Ever wondered what guitarist Trevor Rabin did before he saved Yes from a slow painful death when he joined for the mega selling 90125, and the huge single Owner Of A Lonely Heart? Well, after being a member of South African band Rabbit, he relocated to London in 1980 and recorded this fantastic piece of hard melodic rock.
Opening the album with an over the top solo piece, Wolfman, and then it leads into the great Looking For A Lady, which has a superb hook and chorus – you can almost hear Owner in there. The power pop of Do Ya Do Ya Want Me is next and is about as far removed from Yes as you could get. The very American sounding Heard You Cry Wolf is next, and shows the direction he was taking with his songwriting. I think my favourite track on the album is Lost In Love as it has a killer riff and some great playing. The one thing that Mr. Rabin really does well is write a good tune and Stop Turn is a definitely great tune with a great hook and chorus! A good old fashioned boogie is next with Take Me To A Party, and is a fun is the buzz word here. The album closes out with Open Ended and it’s the big production number of the album.
After his stint in Yes and affiliates, he has done a lot and spent most of the rest of his career doing movie soundtracks.
8.5/10 from The Grooveman.
