Another album release by a band that seems to mean more now than when it was released. An original copy goes for silly money now, but it was bargain bin folder back in the day. It actually sold over 300,000 copies across all formats.
You’d be forgiven for thinking that this was some AOR band by looking at the cover with the airbrushed pretty boy soft focus picture. Hell, the album was produced by Survivor’s Frankie Sullivan who also co-wrote four songs. Plus, he even roped in Survivor band mate Jim Peterik for one song. It isn’t AOR, instead it is a great melodic rock album packed with memorable songs.
There are a couple of ballads, as you would expect, but it’s the rockers that really grab your attention. The raspy vocal delivery of Kenny McGhee really drives the songs along and gives them that unique sound. If you crossed Cinderella with Cheap Trick that may give you some idea of the sounds that these guys make. So many great songs: Eight Lives Gone, Stay The Night, Help(Is On The Way), Little Bit Of Party, and my favourite Revvin’ Me Up which is a great feel good party song that just puts a big smile on your face.
Definitely a shoulda, coulda, woulda!
9/10 from The Grooveman.
every track is a winner except the cover . this band rocks but they picked ” leave your hat on”. this suits sleazy strip show joints and this stops me giving this album a perfect score.
I would have loved to have seen them live. Another time and they would have been a lot bigger.
Ian