HOW RUDE SHE WAS

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When the media reminisces about how raunchy and out of control '80s glam metallists were, they usually focus on their depraved backstage behavior, and not the music. And there's a reason for this -- most bands of the era did not reflect the rough-and-ready sounds of such proto-glam acts as the New York Dolls or early Alice Cooper. In fact, they were the complete opposite -- most were merely musically mimicking Van Halen, coupled with squeaky-clean production (in hopes of crossover chart success). Glam revivalists Towers of London are one of the few acts to walk the walk/talk the talk in their personal lives (fist fights, on-stage mayhem) as well as on record, as evidenced by the 2005 three-track EP How Rude She Was. Visually, you instantly get the feeling that Towers of London are some sort of gang, due to their matching wardrobe (heavily sprayed hair, white trousers, T-shirts with handwritten messages scrawled on them, Converse All Star sneakers, etc.). Sonically, singer Donny Tourette's British accent-heavy vocals automatically add a punk element to proceedings, as evidenced by the EP's title track, while the closing "Fuck It Up" is not what you'd think it is judging solely from its title (it's a country-ish acoustic number). But as evidenced by "Novello's Bordello," the group is not prone to delving to Spinal Tap-ish lows lyrically. ~ Greg Prato