XYZ is the 1989 self-titled debut album released by the mid-1980s American glam metal band XYZ.  They started off as the unofficial house band of "The Whisky A Go Go" nightclub in Los Angeles before releasing this album., which contained 2 'hits' - "Inside Out" and "What Keeps Me Loving You".  The album was a moderate success, charting at No. 99 on the Billboard 200, with the 2 aforementioned songs being made into videos for MTV between 1989 and 1990.  Translation - XYZ played MTV style glam chetal.  The guitar work of Marc Diglio is superb (check out Take What You can), but the songs themselves are just too commercial for me, and obviously written to 1) score MTV Videos, and 2) attract female listeners (sorry if that sounds sexist, but it is true).  If you're into that, so be it...if you're not, then this is one band you can afford to skip. 

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UPDATE:  After a massive e-mail campaign spearheaded by Ms. Fannie Mae Tutwiler, we have decided to give XYZ another listen.  Still don't care for the song 'Inside Out' and most of the first album, but Hungry is, contrary to what I was lead to believe, a fairly decent album.  Numerous catchy tunes and super guitar work on this one.  Cover is terrible, though.