Stephen
While many voted their first two albums are their greatest, I hailed this one as their strongest release in 1992 and my most favourite album. Warrant smartly blended the heavier side of hair-metal, a teenee-tiny progressive element, and the dark nuance of 90s alternative era. Lyrically, they went from cheesy to meaty, covering a wider perspective from voyeurism, psychopathic murder, drugs abuse, broken relationship, and social.
"Machine Gun" shots right through the heart with its razor blade heavy riffs. "April 2031" portrayed an apocalyptic view with a haunting children voices. "All My Bridges Are Burning" is a radio friendly tune that contained the classic Warrant hooks. Both "The Bitter Pill" and "Let It Rain" are mandatory ballads that they included to please the fans looking for the sequel of "Heaven" or "I Saw Red". "Sad Theresa" is the third attempt but not as good as the two tracks previously mentioned. "Andy Warhol Was Right" is hideous and interesting at the same time. This is the most mature approach of Warrant, the finest hour of Jani Lane's writing skill, and the idealistic masterpiece that marked the end of the 80s glam decade. Probably required a multiple spins to digest the musicality and message of "Dog Eat Dog", but once you get there, you'll know that Warrant had so much to offer here.