Icon are another band that should have been a whole lot bigger than they were. After their second album (Night Of The Crime) the band were dropped by Capitol. Their third album came out only on cassette as an independent release and they were thinking of calling it a day. Lady Luck came into play and they were picked up by Megaforce/Atlantic for this album, their fourth release.
I was lucky enough to see them on this tour as they were supporting KingsX, but after the relatively poor sales for this album they called it a day. If you like your rock with a hard edge and big sing along vocals in the chorus, then maybe you should check these guys out. So many good songs it’s hard to see why they failed.
From the opening crunch of the title track, this is one belter of an album. Two For The Road, Taking My Breath Away, Bad Times, and Running Under Fire will have you up and rockin’ and singing like a demon. Only one ballad to take the vibe down a notch and a weird end instrumental piece, but I’ll forgive them that. My favourite track is Right Between The Eyes, a truly great song that any hard rockin’ band would have been proud of.
Sometimes the “biz” sucks and true talent gets tossed aside.
8.5/10 from The Grooveman.
