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Kill For Thrills – Dynamite From Nightmareland (Release Year – 1990)

  • May 15, 2009
  • by Rob Rockitt
  • · CD Reviews I-P · Entertainment · Hard Rock Music · Hard Rock News · Music · Rare Rock Rewind

KillForThrillsDynamiteFromNightmareLand Before Gilby Clarke became a super sub in Guns N’ Roses, he was the guitar player and front man for the band Kill For Thrills.  This band also features, Jason Nesmith, who is the son of  Michael Nesmith from the Monkees.  Bassist Todd Muscat, is the brother of former Faster Pussycat guitarist, Brent Muscat.  Aside from the ton of connections this band has, the $25,000 question is, are they any good? The answer is, absolutely yes!

All of the songs on Dynamite From Nightmareland were written, or co-written by Gilby Clarke. He proves to have some pretty strong song writing talents, as the songs on this disc are quite good.  If you have ever heard any of Clarke’s post Guns N’ Roses material, you will have an idea of what to expect with Kill For Thrills. The music on this disc is completely untypical when comparing it to the many new bands that were releasing music in the early nineties. This isn’t a hair metal band by any means. The tunes on this disc offers up a good mix of sleaze, hard & classic rock. I  I have found the harder cuts to be the more enjoyable ones, and “Motorcycle Cowboys” and “Commercial Suicide” deliver that one, two punch to really get this CD firing on all cylinders.   “Brother’s Eyes”, “Something for the Suffering” and “Rockets” are also tunes that I like a lot on this disc.   Gilby Clarke has a pretty cool voice, albeit a little on the nasaly side, but I have grown to like it.  Jason Nesmith serves up some tasty guitar licks on some of the songs here.

RRRsmall5 I am not sure if it was MCA that killed this band, or if was just bad timing. It is a shame, as this ill promoted release deserved a a better fate than it received. Kill for Thrills is a band that could have easily gone somewhere with a little bit of help. This might not be a mind blowing release, but it does serve up some solid crank worthy tunes that are worth exploring from time to time.

This CD has been out of print for years, but it is definitely worth seeking out, if you can find a copy of it. It often shows up on Ebay, at fairly reasonable prices.

On the liner notes, the first person thanked is none other than Steven Adler. Pretty cool!  Buy it if you can find it!

Happy Hunting!!

Rating: 7V Out of 10

Track Listing:KillForThrillsband
1. Motorcycle Cowboys
2. Commercial Suicide
3. Brother’s Eyes
4. Paisley Killers
5. Something for the Suffering
6. Rockets
7. Wedding Flowers
8. Ghosts and Monsters
9. My Addiction
10. Misery Pills
11. Silver Bullets

Kill For Thrills:

Gilby Clarke – Guitar/Vocals
David Scott – Drums
Jason Nesmith – Guitar
Todd Muscat – Bass

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  1. wawan June 5, 2009 · Reply

    anybody have this album or link to download this album please tell me soon……making big mistake to leave this band

    • Rob Rockitt June 5, 2009 · Reply

      You can get it dirt cheap here:
      http://astore.amazon.com/hardrocom0b-20/detail/B000008HAL

  2. Chuck May 16, 2009 · Reply

    I snagged this one at a used cd store for $1. It was one of those cds I missed back in the day. Good stuff!

  3. Metal Mark May 15, 2009 · Reply

    I have had my finger ready to press the Buy it now button for this on eBay on several occasions, but never did. Maybe some time.

  4. Brian Basher May 15, 2009 · Reply

    You can’t go wrong with this record not only are the songs Rob mentioned great but you also have Ghosts & Monsters, Wedding Flowers, Misery Pills, and Silver Bullets. This is an album that I still listen to on a regular basis and a band I definitely wish had released more than one album. Great Record

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