![]() ![]() The tune is infectious with a great catchy chorus and the band get a chance to rock, yet another one for the radio!Ĭloser ‘Angels Fallen’ slows down the pace a touch, but like that songs that precedes it, the chorus and tune is memorable. It is more of the same as Dreaming It All, but it is more of the same done just as good. ‘Takin’ My Heart Back’ just keeps on giving. ![]() ‘Dreamin’ It All’ keeps up the quality and once again has everything you need, a great singalong chorus, neat guitar and keyboard breaks and all the ingredients of a stadium or big radio play anthem. The pace is more up tempo and direct than the first four songs on the album which does create an intriguing ‘ying and yang’ contrast.Īfter Roll like Thunder has pounded you and got the vocal cords warmed up, we get the near breathless frenzy of ‘Razzle Dazzle’, this is tremendous fun and going to be even better live! See if you can keep up and that synth break mid way through is just fabulous, completely catches you out. If you want comparisons think Bon Jovi and Foreigner meeting Journey with some real range stretching vocals and musicianship. In fact, this song, and the three that follow, all have a similar theme – big anthems, in your face singalongs and fist pumping pounders. Landing as it does half way through the album you can try it once and if you don’t like it, on repeat plays, you can always skip to the next song ‘Roll Like Thunder’ and make sure you do, because the band instantly pick the pace up again and then just don’t let go. Sorry folks just not my thing regardless of how well it is constructed. Responsible for a number of mega radio hits in the 80s for the likes of Foreigner, Journey, Styx etc the ‘rock’ ballad, is quite honesty not something I am fond of, and this one is prime example of why. Having built the album pace up dramatically and with a song title like ‘Avalanche’, you would expect to have your face melted, but no, instead we hit that wall of terror known as the ballad. This heralds ‘Mistress of the Dark’, the longest song on the album and as the title suggests, this is more dark and powerful with some top rate vocals. Then, those drums start pounding again, with more keyboard interplay. Sensing this urgency, the rest of the band join in and the song finishes in a real flourish with real bite. It is all really moving along nicely and then, as the song starts to end the drummer really starts to pound his kit. Its all joyful and that sense of music put together to such a high standard is shining through and well, you can’t help yourself but enjoy it! The organ break just after half way through is classic 70s to my ears. The band sound like they are really enjoying themselves, (reminding me of when I saw Uriah Heep live earlier this year) and the wonderful keyboard interludes provided by Mark Mangold strengthen that Uriah Help feeling while adding a progressive twist of Yes and Marillion with perhaps a touch of those early Boston albums thrown in for good measure!įourth track ‘Road Warrior’ opens with more keyboards that almost bring a nostalgic tear to the eye and the band crack into a tune that canters along with lyrics that bring a smile to the face.
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