Yet another hair rock band that appeared right at the end of the eighties – just before the great grunge takeover and the destruction of melody in rock music for at least 5 years after.
Now, if you can get past the first track abomination that is Bang The Drum (someone thought it would be a good idea to try and be a poor man’s Def Leppard), then this is actually not a bad album. Some great playing ensues throughout, and some half decent songs help in lifting the quality somewhat. Unusually released on Music For Nations, this album basically disappeared without trace. One song, Words, was produced by Rick Medlocke – he would later steal main man Mark Woerpel to join him in a version of Blackfoot. Moments Away is a really good rockin’ track, as is I4U. Crying Girl has a decent chorus and a killer guitar piece. Side closer is the big production number of the record. and is a good attempt at a power ballad.
Over to Side 2 and opener Eyes On You (which should have opened Side 1) is a great kick ass tune and is Def Leppard without the loops. Take, Take Me Now is a big sing-a-long crowd pleaser, before the killer song Rock’n The Boat. Whereas it’s all very familiar, they do try to to go outside the formula to make things interesting and this song is a perfect example. Stay On Stay On is next, and is another example of them trying something slightly different – it is a good solid tune. Final track, Making Time Stand Still, is a decent tune and does remind me of White Lion. A good solid album.
7.5/10 from The Grooveman.
