The Four Horsemen - Nobody Said It Was Easy (1991) torrent

For a brief moment at the start of the '90s, everyone seemed to be doing the retro-rock thing, and while most bands were digging back to the late '60s for inspiration, the Four Horsemen's ambitions went no further than the late '70s -- more specifically AC/DC. There's not a single original riff on all of their first full album, Nobody Said It Was Easy, mind you, but the band's raunchy guitars and gritty delivery make up for this in spades. And had he not been arrested seemingly every six months for one misdemeanor or another, outlaw frontman Frank Starr may have even challenged Axl Rose for his "king of the bad boys" crown. Starr's whiskey and broken glass vocal style literally ignites the album's best moments, including the title track, "Can't Stop Rockin'," and the incredible "Rockin' Is Ma' Business." And while "Hot Head lifts its main riff directly from AC/DC's "Rock'n'Roll Damnation," the slightly more original "Tired Wings" actually received some MTV rotation thanks to its mellower Southern rock vibe and slide guitars. Rounded out by the easy strut of "Moonshine," the all-out fury of "Lookin' for Trouble," and the lazy jamming of "I Need a Thrill/Somethin' Good," this album scores low on originality, but high on honesty and charisma. A sure winner for lovers of no-image, no-class rock & roll.

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The Four Horsemen

Nobody Said It Was Easy

1991

CD - Artwork included

A1 Nobody Said It Was Easy
A2 Rockin' Is Ma' Business
A3 Tired Wings
A4 Can't Stop Rockin'
A5 Wanted Man
A6 Let It Rock
B1 Hot Head
B2 Moonshine
B3 Homesick Blues
B4 75 Again
B5 Lookin' For Trouble
B6 I Need A Thrill/Somethin' Good