It seemed to be a marriage made in the pub when Fast Eddie and Pete Way got together to form a band. By the time they went into the studio to record their first album, Pete Way had jumped ship the day he was supposed to be in the studio and the bass is played uncredited to a studio guy who was there on the day. Or so the story goes…
The album itself is a straight up no nonsense rock n’ roll record with an unknown Dave King on vocals, and ex-Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley joining Fast Eddie. Easy Lovin’ opens up the album and this was also released as a single; a cool rock n’ roll romp with a very catchy hook and chorus. Feel Me Touch Me is my favourite track. A great riff and solo, and Dave King’s vocals remind me of Blackie Lawless. Heft, which is a killer name for a tune, is a slow brooding groover. There is a slight Zeppelin groove to a lot of the album and We Become One is the most noticeable.
Say That You Will was the lead off track from the album, and it did well in the UK at least. A nice boogie groove and killer riff. I think a lot of people were expecting something a lot heavier from Eddie after Motörhead, but if you listen closely you can hear Eddie’s influence and tones in all of Motörhead’s work, they are just a lot louder. I have a soft spot for this record as it took a lot of balls for Eddie to leave the behemoth that was Motörhead at that time.
8.5/10 from The Grooveman.
