I guess it must be something in the water in Australia that makes nearly all of the hard rockin’ bands from the land down under have the same DNA. Heaven were probably one of the least well known, having only released three albums in the early eighties, of which this was the second. It sees them tweaking their sound somewhat, moving away from the obvious AC/DC raw grooves and adding some Priest style riffing into the mix.
The album sounds a bit dated and that drum sound isn’t the best either, but overall it’s quite an entertaining album if you are a lover of that straight up no nonsense rock n’ roll sound. Highlights are opener and title track Rock School (which if the rest of the album had been as good then we would be looking at a possible full marks) which is a great fun tune that reminds you of early DC and Madness with an appearance of Glenn Hughes and Lita Ford on Bv’s.
7.5/10 from The Grooveman.
