Sven Gali are a great early 90’s Canadian melodic rock band that came around just a little too late. Even though they had a tougher edge to their sound to reflect what has happening at the time, they weren’t around too long.
Under The Influence rips open the album with a riff to die for. Man, what a killer groove to introduce yourself with and yep, it’s my favourite track. Tie Died Skies follows and the groove is way more 90’s indie rock, but that melody and hook are never far away. Great tune! Sweet Little Gypsy has Sunset Strip written all over it with a nice and sleazy groove. In My Garden has lots of prime time Alice Cooper vibes, especially the vocal with what is essentially a ballad. Nice funky heavy riffing to Freakz, with a vibe very similar to Skid Row and I love the middle section. Love Don’t Live Here Anymore closes out Side 1 and it’s AOR ballad time. I have to say, it feels way out of place compared to what’s gone before.
Stiff Competition opens up Side 2 and it’s double kicks, four to the floor all the way (I guess they were feeling guilty about that ballad). Real Thing has that glam slam vibe down to a tee. And, what’s that? Another ballad? Yep, Whisper In The Rain is just that. 25 Hours A Day blows the ballad blues away with a fun uptempo party rocker. Nice to see the speedy grooves continue with Here Today Gone Tomorrow with plenty of attitude. Disgusteen ends the album on a sleazy high. You can’t go wrong with a simple riff and pounding groove.
I haven’t played this in a long while, and I remember it being a lot more glam. They have played a few shows to coincide with this release and hopefully we might get new tunes.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
