The spirit of the Sunset Strip is still well and truly alive and rockin’ with Jizzy Pearl’s Love/Hate whose new album Hell, CA. is out now on Golden Robot Records.
Hell, CA. is a collection of 10 hard-hitting rock anthems, all with that distinctive Love/Hate style, Pearl’s trademark vocals taking the songs up and beyond and the heavy guitars doing the rest.
The album has been preceded by three singles, all available digitally, ‘Wanna Be Somebody’, ‘Soul Mama’ and ‘Gonna Take You Higher’ that show Pearl in fine form and gives a strong indication as to what to expect from Hell, CA.
‘Wanna Be Somebody’ is the story of a girl that seeks fame and fortune in the bright lights of Hollywood, and ends up dancing on the dark side; ‘Soul Mama’ is a rockin’-sockin’, hard-hitting rock anthem in the tradition of AC/DC and Led Zeppelin, and ‘Gonna Take You Higher’ starts off on acoustic but soon rocks out stomping with electric guitars.
Check out the videos here at RAMzine to prime you what to expect, and for a full list of tracks on the album, alongside the label’s own descriptions, see directly below:
‘One Hot Minute’: “This lead-off song has all the hallmarks of the classic Love/Hate sound, loud guitars driving drums and Jizzy Pearl’s trademark vocals—a scorcher from beginning to end!”
‘Acid Babe’: “This is a love song in the best tradition! Sunset strip hard rockin’ anthem with Jizzy baring his soul! Drums and loud guitars seal the deal! Love is alive!”
‘Gonna Take You Higher‘: “A psychedelic journey through the mind of rocket engineer/occultist Jack Parsons, it’s the Book of the Law spelled out in a hard rock anthem! Acoustic guitars and a drone-like guitar chorus bring this one home!”
‘Soul Mama’: “Jizzy Pearl cranks out his love for the band AC/DC in this rock anthem reminiscent of ‘Back in Black’ – Heavy guitars and screeching vocals make for a hit tune for sure!”
‘Hard To Say Goodbye’: “A homage to Jizzy Pearl’s late brother Bill who passed away in 2018. ‘Hard To Say Goodbye’ is a heart-felt song that captures all the emotions of loss and regret. “
‘When You Gonna Come Home’: “Girls who try too hard and get too crazy is the subject of this hard-hitting tune. An epic journey from hard rock beginning to psychedelic Beatle-like ending this one is a gem!”
‘Last Chance’: “A ballad in true Love/Hate fashion ‘Last Chance’ takes the listener on a humorous and sarcastic journey through the trappings of love and loss. Another hit!”
‘Bruised And Battered‘: A cautionary tale of drinking too much and not remembering the morning after. ‘Bruised And Battered‘ is a song in the tradition of Love/Hate drinking songs like ‘Fuel To Run’ and ‘One More Round’ – When you play you gotta pay!
‘Wanna Be Somebody’: “Girls who come out to Hollywood to seek fame and fortune often end up on the wrong side and this song captures it brilliantly. This one delivers a solid groove and a bad-ass chorus–A heavy hitter for sure!”
‘Lonely Days Are Gone’: Another personal Jizzy Pearl song about love and relationships in 2022 – Reminiscent of Ted Nugent’s ‘Stranglehold’ it’s a seven-minute non-stop heavy hitter with a crazy ending!”
Love/Hate released their debut album, Blackout In The Red Room, on Columbia Records, in 1990 – It received much critical acclaim and was awarded “Best Record of the Year” from both Kerrang! and Metal Hammer magazines.
The original Love/Hate released five records in the 1990s and toured with such bands as Skid Row, Dio, AC/DC and Ozzy Osbourne.
Since that time, singer Jizzy Pearl has kept the band alive with his own version as Jizzy Pearl’s Love/Hate and at the same time played, recorded and toured with such platinum artists as Ratt, L.A. Guns, Steven Adler and more recently Quiet Riot.
