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Not so long ago I reviewed Dream Police’s second album and raved about how good it was. Well, this one (their first) is actually better.

Where were we all in 1990 and why didn’t we buy this album? It’s the same answer for a million other albums of that time as they got next to zero support after the release of the record. Although, that’s not entirely fair as they did get support around Scandinavia.

Hot Legs gets the ball rolling with some old school blues vibes before that great riff blows on in. Rock Dolls is such a fun rock song with a killer riff and groove, and you can’t fail to sing along. When The Sun Goes Down takes us into ballad country but that solo from Trond Holter is superb. A super sleazy riff and groove greets the listener at the intro to Rock Me, and I will forgive the cheesy lyrics. Little Angel closes out Side 1 and if it wasn’t for the ripping guitar you’d swear this was from mid-eighties US radio rock.

Superb opening to Side 2 with Moving. It has a killer riff with a funky rock groove very reminiscent of Extreme. On Fire is a mid tempo melodic rock stomper complete with a huge sing a long chorus. It’s power ballad time next with Surrender and yep, it’s rescued by a killer solo. Those Extreme vibes come rolling on in with Need Your Lovin’ and that’s down to Trond’s guitar grooves. It has a great sing a long chorus too. The album closes out with Hit And Run, my favourite tune on the album. It’s a great uptempo rocker with a monster riff and a HUGE hook and chorus.

I think they still do the occasional gig, but I think it’s just for fun. A great, fun record.

9/10 from The Grooveman.

I’m not sure many people outside of Norway have heard of this band, which is such a shame as this is a very good record. You may have heard of the guitar player however, who is none other than Trond Holter who plays with the mighty Wig Wam and Baby Snakes, amongst others.

This album came out in ’91 and was the band’s second release, when the US had basically given up on melodic rock and melody in general. Luckily Scandinavia had not!

Look For A Lover opens up the album and man we are on a roll straight away, great groove and riff and plenty of Trond. Bad Bad Bad is next and it’s my favourite song. Such a killer tune with a massive hook and chorus, and boy does this tune swing. It’s ballad time next with Its Only Love. Great solo! Communication follows and the Extreme-style funk is on the menu. Great riff and groove, and they sure know to to write a tune. The hook and chorus are huge. Great intro to Don’t Let Go, and you will be singing the chorus for days. Brand New Car closes out Side 1 with some dirty blues.

Down On Your Luck kicks off Side 2 with some yeehaw slide geetar and man what a great hook and chorus. Superb! Some sleazy barroom jazz next with So Damned Lonely. Such a different groove but it works so well. In The Monkey Hour has that Extreme groove and vibe again. The main verse is sooo cool in this one. Woke Up This Morning is sure living up to the title of the album. Harmonica intro before the heavy blues riff kicks in. We close out the album with No More Lies, an acoustic country blues tune maybe not be the best way to close out a killer melodic rock record.

Great band and this (a part from the last track) is a great follow up to their first album.

9/10 from The Grooveman.