Artist: THUNDERHEAD
Album: BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL VINYL (LP)

Release date: 1990
EAN/UPS: 5013858012717
Media type: LP

1989's Behind the Eight-Ball is the debut album from German rockers Thunderhead. Not quite Hollywood-style hair metal, and not as polished as their countrymen Bonfire, Thunderhead had a hard-hitting but still catchy and melodic, straightforward rock n' roll sound. Sort of like Y&T but with a raspier vocalist. Singer Ted Bullet actually sounds a lot like Demon frontman Dave Hill. It's not terribly original, but Behind the Eight-Ball is a very fun, very rockin' album that's sure to get your head nodding and your hand reaching to turn up the volume.

Thunderhead lasted long enough to release two more albums, but the alternative/grunge wave of the early `90s pretty much did them in. If you're a fan of straightforward, melodic rock n' roll, particularly the `80s variety, Thunderhead is a band that's well worth checking out, and Behind the Eight-Ball is the perfect place to start.

A1     Behind The Eight-Ball     3:20
A2     Ready To Roll     2:57
A3     Take It To The Highway     3:26
A4     (You Don't Keep Me) Satisfied     3:52
A5     The Fire's Burning     3:59

B1     Let Go     3:17
B2     Open All Night     3:49
B3     Life In The City     4:18
B4     Just Another Lover     2:47
B5     Straight Shooter     3:26
B6     Take Me To The Limit     3:47