900 Pound Gorilla is so tight and accomplished musically that you would have debate whether the band is parodying the metal musings of Van Halen, Poison, and the string of 80's guitar-based hair rock. The opening track, "Gutterball", is right out of Eddie's handbook as the tune depends on the single melodic rhythm crunch guitar with original guitar break ala "I'm the One" from VH's first album. The production, however, is modern in your face instead of depending on reverb to ambient things out. The introduction to the song sets the mood as a P.A. announcer rolls his r's and announces the band like a Monster Truck Boxing event. Track 3, "Monday Promises", is a poppy hard rock hooky tune with Jovi-ish chorus harmonies. "Big Fat Limo" is a speed-metal rock anthem and our favorite on the record. The Gorilla boys shout, "sex, drugs, rock, roll". Track 7, "Hyperactive" gives a They Might Be Giants feel as the tongue in cheek lyrics combine with a well-written alternative pop feel. They sing, 'hyperactive, they say my son is wild. .' and then go on to describe his need for ridalin to slow him down to a walk. The final track, "Ghostriders in the Sky", is a welcome twist of the classic cowboy tune. Our first exposure to the rock version was with R.E.O.'s Richrath, and the Gorilla's take it a tight metal step farther. . Overall the 13 tune CD is full of head banging rock with a focus on accessible song writing and great guitar.