I’m sure a lot of you will have heard of the band Prism. They had a US hit with Don’t Let Him Know in ’81, I think. Well, Al is still a member of that occasional gigging band, and this is his solo album released in early 2022. Al also released an album under the Harlow name back in ’77, so it’s not his venture out on his own.
So, what does Mr Harlow sound like out on his own? Well it’s mostly songs written in the pop/rock vein. There is one track on the album co-written with Brian Adams and Jim Vallance called Way Of The World, which is what you would expect, a big ballad. Lots of early sixties vibes through a lot of the album, and I Believe, which was mixed by Mike Fraser, is a perfect example of this. My favourite track is He Don’t Live Here No More which has a really cool bluesy vibe, and I love the guitars on this one. I great little record and you just don’t hear tunes being made like this anymore.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
