Don't Just Stand There Haywire Artist

{|Haywire|} made {|Don't Just Stand There|} their strongest release, with tracks like {|Dance Desire|} and {|Black and Blue|} draped in rhythms led by rather unsophisticated guitar and keyboard riffs and a {|bubblegum rock|} savoir faire aimed at a t... Read more

{|Haywire|} made {|Don't Just Stand There|} their strongest release, with tracks like {|Dance Desire|} and {|Black and Blue|} draped in rhythms led by rather unsophisticated guitar and keyboard riffs and a {|bubblegum rock|} savoir faire aimed at a teenage crowd. Produced by {|Brian Allen|}, the album's songs are mainly about breaking up and breaking out, and although the manufactured angst is a bit facetious, the songs aren't without some contagious merit. {|Fire|} packs a catchy beat, and {|One Heart Affair|} and {|Hard Reaction|} are dancefloor rockers in the same vein as {|Bon Jovi|} or {|Warrant|}. {|Thinkin' About the Years|} is an average-sounding {|ballad|} as well that shows a hint of maturity. {|Don't Just Stand There|} helped {|Haywire|} gain cross-country awareness, as their debut album, {|Bad Boys|}, sold best on Canada's east coast, the band's stomping grounds. The albums that followed, especially {|Get Off|}, are directionless and unavailing, wallowing in poorly performed {|hip-hop|} {|rock|} and irritating loudness. Either {|Don't Just Stand There|} or {|Wired|}, a satisfactory compilation, would be the album of choice. ~ Mike DeGagne Less