Danger Danger
"Cockroach"
(Low Dice / Sony Music) 

At last, this album sees the light of day! This is the much talked about, much bootlegged, much downloaded third Danger Danger album that was recorded in the early nineties, but never officially released until now. It has been released as a two disc set, both discs containing the same songs (except the first disc contains one extra song, a cover of Jim Croce's "Time In A Bottle"), with disc one featuring vocals from current singer Paul Laine, while disc two has original singer Ted Poley doing the singing. Ted left the band before the recording of this album was completed. This album has been a long time coming, but I'm sure many fans of the Danger boys will think it was worth the wait. It's a good, straightforward, fun, hard rock album. Danger Danger were a pop metal "hair band" from the 80's, so the music is in that style, in the vein of the band's first two albums, but many of the songs have a harder edge to them. "Cockroach" opens with a fist-to-face rocker called "Still Kickin,". This is followed by "Sick Little Twisted Mind", a midtempo tune with some "Kashmir" flavorings. Next up is a rocking party anthem called "Good Time" (the title says it all!), after which comes the first of two ballads, "Don't Break My Heart Again". An Aerosmith-style song is next with "Tip Of My Tongue". Then comes "Walk It Like You Talk It", another in your face hard rocker with an attitude! This is followed by a mid-paced rock tune, "Goin' Goin' Gone", and the second ballad, "Afraid Of Love." A groovy rocker in next with "When She's Good She's Good (When She's Bad She's Better)." This is a cool tune, one of my personal favorites on the album! Then comes a Bon Jovi-esque pop-rock tune, "Shot O' Love", followed by a blues-flavored number called "Don't Pull The Plug". This song reminded me of George Thuroughgood's "Gear Jammer." Disc one closes with the aforementioned cover of "Time In A Bottle." Disc two, as I mentioned, features original vocalist Ted Poley's singing on all the same songs, minus "Time...", and the songs are in a different order. Ted's vocal style is slightly differnet from Paul's; Ted's voice is a little smoother, sort of like Jon Bon Jovi meets Sebastian Bach, while Paul's is slightly rougher and more aggressive. They are both good singers. Aside from their slightly varying vocal styles, however, there is not a big difference between the two discs. Fans of Danger Danger and 80's "hair metal" should go ga-ga over this, as it's release has been much anticipated for many years. It's quite a good album, too. Danger Danger are "still kickin'", too. So watch out, watch out for 'em! Until the next new album comes out, this should keep their fans happy.

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