Yet another short lived melodic rock band from the mid eighties. This is Urgent’s second album that was released in ’87 with a killer production by Tom Allom. It should have done way more than it did. This has American radio stamped all over it. The vibe is more pop rock, with the emphasis on a huge sing along chorus.
The band were more famous for what certain members went on to do. Vazquez would depart to join Diving For Pearls and would end up being a recurring character in Seinfeld as The Intimidating Gay Guy. Funny old business. Onto the songs…
As I have mentioned already, radio friendly pop rock is our meal for today and the single Can’t Take It No More should have been huge. It has everything that should have made it a hit at the time. Huge hook and chorus with a great melody and uptempo groove should have been a cert but… crickets!
My favourite tune Pain ( Love Is A Victim) also should have been a smash, but I guess they never got the back up. There are so many good songs like Always Be There, Extra Extra (which is a close to being my favourite), and the anthemic Give Em Enough rope. All of the above should have been enough to break the band, but history says otherwise.
Another forgotten gem that’s worthy of your attention.
8.5/10 from The Grooveman.
