The Last Vegas – Lick ‘Em And Leave ‘Em (Get Hip Recordings)
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The winds of Chicago must be blowin’ something fierce lately because The Last Vegas have stripped themselves bare, pulled their collective manhood out, and pissed a hail of razors known as rock n’ roll on the entire American mid-west. And judging by their new bravado, the rest of the country better head for the hills or they’ll be struck down by the thunder boogie and fried right out of their brown-bottled minds. As for you and I, well…we’ll take it as it comes, jack, ‘cause we’re rock n’ rollers and we know what’s good for us (most of the time). And The Last Vegas is good for us, trust me. The band has ceremoniously shed their previous bluesy, garage rock sound, grabbed a few new members, and kicked it into high gear. Every one of the 10 tracks on Lick ‘Em And Leave ‘Em is about chicks, and the depraved raunch n’ rawl of every song makes you wonder if you actually love ‘em or hate ‘em (“You come around and you say you wanna make it/Just 15 minutes but I guess I was wrong/I got my kicks and you had time enough to fake it/You didn’t tell me you we’re gonna be long/Oh yeah/Well all right/Well you don’t have to go home but honey you can’t stay/Oh yeah”). The Last Vegas have definitely rolled sevens on this beast and we’re all cashing in the dirty chips. They rip monster Hellacopters riffage, strut like Motorhead, and tie it all together with some messed up, tuned out White Zombie hellbilly swagger, 70s-era Kiss glam fuzz, and Cheerleader 666 face stomp. Lick ‘Em And Leave ‘Em is more than a cock rock testament, brothers and sisters. It’s a full-out rock n’ roll orgy, where you’re honored to consider yourself licked. ________________________________________________________________________________