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BULLETBOYS
1988 - BulletBoys.
1991 - Freakshow.
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September 20, 1988 - 2023: 35 years of: BulletBoys.

One - two - fuck you !

Hail the Second Wave. From the land of excesses arise another big haired crew, but these boys do have a bigger tone and are heaviness than most. Confident, cocked and loaded, the magazine is full and the Strip will now go under a hail of bullets.

These boys are "Hard As A Rock". Fresh and definite, where every hardrock elements are beautifully facewashed. Marq Torien's unique lion-size voice melts the VU-meters again on "Smooth Up In Ya" ...an MTV and later VH1 must-play loud ass-kicker.

Slick and suave, Mick Sweda's cool riff-o-rama massages the scene, as displayed on "Shoot The Preacher Down" and the fretboard-burnin' of "Badlands". The O'JAYS's hot cover of "For The Love Of Money" gets an electrified make-over, while the forever-party keeps downtown alive with the fast "Crank me Up" and the killer jab of "Hell On My Hells".

1988's West-Hollywood creative height, yet featuring extremely low decadence. In this saturated cock-rock market, the BULLETBOYS were a little louder and brought along welcomed THC grooves. With VAN HALEN power-producer Ted Templemen behind the desk, you know this will sound huge. RIAA-certified Gold, the BULLETBOYS would fire again with 1991's show-stoppin' Freakshow CD.

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Smooth Up In Ya = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JMak-LdH7w
For The Love Of Money = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqxaCG9PBOs
BulletBoys = full LP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rg48keIsa4&list=PLoIJlr-assedAoxuS2CcfhHiCMyOa1Ts2
MTV live and interview in 1988
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI_Ly7lON30
Live in Philadelphia in 1989
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygYqn8aUYKo

March 12, 1991 - 2026: 35 years of: Freakshow.

Freaky 'n xtra hard.

1991, the last year for some rough Sunset Strip indecencies. Hard-hittin' and loud 'n screamin' ...here comes four sons of a gun, two of 'em being former members of RATT and KING COBRA, please welcome: the BULLETBOYS.

Asses would now be properly kicked. Part of the last-call for the rocknroll haze, they, along EXTREME, SLAUGHTER and SAIGON KICK were a breath of fresh air in the coagulated hairspray-market.

Lewd and crude, all elements explode on "Hell Yeah !", a tribal rock tidalwave. Right into the incendiary raps of "THC Groove" where loudness takes a stand on the Richter Scale. Give 'em a break, the kids just wanna rock. The boogy-feel of J.B. Lenoir delta-classic "Talk To Your Daughter" is sure to make hips move, while the headbanger delight of both "Goodgirl" and "Do Me Raw" should be mandatory kinky hardrock material.

There's no business like freakshow-business.

Produced by knob-fiddler extraordinaire Ted Templeman, known for his VAN HALEN past-catalog, made this one extra crisp in every department. Sadly the BULLETBOYS deserved a better fate, as 92% of hardrock acts were rapidly swept under the rug as soon as Seattle sat in. The band would released their last Warner Brothers Records: 1993's Za-Za CD.

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THC Groove = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywzxAt2KPjc
Talk To Your Daughter = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MFtLLBLxkU
Hang On St. Christopher = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWsLCCxNzrM
Freakshow = full CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYBTAR4Gagg&list=PLsT9douBcx9-oV2v8e20-q_op8GZ0RF1P
Hosting MTV in 1991
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zQf_KFlhNU
Live in Cincinnati in 1991
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UfaVXIqP6g