This album first appeared in ’97 and I thought it was through the now defunct MTM Music, but google tells me it was Blue Stone Music. This copy is a reissue through Frontiers, and has a bonus album of demos. Believe it or not, the band have released ten albums, and this was album number one. They sort of float between very slick melodic rock and adding a Prog element to some songs.
Morning Over Morocco is a superb opening to the album. A killer melodic masterpiece with a great riff, and superb hook and chorus. The title track Lint has some of those proggy moments I was mentioning, but is still a great song. Method Of Madness follows and starts with a great riff, but the rest of the song is more at home in aor world. I have very fond memories of them playing this song at one of the Gods festivals in Wigan. #8 opens up with what sounds like an African choir singing, and then we move firmly into ballad territory. Who’s Lying Now follows and is a super catchy, slick sounding, ping aor groover. Side 1 closes out with Elephant Gun, a decent enough tune with a nice opening riff but as with most of the album, the songs sound empty. Don’t get me wrong, the album sounds super clear, it just needs an injection of oomph.
Our Love Was Good opens up Side 2 and the first thing that pops into my head is the Eagles, and I guess the riff reminds me of Life In The Fast Lane. A nice bluesy intro of what is essentially a ballad with track, The Story’s The Same. Canned Laughter starts with a nice guitar riff, and the groove is really cool. The vocal harmonies are superb and that is one of the high points of the whole album. Remember follows and is a pleasant enough tune, it just doesn’t seem to go anywhere. The album closes out with Everything’s Fine.
The album started in fine style with Morning Over Morocco, which is easily my favourite track, a great hard rockin’ tune and then the album ends as though it was part of the Laurel Canyon crowd at the end of the sixties. A decent enough album that has a bit of an identity crisis.
7.5/10 from The Grooveman.
