Danger Danger--The Return of the Great Gildersleeves

Danger Danger--The Return of the Great Gildersleeves (2000/Low Dice) Rating--7.7

Good hard rock/light metal, as Danger Danger continues to make a fairly impressive comeback to its career--with this recent material being a good deal better (in terms of songwriting, execution, etc.) than during its hair days.
There are some Enuf Z'Nuff sounds, though heavier. A little second-disc Lynch Mob is occasionally hinted at--but mainly only due to some of the soloing tendencies. Vocally, Paul Laine is a mix between Oni Logan and Saigon Kick's Jason Beiler.
The band has a knack for blending heavy backbones with melodic and smooth flows, and no song shows this better than disc-opener "Grind". "Six Million Dollar Man" cruises like latter-day Saigon, and another good flow is present in "Dead Drunk & Wasted".
Distortion-laced chops move "Walk It Like Ya Talk It," "Get in the Ring" is a heavy hitter, and "I Do" has a strafing verse and chorus frame.
There is a summer-like feel to "Cherry Cherry," and "Dead Dog" is a bit of an anti-ballad, as despite its slower pace, it oozes with a heavy, nasty air.
TRACK LIST: Grind/When She's Good She's Good (When She's Bad She's Better)/Six Million Dollar Man/She's Gone/Dead Drunk & Wasted/Dead Dog/I Do/My Secret/Cherry Cherry/Get in the Ring/Walk It Like Ya Talk It

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