According to most dictionaries, the word ‘sleaze’ is usually employed in reference to politicians behaving in a corrupt or immoral fashion. Which, let’s face it, is nothing new. If they’re not involved with some kind of shady deal or belching out empty promises, then more often than not, they’re getting caught with their pants down and an amyl-soaked orange in their mouths five minutes after blathering on about family values. Here in the world of rock’n’roll, we are at least a little more honest about such things. Indeed, there are countless bands who have made entire careers out of such sleazy behaviour and entire albums singing about it. Hell, there’s an entire genre called ‘sleaze rock’. And why not? Why should politicians...
