For those of you who have never heard of these guys before, they come from London, England and this is their second album released back in ’91. Melodic hard rock with a hint of LA sleaze is the groove that they play.
I like this record. The production is big which this music deserves to make it pop. Universal Language opens up the album with a great groove and that hook and chorus is cool, but it’s the guitar that catches your attention with axeman Mark Sutcliffe laying some tasty notes on those grooves. Cruel World follows and there is a slight funky vibe to the groove, but it’s another cool tune. The funk/sleaze groove comes in full on with She Shakes Me Up, and the middle section is really good. Say A Prayer is a Bon Jovi-style power ballad. Side one closes out with New Toy, a full on glam slam anthem.
Side 2 kicks off with Hit The Deck, a slow riff heavy sleaze fest that speeds up in all the right places. Homebound Train has a super cool slow and sleazy groove with a nice hook and chorus. Share The Night is a rather syrupy ballad. Cool intro to Sun Worshipper, and I think this is my favourite tune. It’s got a great feel good vibe that befits the title. The album closes out with What’s Your Pleasure, which has a riff that sounds a bit like the Cult until the drums blow that away with a great uptempo groove.
A decent enough record by a band that passed a lot of people by.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
