This is the third album by guitarist/songwriter/producer Aldo Nova , and was released in ’85. After having scored major success with his first album (and the hit single from it, Fantasy), the follow up album, Subject, didn’t do quite as well (even though I think it’s the best). So when it came to this album, the record company interfered big time and old Aldo was not pleased. There were two singles off the album that did ok, Rumours Of You, and Tonite, but Aldo would disappear after this for 6 years until his contact ended.
This album is very AOR and relies too heavily on syrupy ballads, but there are still rockin’ moments like on If Looks Could Kill, which has a great riff and cool chorus, Fallen Angel, which reminds me of Fantasy from the first album, and the Def Leppard sounding track Lay Your Love On Me. There are moments when Aldo shows what a great player he is, and the title track is a quirky electronic piece with him ripping over the top.
It’s not a bad album and it some great moments, but if the record company hadn’t interfered it would have been a whole lot better.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
