Not so long ago I reviewed Dream Police’s second album and raved about how good it was. Well, this one (their first) is actually better.
Where were we all in 1990 and why didn’t we buy this album? It’s the same answer for a million other albums of that time as they got next to zero support after the release of the record. Although, that’s not entirely fair as they did get support around Scandinavia.
Hot Legs gets the ball rolling with some old school blues vibes before that great riff blows on in. Rock Dolls is such a fun rock song with a killer riff and groove, and you can’t fail to sing along. When The Sun Goes Down takes us into ballad country but that solo from Trond Holter is superb. A super sleazy riff and groove greets the listener at the intro to Rock Me, and I will forgive the cheesy lyrics. Little Angel closes out Side 1 and if it wasn’t for the ripping guitar you’d swear this was from mid-eighties US radio rock.
Superb opening to Side 2 with Moving. It has a killer riff with a funky rock groove very reminiscent of Extreme. On Fire is a mid tempo melodic rock stomper complete with a huge sing a long chorus. It’s power ballad time next with Surrender and yep, it’s rescued by a killer solo. Those Extreme vibes come rolling on in with Need Your Lovin’ and that’s down to Trond’s guitar grooves. It has a great sing a long chorus too. The album closes out with Hit And Run, my favourite tune on the album. It’s a great uptempo rocker with a monster riff and a HUGE hook and chorus.
I think they still do the occasional gig, but I think it’s just for fun. A great, fun record.
9/10 from The Grooveman.
