This is a criminally underrated album that seemed to disappear without trace at the time. I think this is mainly due to RCA not believing in them because hard rock albums were hard to come by in the late nineties and it’s amazing that their second album actually saw the light of day. Formed by Scott Gorham in ’90 after the death of Phil Lynott in ’86 it was obvious Scott still had a lot of music in him and needed a vehicle to do it. For me, this is the better of the two albums they put out and if it was released today it would be hailed as a classic.
There are not many nods to Lizzy here but the one song that has Lizzy stamped all over it is Kings Vengeance. It’s an awesome tune with Scott playing his ass off adding that dual guitar stamp that Lizzy fans know so well, this is my favourite track. Other highlights are album opener No Soul. What a great uptempo rocker with a great riff, and I really love Solli’s voice on this one. Nothings Real has a slight Zeppelin classic rock vibe to it with Scott again giving some killer fretboard histrionics. As well, Moving On has an even deeper 70’s classic rock groove with a superb hook and chorus.
If you see this around pick it up, you won’t be disappointed.
8.5/10 from The Grooveman.
