Diamond Head were the darlings of the rock press, especially Sounds and Kerrang magazines, where they fell over themselves praising the band’s early EPs, self financed first album, and their major label debut Borrowed Time.
When this came out however, the reviews were mixed to say the least. They had come up with an album that was removed from their metallic sounds to a more experimental, dare I say, Zeppelin 4 vibe. Makin’ Music has a very indie feel to the track, and Out Of Phase does sound Zeppelin until the chorus and middle eight where it’s almost pop. The band go very medieval with the intro to Kingmaker and you have to wonder what they were thinking when they wrote this. The only normal songs on the album are Knight Of The Swords, which is a great song, and I Need Your Love which sounds like The Cult. Of course this album bombed and they basically committed commercial suicide with its release. If you take it for what it is, it’s a decent album to listen to.
7/10 from The Grooveman.
