Born Again

Born Again is a work on which WARRANT, centered on thick guitar, light beats and instantly hummable choruses, returned to straightforward hard rock. There is a slightly rough feel to the sound, which strengthens the raw momentum of the restarted band. It is a record made welcoming new vocalist Jaime St. James. On “Devil's Juice,” “Bourbon County Line” and “Roller Coaster,” the songs do not seek complex development, drawing you in at a stroke with riffs and melody. Songs like “Angels” and “Good Times” breathe the band’s full playing too. The voice of Jaime, from Black ’n Blue, gives the band new vitality. It is a record that sounded the characteristically WARRANT accessibility continuing since the 1980s with a tougher texture.