D’Molls – Warped (Release Year – 1990)
Chicago’s D’Molls formed in the mid 80′s and secured a recording deal before many of the glam metal bands from the late 80′s early 90′s metal acts made a name for themselves.
Like many of the bands of the era, D’Molls never really caught on, except with the hard core sleaze/glam metal fans.
The music on Warped reminds me of a heavier edged Poison, with raspier vocals from Desi Rexx, and better back up vocals.
There are quite a few cool songs that I think hair metal fans would enjoy including “Real Love”, “Centerfold Girl”(which you can hear below)”, and “Passion” S.S. Priest’s guitar work on this disc is way above average on Warped. This CD made me want to find more stuff that he has played on.
The music may not be original, but it does rock. Their isn’t a bad song on this disc.
Warped, and the D’Molls self titled debut from 1988, are becoming increasingly harder to find, are selling for large sums on eBay. In fact, if you need a quick fix of D’Molls, you may be better served by their greatest hits CD, The Best of Everything, which is available through CDBaby. Happy Hunting!!
For more information on D’Molls, check out their myspace page.
Rating:
Out of 10
Track Listing:
1. My Life
2. Down T’Nothin’
3. Backstage Bombers
4. This Time It’s Love
5. Real Love
6. On ‘N’ On
7. The Answer
8. Centerfold Girl
9. Passion
10. Father Time
D’Molls are:
Billy Dior – Drums
Desi Rexx- Vocals, Rhythm and Slide Guitar
S. S. Priest – Lead Guitar
Lizzy Valentine – Bass Guitar, Piano, and Percussion
I heard they tried to reform without Lizzy Valentine (who wrote all the material) or Billy Dior, so I looked up their myspace page with their NEW music and it sounded like complete shit….dont waste any money on any NEW material!
I THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD, AND THEY ROCKED AT ROCKLAHOMA. I LOOKED UP WRITING CREDITS AND NOT ALL WERE WRITTEN BY THE BASSIST.
WAS THAT FACT OR DID YOU JUST HEAR THAT?
ANYWAYS, THEY HAVE THE ORIGINAL SINGER AND GUITARIST, ISNT THAT WHAT REALLY MATTERS ANYWAYS? THE BASSIST IN AEROSMITH ALTHOUGH GREAT COULD NEVER BE AEROSMITH WITH OUT TYLER.
I used to know these guys back in 1988-89 in Hollywood. Great days to be there and they were soooo close to breaking in.
Amazon prices for D’molls Warped – $2.93 Self Titled – $25.00 Beyond The D’valley of D’molls – $39.95 all of those are used. Best of Everything – $15.49 New
A cool band that definitely did not get their due lost in the shuffle along with so many more cool bands.