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Eonian Records is a label that has been re-discovering forgotten melodic hard rock bands over the years. Their releases are quite sparse, but always interesting. As requested, here’s their mammoth 4-disc Box Set collection entitled “Rock ‘n’ Roll Rebels & The Sunset Strip“.


The collection features the third and final wave of LA Sunset Strip bands, the most competitive market for rock ‘n’ roll that had ever existed. All started in the late Seventies / early Eighties with Van Halen and Quiet Riot, then the second wave with Dokken, Motley Crue, Ratt and a lot of successful acts.
But many talented groups arrived at the end of the ’80s – the 3rd wave – too late to get a record contract. These are what “Rock ‘n’ Roll Rebels & The Sunset Strip” rescue from oblivion: a collection of rare gems from obscure 80’s / 90’s era glam / hard rock / hair metal bands, that unless you were a part of the scene back then, likely have never heard of.

This 4-disc set chronicles such bands with names like Rough Justice, Rattlesnake Shake, Hans Naughty, Enticier, Lypswitch, and Hap Hazzard. Some bands had a full album release by Eonian, but most of these not.
Much like happens with every music genre, this collection runs the gamut of some really impressive classics to a few clunkers. But all are interesting to hear, even the songs we didn’t love entirely result enjoyable, a document from the era.

The bands we felt offered the most are Bad Bones, Scratch, Cyclone Sound, LongGone, Blackboard Jungle, The Wild and Byte the Bullet. Not exactly household names but you will recognize a few names along the way, some of whom went on to join other bands that have had various degrees of success.
Names such as Dizzy Reed and Ralph Saenz will certainly be familiar with fans of Guns N’ Roses and Steel Panther, and some of their earliest recordings are going to be found here in this “Rock ‘n’ Roll Rebels & The Sunset Strip”.

We think the ‘magical find’ on this collection is found on disc four with the two tracks from Byte The Bullet who went onto become Southgang, who had two of what we like to think are some of the better albums from the early ’90s in this genre.

Eonian Records has done a bang up job compiling this entertaining collection, giving the listener a great showcase of the late ’80s US hard rock scene. We found each of those bands to exemplify the best of what the Sunset Strip had to offer of the lesser known and/or forgotten bands of that era.
Whether it is catchy songs, strong performances, or just something about the attitude in their delivery, this is a really enjoyable 4-disc box to treasure chest.
Highly Recommended

DISC ONE:

  1. Rattlesnake Shake - Shootin' Daggers
  2. Rattlesnake Shake - Get Around (Everybody Needs Somebody)
  3. Alice Be Tokelas - In the Morning
  4. Alice Be Tokelas - This Is Now
  5. The Wild - Get Down 2 Night
  6. The Wild - Some Girls
  7. LongGone - Higher
  8. LongGone - Sticky Situation
  9. Hans Naughty - Fallen Nature
  10. Hans Naughty - Be In You
  11. Imagine World Peace - Something I Miss
  12. Imagine World Peace - Sometimes
  13. Bad Blood - Slip
  14. Bad Blood - Sweet Addiction
  15. Cyclone Sound - City Monsters
  16. Cyclone Sound - All Systems
  17. Hap Hazzard - Sorry
  18. Hap Hazzard - Under Fire

DISC TWO:

  1. Charlotte - Little Devils
  2. Charlotte - Krackerman
  3. Lypswitch - Sexx On The Sun
  4. Lypswitch - She's So Psychedelic
  5. Bad Bones - My Love Is For Real
  6. Bad Bones - Give Good Love
  7. Enticier - Daddy's Little Girl
  8. Enticier - One Way Ticket
  9. Scratch - Merry Go Round
  10. Scratch - Smack Dab
  11. Hardly Dangerous - Sweeter Than Honey
  12. Hardly Dangerous - Game Of Love
  13. Sam Mann and Thee Apes - Feel My Body
  14. Sam Mann and Thee Apes - Nasty Woman
  15. Mad Reign - Rise
  16. Mad Reign - The First One's Free
  17. The Mimes - Crack Alley
  18. The Mimes - Kick, Kick (Scratch And Fight)

DISC THREE:

  1. Shake City - Betty Blue
  2. Shake City (Hot Wheelz) - She's Atomic
  3. Blackboard Jungle - Paint You A Picture
  4. Blackboard Jungle - Chicago
  5. Paradise - Satisfaction Guaranteed
  6. Paradise - I'm In Love With You
  7. Hollywood Rose - Sweet Little Angel
  8. Hollywood Rose - Come A Little Closer
  9. Taz - Day Of The Dog
  10. Taz - Dogtown
  11. Daddy Ray - Success
  12. Daddy Ray - Nag, Nag, Nag
  13. Children - Dance With Me
  14. Children - Water Into Wine
  15. Shel Shoc - Lotta Love
  16. Shel Shoc - Pull The Trigger
  17. Dallas Dollz - Dirty Money
  18. Dallas Dollz - Doin' Time

DISC FOUR:

  1. Deaf, Dumb and Blonde - Heaven's Trail
  2. Deaf, Dumb and Blonde - Down And Dirty
  3. Cold Shot - Give Me What I Need
  4. Cold Shot - Little Too Late
  5. New Improved God - Back Where You Belong
  6. New Improved God - Dead Rock Stars
  7. Agent Zero - Shadows
  8. Agent Zero - Distant Memories
  9. Aces & Eights - Read My Lips
  10. Aces & Eights - You Ain't My Religion
  11. Rough Justice - Cheap Disguise
  12. Rough Justice - Good Ole' Days
  13. Byte the Bullet - Let Em Down Easy
  14. Byte the Bullet - Russian Roulette
  15. Spyder Blue - Dummy Says
  16. Spyder Blue - Love, Lies, And Hate
  17. Charlemagne - You're All I Need
  18. Charlemagne - Who Needs Bad Girls

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Compilations – Rock n Roll Rebels and the Sunset Strip Vol. 1(2015) [Eonian Records 4-CD Set of previously unreleased music]
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