Another Canadian band that didn’t do a whole bunch outside of Canada. Hailing from Edmonton, Pretty Rough released two albums of which this is the second, and was released in ’84.
You have to wonder why record companies sign bands sometimes, as they obviously don’t know what they have. For example, I think the only single that was released was Don’t Bite. Now, it’s not a bad track and it got to #14 in the charts, but the far better track was Hold On. Now this tune rocks, and was a much better piece to be released as a single but for some reason it wasn’t meant to be. In fact, Tearin’ Up would have also been better, as the similarities to Brian Adams are quite evident and it’s a great tune to boot.
The album sounds very of it’s time, and if they would have concentrated on the rock tunes instead of pop tunes like Trouble Boy, then they may have done more.
7.5/10 from The Grooveman.
