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You like your melodic rock to be delivered with a dash of sleaze? Perfect! Because Crazy Lixx are here to save the day. Five albums in now, these persistent Swedes have perfected a formula that fuses pink and fluffy melody with lipstick and leather. On Ruff Justice, Walk The Wire and Killer alone remind us that no party is complete without Lixx

Dave Ling was a co-founder of Classic Rock magazine. His words have appeared in a variety of music publications, including RAW, Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, Prog, Rock Candy, Fireworks and Sounds. Dave’s life was shaped in 1974 through the purchase of a copy of Sweet’s album ‘Sweet Fanny Adams’, along with early gig experiences from Status Quo, Rush, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Yes and Queen. As a lifelong season ticket holder of Crystal Palace FC, he is completely incapable of uttering the word ‘Br***ton’.

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