RHINO BUCKET – AND THEN IT GOT UGLY – ACETATE  
Rhino Bucket is back after a 12-year hiatus and, to be certain, the boogie rockers haven’t been sitting around twiddling their thumbs or listening to grunge. By the sounds of it, the Los Angeles four have been writing a few gems (still) very much reminiscent of Bon Scott era AC/DC. Then there is former drummer Jason Liam who now is back as Jackie Enx and wears a mean mini skirt to boot!
A buyer’s impression of And Then It Got Ugly is that the cover – a flawless woman amidst chaos – is reminiscent of Rush’s Permanent Waves. Intentional or not, the music couldn’t be the further from the Canadians’ complex progressive music. Rhino Bucket is still a heads-down, frolicking boogie bash. Guitars, swinging vocals, shrieking rasps and groovy rhythms give the listener the best AC/DC fix this side of Dirty Deeds Done Cheap. And watch for them deceptively unruly lyrics with a hint of anger at an unnamed ‘she’ and a dose or two of Jesus-deflection too! The album ends with a touch of Led Zeppelin called I Was Told. In the absence of Jackyl, Rhino Bucket is a man’s best AC/DC fill ‘er upper. – Ali “The Metallian”