Vinnie Vincent Invasion – Vinnie Vincent Invasion – 1986
This album is really all about how fast Vinnie can shred. There are shades of Ratt, VH, you name it, it’s all in there.
Ya got your songs about how hard they rock, “Boyz Are Gonna Rock”, about how sexfull they are, “Shoot You Full of Love”, “Do You Wanna Make Love?”, how Whitesnake-y they are , “No Substitute”, (a song I kind of enjoy) it’s all in there and it’s all something you’ve heard before.
The last track, “Invasion”, was designed to loop at the end of a vinyl pressing so it would never end unless you pulled the needle up. On every other recording it’s three minutes of this siren sounding monotony. I appreciate the former, the latter makes me want to punch a baby.
This is as generic a late 80s metal album as you’ll ever hear, Bereft of subtlety, absent style, lacking song-craft, any one of the tracks could have fallen off a teen-comedy soundtrack. Probably did. This record was made for frustrated, parking lot dwelling, 15 year old zitheads. These people are now 40 and part of the ruling class. Any wonder we’re in the shape we are?
Grade D
ASide: Boyz Are Gonna Rock
BlindSide: No Substitute (This is just me, I know it sucks)
DownSide: Animal, Back on the Streets, I Wanna Be Your Victim (Not sure there’s ever been a metal track this dull before)
