Oparin Oleg's Album Reviews
This is a strong melodic rock album. It pales in comparison to the previous one (the superb Chase the Dragon) and the follower (On a Storyteller's Night - which is their masterpiece), but it is a very good work.
All the songs are very good. Tony Clarkin's riffing is superb, but it's Bob Catley (vocalist) who steals the show here. Powerful and not exaggerating on any levels, his vocals are a wonder to behold.
No songs stick out as being godly or exceptionally superb, but their is a great amount of very good ones of which I think The Prize; Vicious Companions; So Far Away; Young and Precious Souls and Road to Paradise is worth a mention for various reasons, be it a remarkable vocal melody or a riff, all of these have got something special.
The production is not very great either, it doesn't help much, although it doesn't detract much either. But the lack of punch is felt especially in the guitar department, but once you're OK with that, there's no other disturbing factors to be found here, only solid classic melodic rock.
All the songs are very good. Tony Clarkin's riffing is superb, but it's Bob Catley (vocalist) who steals the show here. Powerful and not exaggerating on any levels, his vocals are a wonder to behold.
No songs stick out as being godly or exceptionally superb, but their is a great amount of very good ones of which I think The Prize; Vicious Companions; So Far Away; Young and Precious Souls and Road to Paradise is worth a mention for various reasons, be it a remarkable vocal melody or a riff, all of these have got something special.
The production is not very great either, it doesn't help much, although it doesn't detract much either. But the lack of punch is felt especially in the guitar department, but once you're OK with that, there's no other disturbing factors to be found here, only solid classic melodic rock.
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