#RS500 192 One of the biggest albums of my high school days, not just bc it made my Stuy Phys Ed shirt instantly cool. Haven't listened in years under the impression it didn't age well but cartoonish misogyny aside it kinda has. The swagger and chaos of classic Looney Tunes. Fave song: The New Style
i think it was in their book that i read that rick rubin had conceived of them as wrestling heels, which makes a lot of sense of them in that era, and their subsequent redefinition
There are few concert moments which have given me more unadulterated joy in my life than chanting "AL-i BA-ba and the FOR-ty THIEVES!" over and over again at UMass Spring Fling '92.
[Also on that bill: Phish, Fishbone, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, fIREHOSE. Just an amazing day.]
Listened to the hell out of this album at my friend's house as a young teen in Dublin. I was 100% a metal head back then but this album's coolness crossed all genres.
I actually think there’s a case to be made that “the girlies I like are underage” is meant to be taken as a dig at Jimmy Page more than an actual boast
Especially bc less than a decade later they realized "oh shit... those guys we're pretending to be are assholes"
"to all the mothers and the sisters and the wives and friends I wanna offer my love and respect to the end" -MCA
