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Brennan F
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The Michael Schenker Group gets Graham Bonnet on vocals for this one. Fresh off his stint with Rainbow and he does not disappoint. Schenker pulls out all the stops making this one heavier and more hard driven than previous releases and more so than most of the follow ups.
Graham still sounds great after the Rainbow days, he is quite aggressive on quite a few songs here such as "Rock You To The Ground" and "Broken Promises" and that is when Bonnet sounds the best in my opinion. Fast and Aggressive.
All the songs contain killer guitar work from Michael Schenker, but the instrumental "Ulcer" and the title track really lets him shine. Great soloing fast and slow, an all around a joy to listen to. Schenker also works his magic with some of the best riff work in his entire career.
Desert song is a unique one that really plays to Graham's talents as a singer. You can see his influence as it's a bit slower and more "commercial" but it's still a great rocker and fun to listen to.
For me the only downside on the album is "Dancer". I don't think the riff or Graham's vocals fit with the theme of the rest of the album. The lyrics are a bit cliche and overall the guitar play is rather uninspiring here.
Other than that the album is excellent. The songs are heavy, fast and well put together. Graham and Schenker seemed like a match made in heaven and I wish we could have gotten another album or two showcasing their creative ideas. However, we all know why that didn't happen and the disaster of the tour. Either way this is an incredible record that every hard rock and classic metal fan should listen to.
Graham still sounds great after the Rainbow days, he is quite aggressive on quite a few songs here such as "Rock You To The Ground" and "Broken Promises" and that is when Bonnet sounds the best in my opinion. Fast and Aggressive.
All the songs contain killer guitar work from Michael Schenker, but the instrumental "Ulcer" and the title track really lets him shine. Great soloing fast and slow, an all around a joy to listen to. Schenker also works his magic with some of the best riff work in his entire career.
Desert song is a unique one that really plays to Graham's talents as a singer. You can see his influence as it's a bit slower and more "commercial" but it's still a great rocker and fun to listen to.
For me the only downside on the album is "Dancer". I don't think the riff or Graham's vocals fit with the theme of the rest of the album. The lyrics are a bit cliche and overall the guitar play is rather uninspiring here.
Other than that the album is excellent. The songs are heavy, fast and well put together. Graham and Schenker seemed like a match made in heaven and I wish we could have gotten another album or two showcasing their creative ideas. However, we all know why that didn't happen and the disaster of the tour. Either way this is an incredible record that every hard rock and classic metal fan should listen to.
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