HANOI ROCKS — Two Steps From The Move (review)

HANOI ROCKS — Two Steps From The Move album cover Album · 1984 · Glam Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
Stephen
"Two Steps From The Move" was the fourth album released by this Finnish legendary glam act in 1984, and marked their first major label release, but sadly, was the last album for their drummer, Razzle, who's been killed in a car accident when he's accompanying Vince Neil for a bottle of alcohol. This album was considered as one of the cult release that had inspired many bands including Backyard Babies, Skid Row, and Guns N' Roses.

"Up Around The Bend", the 1970 CCR cover, is their biggest international hit, featured a super catchy lines and addictive hooks. "High School" is a mix of punk of heavy metal which went on to become a classic sleaze glam formula. "Underwater World" is a midtempo drenched rock that inspired Axl Rose to wrote "Welcome To The Jungle". "Don't You Ever Leave Me" and "Million Miles Away" are pop balladic attempt and sounded okay to me. The rest of the songs are interestingly good as well, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" is an anthemic groove and "Futurama" is a high-speed groovy rock n' roll which later covered by Bang Tango.

A solid early glam breed album but probably not for everybody that into a newer movement. It has a lot of classic rock power in the likes of New York Dolls, Cheap Trick, The Stooges, and CCR, but to me, "Two Steps From A Move" is a likable album that occasionally will be played in the future.
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