Back in '89 or '90 I stumbled across this band, Royal Court of China, and their 1989 CD "Geared & Primed". It was a straightforward rock for rock's sake album, you know the kind — after the hair metal backlash kicked in, bands went back to non-flashy rock 'n roll. Kinda like Guns & Roses before the drama.
Sadly, there were a LOT of craptastic bands doin' the same thing, and therefore few were memorable. And it wasn't that Geared & Primed was a great album, but there were definitely songs that I would show friends and would get played over and over. Songs like "Half the Truth" and "Six Empty Bottles" ("I've got six empty bottles of Tequila, and I'm thinkin' of you, not too clearly at the moment.") and "It Came Crashing Down the Staircase" made it worth the purchase.
There aren't a lot of bands in this vein that got much notice, especially with grunge happening, but this album — along with The Poorboys "Pardon Me" (which you can get a used copy over at Amazon for a penny) — has songs that I STILL listen to, almost 20 years later.
LINKS:
- Their Myspace page
- Their website.
- Google Blogspot search
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