The Scream "Let It Scream"

Ever since I listened to the eponymous Motley Crue album from 1994 I got hooked to John Corabi's voice and to the new dimension it brought the Crue's music to. A deeper, raspier more powerful voice was what Motley had on their arsenal circa the middle 90's on Corabi's mighty lungs as opposed to the wailing more girly voice of Vince Neil.

Then having read "The Dirt" I found out that when the Crue were holding auditions for a new singer after neil's departure this record named "Let It Scream" by a relatively unknown band called The Scream had landed on Nikki Sixx ears. To his delight and and amazement he got in touch with Corabi and invited to audion for the Crue, the rest as everyone knows is history.

I looked incessantly to secure a copy of this record only to find disappointment as this record has been out of print for many years now (you can't even find it on Itunes, even though that's that is not my usual means of acquiring music)  and the only way to get it was thought expensive imports from around the world.
I finally secured my import for around £30 thought an Australian shop. So the question arises: Was it worth the money and the two and a half week wait?

YEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSS IT WASSS!!!!  

Memorable songwriting with great riffs, solid drumming and the unmistakable voice of John Corabi, confines the album to the "hidden treasure" category.

The album boasts an immaculate production where every instrument sounds as organic and audible as it possibly can thanks to the the fine production skills of Eddie Kramer. This type of production was in its heyday in the 80's and 90's til the loudness war came in and in my opinion ruined it for us aka: "Death Magnetic", but that's another subject.

The Aerosmith and Stones influence in it is eminent and I can't see how a fan of 80's Hard Rock would not like it.
It's so full of classics that it's hard for me to pick a bunch of favorites, songs like "Outlaw", "I Believe In Me", Man In The Moon", "Father, Mother and Son", "Never Loved Her Anyway", Loves Got A Hold On Me", "You Are All I Need" and pretty much all the tracks are standout numbers that leave you wondering: What if John Corabi would have never joined The Crue and stayed in the band?

Sadly we will never know the answer and this disc may never get the credit it deserves but for the treasure hunters like me is a pleasure when along the journey you come across pieces of gold which is a useful metaphor for what this disc encapsulates.

9.5/10