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Laid-back, bluesy rock album

Justin Gaines | Northern Virginia | 01/11/2007

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Soul Kitchen was another in a long line of long-haired rock bands to emerge from the 80's L.A. scene. Their sound wasn't the typical Hollywood hair metal though. Soul Kitchen had more of a blues rock meets AOR style that sounded like a mix of Heartbreak Station-era Cinderella (minus all of the hard rock/metal elements) and Mr. Big (minus the virtuoso instrumentals). Think of them as a much tamer version of Junkyard (or as the Black Crowes nobody knew about).



Soul Kitchen's 1992 self-titled debut was the band's only release. You can tell these guys listened to a fair amount of Creedence Cleerwater Revival and Nazareth growing up. It's a decent enough album, and a fun listen, though you can't help but wish they'd rock out a bit more. If you like your rock hard and heavy, you'll probably want nothing to do with this one. If you don't mind the lighter albums from time to time, you may want to check this out.



The track listing is as follows:

1. I Need It Bad

2. Blue Eyes

3. Rosie Jones

4. One-Way Ticket Man

5. Carry Me

6. Mother Lode

7. Dancing on the Highway

8. Can't Get Too Close

9. Backdoor to Heaven

10. Zero at the Bone

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