Ugly Kid Joe - Stairway To Hell - Import CD+DVD Digipak

Credits:Ugly Kid Joe Description:IfeverabandappeareddestinedtoaneternaladolescenceitwasUglyKidJoe,abunchofgoonswhorodeinonthelastwaveofhairmetal.Theyweresointentionallygrossandstupid,bothintheirmusicandvisuals,thereseemednowayforthegrouptogrowoldgracefully,sotheydidwhatmostbandsdo--theybrokeup.Eachmemberwounduppursuingadifferentpathinthehardrock/metalcircuitbut,despitesomemeasureofsuccess,thegroupcouldn'tresisttheclarioncallofnostalgia.Andso,come2010,UglyKidJoereunited,firstforatour,thenforanEPcalledStairwaytoHellthatseeminglybearsnoconnectiontoChuckEddy'slandmark1991bookofthesamename.Thatdecade-plustheUglyKidJoemembersspentplayingprofessionallyisimmediatelyevidenthere,astheseformerruffiansfeelpolishedandslick;theytradeenthusiasmforexecution,whichain'tnecessarilyabadwaytomature.Certainly,iftheyweredivingheadfirstintothejuveniledecadenceofthepast,StairwaytoHellwouldcarryasenseofdesperation,butbyrelyingonreliableoldshowbiztricks,theycomeacrossasroad-wearyentertainers,oneswhonomorethanwinkattheirpast(theselectionofacousticcoversthatroundouttheEPcontains"Cat'sintheCradle"butnot"EverythingAboutYou,"asignthattheyknowtheirlimits).Thesongsherearen'tstellarbuttheyaresturdy,theworkofliferswhoknowhowtotakeadvantageofagoodgigwhentheygetone.~StephenThomasErlewineTracklisting: 1. Devil's Paradise 2. You Make Me Sick 3. No One Survives 4. I'm Alright 5. Love Ain't True! 6. Another Beer 7. Cats in the Cradle 8. Would You Like to Be There 9. Noone Survives