Now, I remember seeing these guys support Dare back in the day. They were supposed to be signed to a major label to record an album but this was 1990 and the musical climate was changing and the band never got to record that album, until now that is.
There are 7 studio tracks and 3 live. The studio tunes just have Tony Mitchell and Michael Bruce performing everything and the live tracks feature all of the band. Not sure why that is, it seems a bit odd but I’m sure there’s a logical answer.
Along with Dare, Garrison were one of the brightest AOR bands the UK had produced, and you get a little taste of that here. Ironically, it’s the harder rockin’ tracks that do it for me. The studio recording of Gimme Love is a great song and the live version of Here I Am grooves along at a hell of a pace. You do wonder if they had gotten to record that album back then, with a good producer, what it would have sounded like because they definitely can write a tune that’s for sure.
7.5/10 from The Grooveman.
