BAD REPUTATION

Newly remastered with a bonus track / Featuring : Earl Slick (David Bowie John Lennon Ian Hunter Tim Curry); David Glen Eisley (Giuffria House Of Lords) & Keri Richards (Autograph) - DIRTY WHITE BOY have the distinction of being the band formed by the axe slinger to the stars Earl Slick. Although initial reports suggested that ex-Heavy Pettin vocalist Steve Hayman was working with Earl Slick the group was eventually fronted by ex-Giuffria vocalist David Glen Eisley. He joined former Autograph drummer Keri Richards and the rather lesser-known bassist F. Kirk Alley the quartet arriving in a blaze of glory during 1990 with their debut album Bad Reputation a record of undoubted quality. Sadly Dirty White Boy only ever released this one album but is it a corker. This quartet rocked big time with plenty of slide guitar courtesy of Earl Slick. Eisley s vocals are suitably gruff for this lean and dirty rock n roll - Lazy Crazy being a prime example. Let s Spend Momma s Money is a real rock n roll stomper with a nice honky-tonk piano riff going on in the background. Then it s lighters in the air time for You Give Me Love just how a ballad should be done soaring heartfelt vocals guitar solo midway through and a nice heart tugging lyric. They came out just as hair/glam metal was peaking and bands like Guns N Roses were the big thing in rock music the perfect market for this album. Dirty White Boy should have been bigger than they were and a real shame they didn t record a second album.