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Two original albums for the China label (from 1990 & 1991, respectively) reissued together on one CD by this dirty, British hard rock outfit comparable to a mix of the New YorkDolls & the Rolling Stones. A combined total of 22 tracks, including 'Drunk Like Me' and 'Cardboard Town'. Also features the original cover art of each record. 1998 Edsel/ Crimson Productions release.
Customer Review: Timeless...Provocative
I discovered the Dogs D'Amour in 1989 and fell in love with their songs instantly. They were such a contrast to bands with a similar look. They are what the Stones would've sounded like had they been "born" in the late eighties. There are haunting and beautiful rockers on this CD, such as "Trail of Tears," "Satellite Kid," "Goddess of the Gutter," and "Princess Valium." There are good time, rockin' drinking songs, such as "Drunk Like Me" and "Prettiest Girl in the World." And there's such an honesty to these songs...none of the typical girl-bashing, groupie-screwing bragging so common among hard rock bands of the late 'eighties. This stuff is timeless and provocative, for sure. It's a shame this band never caught on. If you like the Stones from '68 to '74 but with an edgier sound, sort of raw...you'll love this CD.
Customer Review: What this album lacks in packaging it makes up for in music!
The Dogs D'amour were the best band England produced in the 80's. Unfortuately they were signed to an unscrupulous label who were operating like Bialystock and Bloom in the "Producers" - having sold the band so many times that if they actually sold records and had to pay royalties they would have been in deep trouble. Hence the band never achieved the success that they so richly deserved. This package contains two albums - which other than be sequentially linked - have absolutely nothing to do with each other - sound completely different - and should never be included in the same package - although both are amazing in their own right . The Errol Flynn album (due to legal problems with Flynn's estate it was released as "King of the Thieves" in America) was recorded when the band was at it's nadir in terms of alcohol abuse and depression - here they were broke in England while being critically acclaimed everywhere. But nonetheless the album contains gem after gem. Jo Dawg's amazing slide guitar playing - Bam's pounding drums - and Steve James' thumping bass, are the perfect vehicle for Tyla's observations of a Bukowskiesque world. Glynn John's sparkling production on "Satellite Kid" is the highpoint of this set... "Satellite Kid" is the hit single that sadly was never released in America - it would have blown Guns'n'Roses out of the water. "Drunk Like Me" , "Trail of Tears" and "Goddess From the Gutter" are also inspired songs worthy of hit status - and "Ballad of Jack" is the best drinking song of all time. For the "Straight" set the band moved to Hollywood, and enlisted the production services of legendary low budget producer Ric Browde. The result was a surprisingly highly polished set of songs featuring strings, Ian McLagan's piano and black chick background singers, with the two haunting singles that never were, "Victims of Success" and "Kiss My Heart Goodbye" leading off the package. Other gems are the rollicking "Cardboard Town", the desperate ballad, "Empty World" - the haunting version of "Heroine" and Tyla's angry message to his record company "You Can't Burn the Devil". This was the Dogs finest hour.


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