Review Summary: Some girls don't do their best, but that's OK
"Some Girls Do" is Lee Aaron's second hair metal/hard rock album, and it's superior to "Bodyrock" in every way. While it has some of the same problems as its predecessor, it improves on it by being so much more fun and with much more memorable songs.
Let's look at the title track, to explain what I mean. It has Lee bragging about what a bad girl she is in her new raspy voice, and while some of you might be irritated by a nearly 30 years old woman acting like a rebellious teenage girl, the song is so damn fun, and has such a catchy chorus and immediately memorable riff that I can't help but love it.
That sums up my feelings on the entire album: there's something about the rebellious teen posturing that rubs me the wrong way, and the music often sounds like very generic hard rock, but it still has some good songs, and most of all, it's fun. For example, "Wild At Heart" is another cool song about being fun, untamable, one-of-a-kind. "You Make Me Wanna Be Bad" reads like the inner monologue of an extremely repressed girl discovering lust, but it's also incredibly catchy and has a pretty good riff.
That leads us to another recurring theme of the album: the sex-positivity. "Sex With Love" is the other big single, and it's one of the catchiest songs, all about teaching us how to have better sex and better relationships. It's both wholesome and sexy at the same time. We even get a lesson on consent on "Hands off the merchandise", another catchy and wildly energetic track.
For more songs about sex and love, there are many more hidden gems, in between the singles. "Love Crimes" has lyrics that feel like a soap opera put to music, in a good way, and a great riff and chorus. In the same vein, "Dangerous" makes cheating sound fun and exciting, to a riff that sounds like an even catchier version of "Wild at Heart". "Can't Stand the Heat" might be the album's catchiest, most energetic and most fun track. It's absolutely irresistible.
This album may not be my favorite side of Lee Aaron. It feels a little toned down, her new style of singing isn't really my thing, the songs can get a little repetitive, the last two songs (a preachy ballad called "Peace on Earth" and a cover of Rufus's "Tell Me Something Good" without the great bass line but a catchy chorus) stick out like a sore thumb and you may or may not be annoyed by her wild teenager act. But although I didn't absolutely love this album, I enjoy returning to it. I'll always enjoy its catchy, fun and carefree vibe. It's not exactly her most successful album, or her best, with only the singles being well-remembered even by her fans. But this album has many good songs besides the singles, and it really deserves a new listen.
