Waterproof Blonde – Glitter Lust
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I’m not quite sure why someone sent this to me to review, but I was confident Waterproof Blonde wouldn’t be my kind of thing as soon as I read the bio and found that their claim to fame is the song “Come On (With Whatever You Got)”, which happens to be the theme song for WWE wrestler Sean O’Haire. With that kind of world wide recognition, what do they need reviews in independent zines for anyways?

The truth of the matter is that they haven’t quite made it big just yet. They seem like the kind of band that could easily break into commercial radio at any moment, but could just as easily be lost in the shuffle and never score a major label deal. Waterproof Blonde hail from Louisville, Kentucky and they are decent musicians that play fairly middle-of-the-road rock n roll. That’s really all there is to say. There is little to set them apart from all the other bands trying to make it nowadays except maybe female frontwoman/vocalist Rachel Hagan. To her credit she does have a reasonable singing voice, and the band backs her up adequately but the combination never really amounts to much. There are a few hooks here and there, but the performances on the album sound dull and emotionless even despite the potential for something more.

Both “Supermodel Craving” and “Glitter Lust” are feisty rock songs with catchy choruses and a sound that vaguely reminds me of Veruca Salt; on the other hand “Ruthless” and “How Long?” are just slow, meandering tunes that showcase Hagan’s vocal range but offer little else of interest. These songs have more in common with Joan Osborne or other such “sensitive” solo female artists than an actual rock band.

Then there are two versions of that Sean O’Haire song, “Come On”. It resembles a cheesy 80’s rock anthem and pretty much sounds like you’d expect a wrestling theme song to sound, although it is distinctly different from their other music.

That’s pretty much all you’ll find on this 6 song EP. I can’t really recommend it personally, but hey I’m sure there’s an audience out there for this kind of stuff. Maybe you’ll be seeing these guys on MTV as early as tomorrow, but then again, maybe you won’t. — Sean