* BULLET BOYS: Bullet Boys LP 1988, US Hard Rock decadently wonderful "Smooth Up in Ya," CHECK VIDEO...

10 track album
label: Warner Bros Records 1988, 925782-1 U
pressing: german
extras, comments: w. picture innersleeve
style: US hard rock

BULLETBOYS: Bulletboys [This American hard rock quartet was formed in 1987 by Mike Sweda (guitar, ex-King Kobra) and Marq Torien (vocals, ex- Ratt). They were joined by Lonnie Vincent (bass) and Jimmy D'Anda (drums) and took their musical lead from AC/DC, Van Halen and Montrose.
Championed by producer Ted Templeman, they signed to Warner Brothers Records and recorded their debut the following year. Torien's flamboyant persona attracted comparisons with David Lee Roth, while Sweda's guitar effects were based on a style first made famous by Eddie Van Halen.

"Hard as a Rock" – 3:03
"Smooth up in Ya" – 4:23
"Owed to Joe" – 2:45
"Shoot the Preacher Down" – 3:37
"For the Love of Money" (O'Jays cover) – 3:44
"Kissin' Kitty" – 3:06
"Hell on My Heels" – 3:22
"Crank Me Up" – 3:37
"Badlands" – 3:07
"F#9" – 3:19

Singles:
Smooth Up In Ya (US Hot 100 #71, US Mainstream Rock #23)
For The Love of Money (US Hot 100 #78, US Mainstream Rock #38) www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqxaCG9PBOs

Marq Torien: Lead Vocals
Mick Sweda: Guitar
Lonnie Vencent: Bass
Jimmy D'Anda: Drums

Album Review
This eponymous debut brought the L.A. group from the Hollywood club strip to the world's hard rock spotlight, often with mixed results. Nonetheless, it's a decadently wonderful excursion into the eye of the hair metal hurricane, with the singles "Smooth Up in Ya," and the magnificently awkward cover of the O'Jays soul classic "For the Love of Money." And while the group released several albums afterwards, none of them truly captured the band's fire and spirit as this one did. ~ Rob Theakston, All Music Guide