One of the very earliest albums of the whole NWOBHM scene, released in the first part of ’79. Bruce Dickinson is credited on the album but doesn’t actually appear on the record, as he joined after the album was recorded. Guitarist Paul Samson handles all vocal duties, and there are guest appearances from Gillan’s John McCoy on bass and Colin Towns on keys. So, it’s not really heavy metal at all, and is really just a classic blues rock romp. They attached themselves (as did a lot of bands at the time) to NWOBHM to get themselves noticed.
There are a couple of tracks that lift themselves above the norm here and that’s the epic Tomorrow Or Yesterday, which starts off nice and slow, then builds into a really great track with a killer instrumental section. As well, the big ending number Wrong Side Of Time, which is the same format as Tomorrow with a killer middle section. But my favourite is the instrumental Koz, which grooves along nicely with a great riff and groove. I remember buying this when it first came out just like yesterday; they were such good times. Happy Days!
8/10 from The Grooveman.
