Unlike some '80s Sunset Strip metallists that went away for a period of time come
grunge
's reign during the early to mid-'90s,
Bang Tango
remained together for much of the anti-glam decade (save for a couple of brief hiatuses). And they're still specializing in melodic
hard rock
, as heard throughout their 2006 effort
From the Hip
. Singer
Joe Leste
still possesses the talent of shapeshifting his voice to resemble several renowned
rock
frontmen, including a mixture of
Axl Rose
and
Scott Weiland
on the album opening
"It's All OK,"
as well as
Bon Scott
Brian Johnson
on
"Go Go Go."
But one area that
still sorely needs some assistance in is the lyric writing department -- the words to the aforementioned songs make
Spinal Tap
's
"Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight"
sound like a Shakespearian sonnet. ~ Greg Prato