It's pretty much a given that the Georgia Satellites forever destroyed country music after hitting it big with the blues-drenched Southern guitar rock of "Keep Your Hands to Yourselves." Legions of mullet-wearing erstwhile country stars abandoned their ambitions of being the next George Strait or Randy Travis and instead settled for Billy Ray Cyrus rocking an amped-up Fender. In spite of this, you'd think the Georgia Satellites would've had more commercial success given the solid track listing of their debut album and deft expansion of their sound on the follow up effort. But no, after that first monster single fame quickly evaporated for the group. Which is a pity, because I have always liked "Battleship Chains" quite a bit. Sure, it's simple, but it delivers on its premise in spades, which is what any good rock song should do.
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