VIA PRESS RELEASE | Here’s another one of those great early-‘90s glam metal albums that got lost in the grunge explosion. And because it came out in 1992, Capitol never bothered releasing it on vinyl in the US. So this one’s been a long time comin’—and as soon as you hear the opening cut “Hang On Lucy,” you know you’re in for a ride.
Fans of Dokken, Ratt, Skid Row, and Mötley Crüe will flip over Under the Influence—and lead vocalist Drew Hannah is in the grand tradition of Vince Neil et al. Trivia note one: Wildside ruled the Sunset Strip (and were the subject of a bidding war between Capitol and Polygram) under the name Young Gunns but was forced to change their name when Lionsgate Films came out with their Young Guns movie.
Trivia note two: this was the first non-Van Halen record recorded at Eddie Van Halen’s 5150 home studio, engineered by famed Led Zeppelin producer Andy Johns. Real Gone Music had this lost classic remastered for vinyl to make sure it pops—fire orange pressing housed in a deluxe gatefold jacket!
