So, when David Glen Eisley had been removed from Giuffria he teamed up with renowned session player Earl Slick to form a short lived, hard rockin’, glam metal band. This album is the only evidence that band existed, which is a shame as they did work hard at this project touring all over the US and Europe.
The title track opens up the album and right from the off this a great uptempo beast of a tune and is my favourite on the album. Lazy Crazy follows and you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s Cinderella you are listening to as it’s that close. That stripped back hard rockin’ blues sound continues into Let’s Spend Momma’s Money, and you can almost smell the whiskey with Slick playing some mean slide. You Give Me Love is next up and we are in ballad country, although that guitar sound is really cool and Eisley’s vocals are close to sounding like Steve Perry. Side 1 closes out with Dead Cat Alley. A killer slow build up that delivers a huge hook and chorus.
Hammer On The Heart opens up Side 2 with a monster groove and killer riff, you’ll be singing this one for the rest of the day. Hard Times is power ballad time and in the quieter moments there’s a definite Foreigner vibe with some Rush chords thrown in to confuse the listener. Now, Son Of A Loaded Gun is more of what we want. Great intro, love the guitar sound, and it’s a late eighties hands in the air anthem. One Good Reason feels like a mid west country rocker but with a Journey vibe. We close out the record with Badlands, it’s another slow one to start and takes a while to get going.
I have to say the album does tail off on Side 2, it needs a couple more rockers to liven it up. The production is great from Beau Hill and you do wonder if the record company wanted them to sound like Bon Jovi, because they sound better rockin’ out.
7.5/10 from The Grooveman.
