JOHNNY CRASH — Neighbourhood Threat (review)

JOHNNY CRASH — Neighbourhood Threat album cover Album · 1990 · Glam Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
Stephen
Singer Vicky Wright left the NWoBHM band, Tokyo Blade, to pursue his career in Los Angeles where he eventually found life isn't as easy as on TV. Luckily he bumped into Christopher Stewart and soon after they're landed a record deal by CBS and released "Neighbourhood Threat" in 1990. Johnny Crash's musical style is heavily influenced by AC/DC, with a mix of sleaziness of Faster Pussycat and L.A.Guns.

Their only single, "Hey Kid", earned a regular playback on MTV, and an awesome upbeat rocker with a memorable chorus. The next couple of songs, "No Bones About It" and "All The Way In Love" are derived straightly from AC/DC style and turned out to be one of their strongest tracks. "Axe To The Wax" featured a chuggering riffs and a sing-along chorus, "Sink or Swim" is a nice uptempo sleaze rock, and "Halfway To Heaven" is a great slab of hard rock.

It's hard to find any fillers on this album, but the weak point is that they grabbed too many AC/DC powders with several songs were played in the very same style while the rest suffered from a big chorus, such as the decent ballad, "Freedom Road", an average rocker "Trigger Happy", and the bluesy-ball "Baby's Like A Piano". Despite all that, I still value "Neighbourhood Threat" a good album to have, for the nice vocal delivery, the tight rhythm section packed here, and a fun-drive of classic rock and roll.
Share this review
more

Review Comments

Post a public comment below | Send private message to the reviewer
Please login to post a shout
No shouts posted yet. Be the first member to do so above!

Review Index

Member Zone

Username:
Password:
Stay signed in

Metal Subgenres

Artists Alpha-index

MMA TOP 5 Metal ALBUMS

Rating by members, ranked by custom algorithm
Albums with 30 ratings and more
Master of Puppets Thrash Metal
METALLICA
Buy this album from our partners
Paranoid Heavy Metal
BLACK SABBATH
Buy this album from our partners
Moving Pictures Hard Rock
RUSH
Buy this album from our partners
Powerslave NWoBHM
IRON MAIDEN
Buy this album from our partners
Rising Heavy Metal
RAINBOW
Buy this album from our partners

New Metal Artists

New Metal Releases

A Sonication Technical Death Metal
OBSCURA
Buy this album from MMA partners
Hin helga kvöl Atmospheric Sludge Metal
SÓLSTAFIR
Buy this album from MMA partners
The Cycles of Suffering Black Metal
BURIAL OATH
Buy this album from MMA partners
The Suns of Perdition - Chapter IV: To Shadow Zion Black Metal
PANZERFAUST
Buy this album from MMA partners
Facilis Descensus Averno Death Metal
SAEVUS FINIS
Buy this album from MMA partners
More new releases

New Metal Online Videos

DAWN OF REVENGE - Sanctuary [official music video]
DAWN OF REVENGE
Bosh66· 6 days ago
DAWN OF REVENGE - Farewell [official music video]
DAWN OF REVENGE
Bosh66· 6 days ago
DAWN OF REVENGE - Curtain of Death - [official music video]
DAWN OF REVENGE
Bosh66· 6 days ago
DAWN OF REVENGE - Vengeance [official music video]
DAWN OF REVENGE
Bosh66· 6 days ago
DAWN OF REVENGE - I Need You [official music video]
DAWN OF REVENGE
Bosh66· 6 days ago
More videos

New MMA Metal Forum Topics

More in the forums

New Site interactions

More...

Latest Metal News

members-submitted

More in the forums

Social Media

Follow us
Follow us on Twitter Become a Facebook fan RSS Feed