I actually have this on audio cassette (anyone remember them?) and just listened to it for the first time in a few years and while I will concede some of their songs sound dated, Warrant is still enjoyable to listen to.

For all the teased to the sky bleached blonde hair, spandex that looked painted on those rail-thin bodies, and the like, I'll take Warrant anyday over the continuous stream of slop that has been passed off as music since the mid-80's. The reason why is because Warrant, and so-called "hair bands" like them (WHO came up with that lame term??), they actually wrote their own songs. They weren't record company creations like the current crop of slop that's pushed down the public's throats every minute of every day on your local Clear Channel owned station.

The 80's were a depressing time for this country where everything was in a state of decay (I haven't fallen for all the romanticizing that's been going on of late of that horrible decade. I saw things quite differently) but one thing that I still like to this day are heavy metal bands that wrote (and sometimes produced) their own music. A lot of heavy metal from the late-80's sounds dated but it's still enjoyable and I like listening to it from time and time (and remembering my crush on lead singer Jani Lane always makes me smile. He still looks good).

Warrant created great ballads with "Sometimes She Cries" and "Heaven" that are one my favorite cuts on this album. D.R.F.S.R. is definitely worth checking out. - Donna Di Giacomo