A lot of these singers were second-rate to begin with, and that was a long time ago. But some put in performances that take a decent rocker and make it theirs.
Maybe some of these bands will release their greatest work in the new millennium. They’ve tried the grunge thing, and they can only rehash their old tunes so many times before even the-stuck-in-the-’80s-fans realize they’re being duped.
The production is inspiring and combative, guitars and drums bashing it out for supremacy, while the band figures out how to be rockers straddling old hair.