When I was in high school, an older "college friend" had three framed & matted RADIO BIRDMAN fliers in his apartment. I didn't know anything about them but I was immediately intrigued with their badass logo & the war themed lyrics. Then I saw the cover of "Radios Appear" & I knew that I needed to hear this band. After hearing that album for the first time I couldn't believe that they weren't massively popular. At one time, they were at least in their Australian home. Over the years music fans looking for R&B influenced punk ala THE SAINTS, STOOGES, NEW YORK DOLLS often came upon RADIO BIRDMAN. They reformed a few different times but this is their first new album in awhile & they sound refreshing youthful & energetic. Fans of the above mentioned bands & more contemporary rock like HOT SNAKES should check this out.

DIZZY REECE DONALD BYRD TUBBY HAYES TERRY SHANNON ART TAYLOR

You gotta hand it to Diamond Dave-- Don't mess with the formula. Like Classic Coke. You want to keep your Van Halen fans on your side? You hire guys in your band to sound like Van Halen. You do your classic Dave squeals and WooHooo's and you're GOLDEN. There's a bit of Aerosmith sounding production in here, thanks to Bob Rock, but it's 1991 and Dave's gotta keep it real. Bottom line= If you've always loved him in Van Halen, he brings it for you again.