Device never played live and were a studio plaything for Mike Chapman and Holly Knight. You may of heard of Holly Knight as she wrote songs for Tina Turner, Pat Benatar, and Aerosmith. The Best, Love Is A Battlefield, and Rag Doll are probably being the most well known songs she wrote.
This album is typical mid-eighties slick American radio pop rock. They had a minor hit with Hanging On A Heart Attack, which leads off the record. I’m not a fan of programmed drums, especially those from the eighties as I think they sound horrible, and unfortunately that’s all you get here. Plus, a lot of the tracks delve into synth pop territory which isn’t my bag either. There are some really good songs however, like Pieces On The Ground and Hanging On A Heart Attack which are classic pop rock of the time.
I had this album given to me (I didn’t buy it thankfully), but I will go with Pieces On The Ground as my favourite tune.
6/10 from The Grooveman.
