Another Canadian band hailing from Niagara Falls – as well as Honeymoon Suite. This is the band’s second album released in ’88 and the emphasis is more on the tunes than the rock. They have more in common with Journey (on this album at least) as the keyboards are very dominant. If that’s what they were aiming for with the radio friendly sound – it worked – as this was the band’s best selling album.
If you read a lot of my reviews, you know that I like records that rock, well in this genre anyway, and they do that in a more less aggressive way. The first two tracks Can’t Stop The Earth From Shaking and Outlaw have a really good groove with nice melodies and hooks. A surprise package for me is guitarist Greg Fraser who is a very tasty player – his solos are great and to the point. Unleash The Rage, Power Overload, Shootin’ For Love, and Rebels With A Cause are the tracks that I love the best because the guitar and the riff is more dominant – the band sounds as though they like these songs the best.
A very enjoyable album, and is what I call, a Friday night special.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
