Brass Kitten -'Across America'
                                                                              Released on Nightmare Records in 2001

THE BAND:
Sid -drums, backing vocals
Steve Philbrook -lead vocals, guitar
John Jermi -lead guitar, backing vocals
Kellie Roulette -bass, backing vocals



TRACK FRAGMENT:
1.) "Crossfire" -This track kicks off with very eighties sounding intro, with a lead guitar scale. When the vocals kick in they have a hint of sounding like the eighties rock band Trixter. The choruses have huge backing vocals that really make the song sound great. I really got off on the backing vocal harmonies the track had!! The solo was done in a very laid-back eighties style.
2.) "Sweet Love Affair" - The intro hear is very reminiscent of Cinderella with a huge vocal scream. The guitarist really keeps the guitar arrangements very simple, and just lets the vocalist do all the work. This song is very laid-back, but has a stinking groove that just rocks.
3.) "Can't hold back the Young" -This track opens with a backing harmony section and lead guitar scale. This one also like the first track sounded a lot like Trixter. The track has a solid guitar pattern that really grooves. The lyric arrangement of the chorus is very catchy.
4.) "Too far gone" -This first ballad opens with a huge bass fill. At times the songs arrangement and style is very reminiscent of late eighties hard rock groups. The song is a pretty standard ballad as far as hard rock goes.
5.) "Bite the Bullet" -This track kicks off with a drum fill and guitar pattern. Musically it is a lot like early eighties style hard rock. The vocal arrangement is a lot like early Dangerous Toys stuff. The song like the majority of the stuff on this CD is very catchy. The solo is very intense in a melodic laid-back way. The band could have added a 'Bite the Bullet' backing vocal on the bridge.
6.) "Fit to be Tied" -This track leads off with backing vocals and guitar. The cow bell and vocal arrangement makes the song sound a lot like older Kix or Dangerous Toys. The guitar pattern is nothing short of basic eighties. The solo was also done in a very eighties style.
7.) "Country Song" -This track kicks off with a roster crowing and acoustic guitar. Once again vocally it is a lot like Trixter. I was real impressed with the backing vocals of this track. Right after the chorus there is a small lead scale. The laid-back solo really suited the track well.
8.) "Can't get Enough" -The intro of this track had a real cool bass line. The verse bases itself around drums, bass being the main instruments. There is a few Eddy Van Halen type guitar scales on the song. There is a backing vocal breakdown, which was real cool.
9.) "Wait Another Day"-This up-tempo track kicks off with a small lead scale. The track in whole is very catchy. This track also has a twin guitar solo.
10.) "Quit your Bitchin'" -This track kicks off with a very L.A. Guns type intro. The guitar arrangement is very melodic and moves along very nice. There is a real cool bass line and drum pattern during the bridge. The song was very short and without a solo.


Brass Kitten reminded me a lot of groups like L.A. Guns, Britny Fox, and other groups of that era. The only down fall to "Across America" is that it was released fifteen years too late. If your into Eighties metal than you should check Brass Kitten out.