LITA FORD —Out For Blood (Mercury):: Mellowplegiacs beware, for what we have here is no less than the Goddess of Thunder licentiously calling up the Lords of Chaos in a tsunami of exterminatory meat guitar moan. Ye yeggs of the nod, lift up thine eyelids slowly and behold this hammer and tongs glimpse into metal gehenna. Lita might not be as polished as she's eventually gonna be, but her new leather 'n' studs look is just fine by me, and this record will certainly suffice until that day when she resurrects the stumbling ghost of Tommy Bolin and once again lets loose the howling dogs of hazard rock. Hotcha! J. the F.

JOSH LEO: Rockin' On 6th (Warner Bros.):: Having .lost the real thing to various excesses several years back, Warners has now found this would-be Lowell George clone. Leo phrases as much like George as he can, conceives similar rhythm patterns, and even uses some of Lowell's former band members and favorite "special guests.'' But since there's also a distinct East Coast working class vibe to Leo's songs, he thoughtfully adds a strong overlay of Springsteen-like polish and histrionics. If there's a real Josh Leo amongst all this, he fails to show himself. J.M.