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 Different...& Amazing May 25, 2009
I remember exactly where I was when I first discovered this cd. I picked it up at a book store in Los Angeles for a couple bucks. Surprised that one of my favorite bands was still around & still puttin' out records. A few minutes later, I had to pull my car over to the curb on Robertson Blvd. in Beverly Hills just to make sure what I was listening to was really Dangerous Toys. Shocking! Where were Jason's high-end vocals? Where was the sleazy rock that they were so good at? At first, I was highly disappointed. But then I really started to listen & as each song turned into the next, I began to realize just how good this cd was. I couldn't play it loud enough. Couldn't play it often enough. Couldn't get enough of it.
Rumor has it that the band considered changing their name because of the radical change in sound. But I'm glad they didn't. The title of the cd & Tommy Pons' hilarious & brilliant cover art says it all. I could list certain stand-out cuts, but it would be a waste of words & a waste of time. Every song is incredible. From the first song all the way to the last trippy track, "Mom & Dad." They're all amazing! Listen to this record all the way through & at high volume. Whether you were an old D. Toys fan or not, it'll be worth it. This just may be their finest work yet!
 formerly known as is right Jan 19, 2009
This album sucks!!! Period, full stop, end of sentence. This sounds like a BAD Nine Inch Nails cover band with the grunge guitars, sound effects, vocal loops, and sounds NOTHING AT ALL like the first two albums which rocked. Who sat down and said, "Ya, great idea, this will sell Platinum?" I have bought this album used several times over the years, never paying more than $1.00, and it actually gets WORSE with time, every time I listen to it! Plus the cover is annoying. How does a great band that did Scared, Woody, Gunfighter, and Teasin' devulve into this? Crap, and sad crap at that. How could anyone be so deaf and brain dead to give this turd 5 stars? I tried to find a way to give in Zero stars but the Amazon does not allow that.
THE R*TIST 4*MERLY KNOWN AS DANGEROUS TOYS CD ! Dec 13, 2008
ONE WORD FOR THIS ALBUM (SUCKS) ! THE FIRST THREE ALBUMS ARE AWESOME BUT THIS ALBUM SUCKS, SAVE YOUR MONEY AND STAY AWAY !!!!
Are your kidding?!! Sep 24, 2008
You guys that gave this thing 4 or 5 stars have got to be kidding. I've always maintained that music appreciation is all subjective, but in this case you've got those first two albums to directly compare to, and this is not "progress" or anything else that may be considered as the artist taking a "new direction". This is just "industrial" crap. Trent Reznor does OK with this kind of stuff, but Dangerous Toys has not.
For a band that had some of the best elements of AC/DC together with southern rock at its finest, this is an enormous let-down.
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My Thoughts on The R*test 4*merly Known as Dangerous Toys Mar 03, 2008
Though the cover is admittedly ridiculous and probably killed its fair share of sales, it belies the content; this disc is one of the most criminally overlooked, groundbreaking albums of the 1990s (on an extremely short list that also includes Failure's Fantastic Planet and Faith No More's Angel Dust.) Like all great albums, this one doesn't reveal all its charms on the first, third, or even twentieth listen, it is, instead, infinitely rewarding. With glam/hair metal dead and gone by this point, Dangerous Toys, with nothing left to lose (as the cover indicates, the DT once loved by MTV is a thing of the past), appropriated the new musical language dominating the culture (grunge, industrial), melded it with their love of pure rock and roll, and crafted what I consider to be a masterpiece. The songs are experimental and bold, thoughtful, melodious and incredibly heavy, and brim at the edges with genuine anger. This record is an example of superb musicianship, and represents the beautiful, brutal sound of honesty. Highly recommended to anyone lucky enough to find a copy.
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