Vinnie Vincent Invasion – Vinnie Vincent Invasion

Love this album. The sound of that guitar is so unique and the speed just excites!

I have this album and mine is stamped promo on back upper right corner over the upc.

Amazing album, and blazing fast guitar playing, a true classic from the 80's!
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Vinnie Vincent Invasion's rollicking self-titled debut recalls the post-make-up era of KISS, which was critically mauled, introducing new members and musical styles, thus alienating their 1970s devotees vehemently opposed to their latest material being aimed squarely at the MTV generation. Vinnie Vincent was one such KISS member who formed his own band and targeted, with laser focus, those aforementioned fans dissatisfied with his erstwhile band's disco-leaning output. Upon recruiting established musicians and one-time Journey vocalist Robert Fleischman, who was eventually passed over for Mark Slaughter in 1988, Vincent re-worked demos from years earlier into muscular rock workouts with a glam metal sheen. Despite failing to misappropriate the disgruntled KISS fanbase and acquire commercial success, Vinnie Vincent Invasion's self-titled album has since been favourably received by ardent connoisseurs of hard rock in all its variants. From the intense vocal work and blistering riffs, the album is unadulterated rock, and oddly enough, devoid of a calculated ballad. It is prima facie rowdy rock, a record that needs to be heard by any self-respecting fan of guitar-heavy instrumentation and aggressive sonics, or those partial to the rambunctious party boy image showcased by Poison. "Vinnie Vincent Invasion" is a hidden gem of glam metal and deserves to reappraised as the near-perfect collection of rock classics it is.

Rating: 4.5/5