This is Herman’s first solo album that he managed to squeeze in between the Scorpions albums Animal Magnetism and Blackout, and the touring cycles for those records. When members of popular bands do solo albums like these they are usually chock full of guest appearances, but that’s not the case here. On guitar is DH Cooper, on vocals and bass is George Phillips, and I’ve never heard of them before or since. Phillips’ vocal style does sound a bit like Klaus from the Scorps, but that’s the only similarity between Herman’s day job.
Opener Messing Around is a cool tune with a huge drum sound. Two Timer has a cool riff and it’s the guitar’s turn to sound massive. Having A Good Time is heavily influenced by Zeppelin. Rock Your Balls sounds like something Uli Roth would come up with and I’m finding the vocals a very acquired taste. Triangle closes out Side 1, it is an instrumental and the middle section is one big drum solo. Well, it is his album!
Slob kicks off Side 2 and it’s the worst song on the album, the vocal just irritates my brain. Junk Funk is interesting with the change of groove and musically it’s really cool, but the vocal impression of the cockroach alien in Men In Black is too much. The groovy funk feel keeps going into Do It and again, musically it’s on the money. It’s favourite track time next with Pancake. A killer, very funky instrumental with some tasty guitar. I’ll Say Goodbye closes out the album and it’s a return to the Zep 4 vibes.
Musically, it gets an 8/10 from The Grooveman, but vocally…meh!
