Stephen
"Me Against The World" sprung Lizzy Borden's name when the song appeared in the bad horror movie,"Black Roses", which quite popular among metal fans back then. Their musical direction derived from several big influential names such as Alice Cooper, Judas Priest, and Black Sabbath by incorporating classic heavy metal and 80s glam into one big jar of melodic metal. Borden's vocal style is a cross between Rob Halford and the early Geoff Tate, high range screamer, like a rocket piercing the sky.
The soundtrack hit is impressive and portrayed you on how the album will sound to the end. Most of the songs here are energetic, expertly crafted, and had a vast collection of charming yet memorable riffs that easily stuck in your head, made it hard to look for any wasted fillers. Check out "Shock", "Den of Thieves", or "Lord of The Flies" for a fast-paced fist-pumper hooks galore, or go for the huge heavenly melodic chorus of "Voyeur" and "Eyes of a Stranger", my two best picks of the album. "Voyeur" wording was creepily entertaining, reminded me of the sex stalker story in Criminal Minds TV series.
Made in 1987, they're sure fighting against the world by staying on the heavier side when all eyes had turned to pop-metal. Lizzy Borden played an addictive music that you feel it's always not enough without spinning the album over and over again. A solid and spectacular album by the LA shock rock act!