Simply this is 'Mötley Crüe by name only, you can forget those feel-good bad-boy rockers of the 80's, this is the 90's alternative 'Crüe. Charismatic frontman 'Vince Neil' is no longer present and the vocal duties are filled by 'John Carobi', while a decent vocalist, he is pretty dimensionless and although the songs are solid, there is little standout material.

The lead cut 'Power to the Music' holds a good steady rhythm, but is lyrically trite, unimaginative and regrettable makes for an arduous listen. Better is the nasty grooving 'Uncle Jack' a lyrically harsh and uncompromising number, a tad too 'alternative' for my liking, but definitely one of the sharper cuts present. The lead single 'Hooligans Holiday' follows and opens with vocals very reminiscent of 'AC DC's' 'Brian Johnson', there's plenty of quality riffage, but again it's lyrically floored and overall not the chart buster 'Mötley Crüe' envisaged. The pace drops for the more melodic 'Misunderstood', a nice album breaker, that sharply picks up tempo and shapes up as a pretty good light-weight rocker, which closes with a very clever and mature symphonic arrangement. Next up is 'Loveshine', a raw track, with an almost country feel, reminiscent of 'Tesla' but it's not quite in their league. The momentum is upped with 'Poison Apples' and 'Hammered', they are fair rockers, but again the lyrics are weak and are ultimately crude and unmemorable. 'Til Death do us Part' is an improvement, a gritty crawler, that displays 'John Carobi' at his best, this is capped off with some of the albums best guitar work and lyrics. Unfortunately 'Welcome to the Numb' doesn't follow on in the same fashion, a dull and unmelodious affair with an almost 'rap' feel- enough said. The crunch factor is stepped up for the ripping 'Smoke the Sky', a great blazer that's intro is almost implicative of early 'Metallica', the axe work is fast and furious and the only down side are the limited vocals. The plod of 'Dropping like Flies' is suggestive of some of 'Slaughters' work and although a tad long winded at six and a half minutes is one of the albums strongest groovers. The ballad 'Driftaway' closes the disc, a fairly lifeless effort, that's only resounding feature is the subtle guitaring.

If you are expecting classic tracks like 'Knock 'em Dead, Kid', 'Piece of Your Action' or 'Smokin' in the Boys Room', then you are in for a rude awakening. Fans of more 'Grungy Metal' or the 'Alternative' scene, might get something out of this album and while its not all doom and gloom, this is a far cry from 'shout at the Devil' and 'Theatre of Pain'. Thankfully 'Vince Neil' rejoined after this release, but even this failed to bring back the glory days.