If you look at Sweden’s hard rock and melodic rock bands from the mid 80’s onward, there were two bands/artists that influenced a lot of music that came after. Malmsteen was one, and Europe was the other. After the huge success of The Final Countdown, there were a bunch of bands that copied their style, including Dalton.

This is Dalton’s second album and it was high on commerciality. It had one eye on the radio because the majority of the songs have that big hook and chorus to drag the listener in. As with all things Sweden, it is done very well and the production is top drawer, I guess it’s an AOR fan’s wet dream. It can’t have sold very well because the band split up after this album, but they would return in 2014.

Anyhoo, I like it and my favourite song is Love Hurts. A mid tempo groover with a cool riff and big hook and chorus. It’s worth picking up if you see one.

8/10 from The Grooveman.