TIGERTAILZ – Lost Reelz (2015)

* the Real one

Still alive and kickin’ – although only with one original member, guitarist Jay Pepper – TIGERTAILZ are releasing “Lost Reelz“, a 18-track album of never-before-heard recordings.

The legendary South Wales, UK glam outfit have the distinction of being the only British band to share in some of the success of hairspray heavies like Motley Crue, L.A Guns, W.A.S.P. and Poison. They achieved it by being unique, by not following others and by doing it their way. Extremity in everything — in music, in image, in art, in life.
“Lost Reelz” covers years of material Tigertailz recorded, and even a brand new track specifically for this compilation.
Despite the fact most of these unreleased recordings are demos, the sound quality is really good.

You have here many stages of Tigertailz history.
This new rarities compilation acts as much as a tribute to fallen bass player Pepsi Tate (RIP) as it does Tigertailz time capsule: some of the album’s tracks are solely created by Tate at the mid-nineties after the band’s Wazbones album.
It is mentioned that Pepsi was hugely influenced by Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails but, while the songs are largely electronic/synth-heavy in origin, they ping with a dark rock&pop feel.

This “Lost Reelz” set isn’t just about the ‘lost’ years of Tigertailz, though – there are also songs from when Tate and Pepper first reunited with frontman Kim Hooker. There are a trio of songs from this time, as “Daggers”, a Pepper-sung number that cruises on a definite Bang Tango vibe and aches to be re-recorded for the band’s proposed future release of the same name.
Also “Hold Your Horses”, a track actually recorded with full production and was set to be included on the 2007′ album ‘Thrill Pistol’. Hooker’s style vocal inflection on the verse gives way to a Def Leppard-esque gang vocal chorus with a prominent hook, making this one of the best songs on the album.

Besides, “Lost Reelz” isn’t exclusively throwback: the current Tigertailz line-up is celebrated by way of the re-recorded version of “Fall In Love Again” which actually acted as vocalist Jules Millis’ audition.
Also a brand new song, “FnA”, named after the record label releasing this disc and home to a cheeky, self-referential lyric, with a sound capturing the late ’80s / early ’90s vibe that Tigertailz is known for.
Additionally, the album leads off with a cool rendition of the Welsh National Anthem performed by guitarist Jay Pepper.

“Lost Reelz” delivers an interesting picture of Tigertailz during their entire career, especially the lesser known musical side of the band, previously unheard.
The material featured here is varied in style, showcasing how the band was morphing through the years looking for new sounds, blended with traditional styled Tigertailz tunes.
The legacy and influence of these iconic glam titans should rarely get called into question, and “Lost Reelz” is a good example of that.

01 – Welsh National Anthem
02 – Long Live The New Flesh (Ethnic Mix)
03 – Those Who Have And Those Who Have Not
04 – Daggers
05 – Mean It
06 – Is That Your Idea Of Fun?
07 – Funny Little Mind
08 – She Aint The Girl
09 – Holding The Baby
10 – In For the Kill
11 – Hold Your Horses
12 – Twisted
13 – Get Real
14 – Falling Down
15 – Spit It Out
16 – Everything’s Broken
17 – FNA (Exclusive FNA Records Bonus Track)
18 – Fall in Love Again (Jules Millis version)

Jules Millis – vocals
Jay Pepper – guitar
Rob Wylde – bass
Matt Blakout – drums
Kim Hooker – vocals
Pepsi Tate – vocals, various instruments

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