out and knew I had to use a private session for Spotify. This is generic 80s hair metal, no way this was an album I had to hear before I had to die because I have to live through a lot of crap like this. Spotify, thank you for having a private session of this crap. 1OO1albums, what the hell with this crap?
Finland referencing Vietnam? I guess they were influential but so were the Ramones but without the weirdness.
As a south Londoner it is obvious that some songs resonated strongly with me and the energy, unapologetic vocals make you want to vigorously scream YES. A band to come back to
- High energy punk hair glam - feels like a blend of T.Rex, NY Dolls, Ramones, The Clash... - The keys stand out the most to me, and in general, the instrumentation is generally pretty enjoyable. - It's better when you don't listen to the lyrics. - I definitely feel like it's too long - I was getting kind of bored of it by the middle. - I think it's a 2.5, but I'll round up because it was fun enough.
Unashamedly rock in a kitschy style with influences from rock, pop and punk. I wouldn't be surprised if some of these tracks turned up in a movie soundtrack
Big hair, big sound, but not much that holds any longer than the hairspray holding it together.
Didn't finish it yet but not bad
Quite an enjoyable album actually can't quite put my finger on who it reminds me of, but definitely felt familiar. A nice listen nonetheless.
I have not heard this before. I’ve heard Hanoi Rocks but I’m not super familiar with them since I generally don’t like hair metal. These songs are much less obnoxious than other hair metal I know but they aren’t very good. They aren’t bad either, just bland run of the mill hard rock that doesn’t move me. I might appreciate this more if they were more obnoxious instead of making stuff that blends into the background noise.
I cringed when I saw this band influenced some of the worst bands of all time: poison, guns n losers, etc. But then I remembered how many bands the Beatles influenced and none of those bands are anywhere as good as the Fab Four. Hanoi Rocks is a good band, and this is a good album. I just don’t need it.
Quite good thx
pretty good!
Does Hanoi Rock? I’m not so sure. This is bland, uninteresting hair metal that sounds exactly the way you think it does.
it's ridiculous for it to be on this list but not the worst thing I've ever heard
Not my taste in music - but okay.
Great hair rock
Dette er ikke spesielt spennende. Hadde forventa litt mer energi og cheese a la Malibu Beach Nightmare, men livet går liksom ut av gutta. Tooting Bec Wreck var den eneste låta jeg likte. At det er den som høres minst ut som resten av albumet er sjeldent et godt tegn. Tenk å skrive Beating Gets Faster og si "gutta, nå har laget en skikkelig bra låt, altså." Men du skrev den ikke for talentkonkurransen i syvende klasse, men for ditt fjerde studioalbum. Flaut. Sluttstykket er så dårlig at 2ern glipper.
Jeg er svak for finsk glampunk ja. Dette er arven etter New York Dolls godt ivaretatt.
Skikkelig ok
(36/100)
Not bad, but not for me
It's a fun album, a little hit and miss for me. But the hits a really good! Plus they have got great hair. Favourites: Tooting Bec Wreck Lick Summer Love Back To Mystery City
No no no no no.
4 out of 5. This album was a fun time.