Another resurrected band from those dark days of the early 90’s. They put out Want Some on Geffen in ’92, then nothing until 2013 when they put out two self financed CD’s, and then nothing again until this appeared on Frontiers in 2019. This is a new Church Of Vinyl reissue that came out early in ’23. They come across as a raw version of GnR mixed with Ratt and early Aerosmith.
Silver Lining is a stripped down almost barroom rocker but Rockstar Junkie is a kickass rock n’ roller that should have opened up the album. Scream keeps the grooves a comin’ with a near funky riff and groove, and a killer hook and chorus. Collide strips things down to acoustic guitars and ballad city. Nice hook and chorus and play out solo. Outta The Blue closes out Side 2 and that descending riff is cool, otherwise it’s straight up sunset strip.
Todd Poole can sure write a good tune and Side 2 opener Blinders has a cool Americana vibe. It’s favourite track time with The Well Runs Dry. A simple crunchy riff, a pounding groove, a simple football chant and we a have a winner. Human Race has a very nineties raw sound that reminds me a little of Alice In Chains. How Does It Feel is about as basic as it comes. A simple muted riff, a simple beat, and bare vocal with harmonies makes this quite an emotive little tune. Back to the crunch with What It’s Like. A killer riff that I’m sure I’ve heard before is the bedrock of this beauty. We close out the album with Overdrive, a low-fi sounding punkish tune that puts a bit of a downer on what is otherwise an enjoyable album.
8.5/10 from The Grooveman.
