SLAM ST. JOAN — Saved By Grace (review)

SLAM ST. JOAN — Saved By Grace album cover Album · 1993 · Glam Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Stephen
I bought this blindly from a friend without any information at all except a hint that they're sounding like SKID ROW meets SPREAD EAGLE, now that's some really interesting combo. At a first glance, I did agree with that comparison, only I will add that they also have the LILLIAN AXE element, especially from the early days. Rob Creek's vocal reminds me a lot to Phil Lewis from L.A.GUNS, so it's a completely sleaze / hard rock style and I dig it a lot.

'Saved By Grace', which is also the album's title, is a brilliant tune. The chorus is awesome, but however the next two tracks were a bit sloppy, even though I still think both are good. 'Emotional Suicide' is a unique acoustical ballad piece, again, the chorus is awesome and sounds very different than the typical slow song from a regular glam band. 'Just Like The Blues' shows their bluesy side with some chugging riffs. George Karl and Ray Rodriguez proved to be a lethal guitar combo here.

'Eyes' is another winner, highly addictive hard rock piece with fantastic riffs. 'Your Light' is a nice and smooth acoustical ballad and 'Best of Me' is a beautiful southern rock song. The production is good and I'm glad I took this over for quite a cheap bargain. If you love sleaze and glam, I bet you'll like this one a lot. 80%
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