SWEET F.A.

Glam Metal • United States
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Sweet F.A. was another typical, yet effective, sleaze band to come from the late 80's scene. The band only released two albums, similar in style to the BulletBoys, before disappearing. Steven David DeLong (vocals), Jim Quick (Quiggins) (bass) and Tricky Lane (drums) formed the band in Indiana with the guitar duo of James Lee Thorpe and Jon Huffman (who also ridiculously used the surnames of Thunder and Lightning). The Midwestern boys played their first gig on November 21, 1988, and had a major label deal a mere eleven months later. The group holed up with producer Howard Benson in Atlanta, Georgia to record the debut album Stick To Your Guns. It would prove to be an excellent release, with singles such as "Prince Of The City" and "Rhythm Of Action", but would stall at #161 on the Billboard charts. Disappointed with sales, MCA released read more...
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SWEET F.A. Stick to Your Guns album cover 3.00 | 3 ratings
Stick to Your Guns
Glam Metal 1990
SWEET F.A. Temptation album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Temptation
Glam Metal 1991

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SWEET F.A. Stick to Your Guns

Album · 1990 · Glam Metal
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Some metal music critics,that had caught these Indiana natives in concert on their short pre-album-release tour, suggested that Sweet F.A. may be the next coming of Van Halen.This was,of course,before their debut album was even released.Unfortunately,the band fell way short of those expectations with the arrival of Stick To Your guns. Although the band was something of a spectacle to behold on the live circuit at the time:singer Steven DeLeong,giving old school David Lee Roth a run for his money,as a dazzling whirlwind of combustible energy,never standing still long enough so much as to catch a grasp of air.The dueling guitar pyrotechnics of guitarists James Thunder(a dead ringer for actor Lou Diamond Phillips)and Jon Huffman,who,together,were affectionately dubbed "Thunder and Lightning" because of their on stage fury.And the rock steady rhythm section of Jim Quick and Tricky Lane.And they were cornfeed pretty boys to boot;no need for make-up and hairspray here.We're talking natural good looks,with cocksure smiles to melt many a groupies fluttering heart.These guys had it down,with their live act.Their weren't too many tighter acts in the land at the time,in this particular arena of rock n' roll.Most other bands of this nature were too busy primping and worrying about how many shares of AquaNet to invest in,rather than hone their musical chops to the abilities displayed by Sweet F.A at the time.Now,all this having been said about the band's brilliant live presentation,let's get to the heart of the matter... Stick To your Guns falls way short of its intended target and remains nothing more than some excusable southern-tinged,good ole boy rock n' roll,with only a highlight or two to its name.PRINCE OF THE CITY and,particularly,WHISKEY RIVER,the band's opening song on their live circuit in 1990,are the clear cut in-your-face stand outs.WHISKEY RIVER delivers like a powder keg exploding in your brain.RHYTHM OF ACTION,the first "single" and video from this album,is the only other cut really worth mentioning here.RHYTHM has a very nice groove and overall tone to it,and can get a crowd on its feet and moving. Although the rest of the disc possesses a great amount of integrity,for lack of a better word,in terms of musical ability,it never quite seals the deal and makes you want to give any of the other tracks a second listen.Perhaps,if this band would have transplanted themselves from the laid back cornfields of Indiana and into the heart of the dirty city,to garner writing inspiration early in their career,we would have found ourselves with a disc that stood the test of time.But,I'm afraid,it's not to be here.

SWEET F.A. Stick to Your Guns

Album · 1990 · Glam Metal
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Stephen
Formed in Indiana, Sweet F.A wasn't very well known among the other bands that came out in the 90s. Often they were regarded as an average forgettable hair metal band but to me, Sweet F.A is amusingly different, and their music cleverly combined the raw sleaze, southern blues, and poppish melodic at the same time. They deserved a higher place through the high quality output of this album.

The two starting tracks, "Prince of The City" and "Nothin' For Nothin", are wonderful party igniters, with big punchy chorus and thrilling solos. Many songs were squeezed with blues-influenced and southern rock composition such as "Rhythm of Action", "Do A Little Drivin", or "Southern Comfort".

Talking about commercial songs, don't miss the midtempo rock sugar "Stick To Your Guns" and the power ballad, "Heart of Gold" which has a slight feel of Led Zeppelin's "Thank You". I recommend this record to all fans of hair metal with a bit of southern rock touch, this is the proof that Indiana boyz can rock!

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