Resident Alien by Spacehog (CD, Oct-1995, Sire Records USA)

Introspective lyrics..
Glam guitar riffs.. like a zooming rex..chop
Thrift store shirts with 500 dollar jackets..

Yes, this is spacehog.. Many of you will/would remember hit song "In The Meantime" upon the opening 10 seconds.. And those of you who failed at this exercise would only need to get to the first chorus to redeem yourselves..

Royston Langdons quivering falsetto is spot on.. with everyone who knows what its like to be an outsider.. that doesnt mind trying to fit in.. or is lost in hopeless love..

The album seems to refer to space.. as something great.. that is about to happen.. almost like the band is in a waiting period..or purgatory.. standing in line to arrive/rock over onto the other side.. where everything makes sense..(i wonder if theyve even realized this themselves)..


What many dont know about this album is it is packed with gems.. That never saw US radio airplay.. In the world of late 90s grunge rock.. This glam shot in the dark was quickly over looked (remember, i said it was dark!).. or never heard.. after top forty fading........................Indeed making these gentlemen "Resident Aliens."

wish this crazy band stayed together,,,,, song is timeless........still played on radio.....why isnt the cd still sold in stores???????
besides the top song, resident alien the rest of the album is also great. catch the video on u-tibe...its great