Although having been a band since ’81, it wasn’t until ’86 and the release of their first album, Mechanical Resonance, that the band’s career took off. Although having been a band for all that time, there have been periods of inactivity where they have gone their own separate ways to record solo projects. This is the band’s 11th studio album that came out in 2019, and was produced and co-written by Def Leppard’s Phil Collen. You can definitely tell his involvement on tracks like Taste Like as this could have been a Leppard song – although the main chord progression is a steal from Bad Company.
There is no denying that the band have a knack of writing great songs, and this album is full of catchy sing-a-long anthems. You Won’t Take Me Alive is a great opener as the groove and melody is killer. The title track is an awesome slow groove monster that builds into a huge chorus. Tied To The Tracks has a great riff and stomps along with a nice groove – this what the band are best at doing. I Want Everything has a big Cheap Trick vibe, and Comfort Zone (which closes the album) has that Leppard vibe again. My only problem here is there are a few too many syrupy songs that kill the vibe somewhat, but it’s a great record nonetheless.
9/10 from The Grooveman.
