Album Notes

Remember a time when hard rock ruled the radio and MTV? It wasn't that long ago, though finding someone to admit that they listened to (and liked) Ratt, Motley Crue, Skid Row, and Poison these days is like finding someone to admit they liked disco. You don't often read interviews with bands that admit that these hard rock bands influenced them; it's not a chic thing to do. The Honey's say fuck that. With no shame whatsoever, The Honey's are proud to admit that the late '80s, early '90s hair metal bands are a huge influence on their sound.


In early 2001, the members of The Honey's got together to record music that they liked rather than playing in bands that performed whatever style of music was popular at the moment. The original goal of the band, which stands true today, was to create loud rock and roll with power chords (ala AC/DC), glam rock hooks (ala Skid Row) and sexy-yet-tough vocals (ala Pat Benatar). That goal was accomplished and committed to CD in the form of 2001's Shoot From the Hip, which found limited release through a Columbus indie rock label called Derailleur Records. That release earned words of praise from local media such as The Columbus Dispatch, The Other Paper, Alive, and Swizzle-Stick.com.