Johnny Crash were the real deal, dirty rock rats. This band came out of the late 80′s Sunset Strip hard rock scene. Crash’s time was short lived. They put out one record in 1990, toured a bit with Bonham, and Motley Crue, then vanished into thin air. Too bad though, as with a lil’ luck, they could have dethroned the hard rock kings AC/DC.

This band had it all, from the songs, to the image. Vicki Wright was one of the most charismatic front men of the time, and August Worchell was just a menacing guitar player who could belt out riff after riff. These two were the Mick and Keith of my generation. The band live destroyed most of their peers, which I guess wasn’t too hard at the time, as the wuss factor was extremely high with a lot of the Los Angeles 80′s Sunset Strip bands (with the exception of The Four Horsemen, and The Hangmen).

Neighborhood Threat is a late 70′s sounding, balls out hard rock record. No limp harmonies, Giuffria -like keyboards, or cheesy ballads. Just simple, heavy hard rock that would fit perfectly in your local dingy, smelly, smoky bar. Not a filler in sight, with “Crack Of Dawn” and “No Bones About It” being my personal favorites. I can put this record on today, and it still holds up. Tony Platt of AC/DC fame, produced this one, which is why this record comes off sounding like Flick Of The Switch’s younger brother. This maybe the reason why it does not sound dated, like most of the records that came out in the late eighties, and early nineties.

So for all you Darkness, and Airbourne fans….class dismissed.

Rating: 9/10