This is the follow up release to their hugely successful self titled first album. It’s easy to see why old Cover-version stole him to be part of the Whitesnake set up, as Adrian sure knew how to write a hook and melody. This album is not as hard hitting as the first. The aim here was to consolidate and to make inroads into the US, so the songs were aimed in that direction. Unfortunately, the sales did not improve much and the single, Friday Night, only made it to number 29 on the Billboard chart.
Unusually, this album seems to be loaded up with the better songs on Side 2. This Is War is my choice as best track on the album, as it’s the most uptempo track. I’m On Fire is a typical Kiss style stomper of the period, and the title track is a close second for best track. If Side 1 was better, this would have been a killer album. I don’t play this album a lot and I’d forgotten what a great player Adrian is.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
