I guess it helps when your dad was a fifties pop star and heartthrob actor to give you a leg up in the biz. Then when you surround yourself with kick ass musicians like Bobby Rock on drums and Bret Garsed on guitar, you have everything in place to be one hell of a band. However, if you don’t have the songs, you can have the best band in the universe and it means nothing.
The album opens up with Love And Affection, and I think we all know how big that song was. That’s how you start an album; BOOM… hit song. I Can Hardly Wait is my favourite tune on the album, a super slick piece of melodic rock with a really cool groove and hook. If you want to give lessons on how to create a super slick aor monster record, then this album should be number one in the how-to books. Occasionally they do break out of their shell and rock it up slightly, like the beginning to Its Just Desire and the opening riff to Will You Love Me. But overall, the melody and the songs are the things that make this album an aor fan’s wet dream. Add to that, a killer production and you have a great sounding record.
8.5/10 from The Grooveman.
