After
Skid Row
split up in the mid-'90s, singer
Sebastian Bach
formed an alternative/heavy metal supergroup dubbed
The Last Hard Men
. In addition to
Bach
, the group included
Breeders
guitarist
Kelley Deal
,
Frogs
Jimmy Flemion
, and
Smashing Pumpkins
drummer
Jimmy Chamberlin
. Unfortunately, the group never issued an album (just a cover of
Alice Cooper
's
"School's Out,"
for the
Scream
soundtrack), as
Deal
and
Chamberlin
eventually went back to their previous bands. Invigorated by the experience of playing with different musicians,
stuck with
Flemion
and formed a new band, consisting of ex-
Frehley's Comet
Richie Scarlet
, ex-
Madam X
Mark "BamBam" McConnell
, and a bassist named simply
Larry
. The band played over a hundred shows together. The best of them, a pair of nights played in Tokyo, Japan, make up the majority of the 1998 release
Bring 'Em Bach Alive!
, the first full-length album
has released since his
days. As expected, many standards from his former band are featured: raw and rocking versions of
"Slave to the Grind,"
"18 & Life,"
"Riot Act,"
"Mudkicker,"
"I Remember You,"
"Youth Gone Wild,"
plus a merger of
"Monkey Business"
Blue Oyster Cult
"Godzilla."
Also included are several new studio recordings (the
-originals
"Superjerk, Superstar, Supertears"
"Blasphemer,"
among others). Longtime
fans will definitely enjoy
. ~ Greg Prato