I’ve seen articles and stuff, people saying that hard rock and metal is being killed off, but I think there’s always gonna be people that enjoy that kind of music. Slaughter is what Slaughter is, and I think the key to us is we’re gonna always do what it is that we do which is play good-time party commercial hard rock… You’re not gonna see us shaving our heads and wearing flannel shirts and shorts… Wanna take her to the movies She don't like no show But she likes to see how far Your credit card can go Gonna push it to the limit All the way to the top Don't say that word Cause you know she can't stop She's goin' shoppin' on you It's Mastercard or Visa Or American Express She knows all of your limits And which stores are the best In Beverly. We’ve been lumped into the ’80s rock although, we didn’t even come out until 1990… we’re really a ’90s band. Kelly: We’re all pretty happy, up kind of guys.

Kelly: Lots of bands today that are big right now are really delving on the negative side of the world today and what’s going on, and for us it’s not like we’re really a depressed bunch of guys, you know what I mean? ever had was in Indonesia theres a lot of bands out right now playing a lot. That’s always worked out for us, that whole concert-rock vibe. In the words of Slaughters lyricist, Mark Slaughter: Nothins ever gonna. We’ve tried to always keep it positive and have our music about positive things. You know, for me, I don’t find that a really good time. Kelly: I’ve been to some shows lately… some of the newer “hip bands,” but I just don’t enjoy gettin’ pushed around.

It’s been about havin’ a good time, and we’re just a great live party band to come out and have a good time and I think there’s still a great audience for that kind of thing. In the words of guitarist Tim Kelly: “With the change in the music scene lately, we still seem to be very lucky and have great crowds and good support wherever we go… The only number-one single we ever had was in Indonesia… there’s a lot of bands out right now playing a lot of rock that’s lyrically and show-wise very depressing - talking about how screwed up the world is and stuff, and for us it’s never been about that.

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