Saigon Kick--Devil in the Details

Saigon Kick--Devil in the Details (1995) Rating--8.9

Killing Ground--RealAudio  Edgar--RealAudio

Another great offering from this vastly underrated group. At this point the band's music is not as much straight-forward rock as during the 'Lizard' era. The rockers are still there, but the music has taken on a much wider scope and range. The distorted parts of the songs are carefully chosen and placed, but this staccato effect actually works to make the songs stronger . Similiar to 'Water' in that there are tongue-in-cheek songs, thoughtful ballads, and experimentation with musical instruments. However, I feel it can still be considered metal without much problem.
Highlights include "Russian Girl", "Killing Ground", "Eden", "Spanish Rain", "Flesh and Blood", "So Painfully", and "Edgar".
HOT CHOPS--The Spanish feel of the aptly title "Spanish Rain", a ballad-ish, make-out type song. Also, the cool guitar crunch in the chorus of "Edgar". It really jumps on you and kicks you in the face. Great stuff!
TRACK LIST--Intro/Russian Girl/Killing Ground/Eden/Going On/Everybody/Spanish Rain/Flesh and Bone/Sunshine/Victoria/Afraid/So Painfully/Edgar/All Around

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