"It'll Be Alright" by Slaughter

After the demise of the Vinnie Vincent Invasion, vocalist Mark Slaughter and bassist Dana Strum recruited some new players to continue rocking under the moniker of Slaughter. The band was just a little too late to the hairband party, but arrived in 1990 with "Stick It To Ya" - just in time to have a hugely successful debut that spawned three Top 100 hits: "Up All Night" (#27), "Fly To The Angels" (#19 - how was this not Top 10?!), and "Spend My Life" (#39). This rather excellent record contained other great tunes from the era such as "Desperately" and "Gave You My Heart."

Their sophomore record was widely anticipated, but musical tastes were rapidly changing. Lead single and title track "The Wild Life" was a flop and the lackluster ballad "Real Love" stalled at #69. Things started to fall apart further with personal injuries and drug problems in the band, complicating the release of their third effort, "Fear No Evil," which finally dropped in 1995 to no fanfare.

That's not to say the album doesn't have its moments. Lead single "Searchin'" is pretty groovy and "It'll Be Alright" is a Beatlesque ballad of epic proportions.

Sadly, guitarist Tim Kelly died in a car accident in 1998 at the age of 35 following the release of their fourth record, "Revolution." The band carried on for one final record, 1999's "Back To Reality." They still tour from time to time, and Mark Slaughter has done some solo work in the past decade.