Heavens Edge - Some Other Place - Some Other Time | ||
| Tracks:
Rock Steady |
The Band: |
Label: MTM Music Producers: ? Year: 1998 Total Playing Time:43:29 mins:secs Review date: 31 Sept 1998 |
| Web site: www.come.to/heavensedge
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| Rating: 7/8 | ||
| Verdict: If you put off hearing this until "some other place-some other time" you'll be missing some fine 80s style melodic hard rock. | ||
| Heavens Edge released their debut album in 1990. I don't have it in my collection, but from what I remember the album was well received. Of course, grunge happened & a lot of melodic hard rock bands went tits-up as a result. Heavens Edge did start recording material, still in the melodic hard rock theme, for a second album, but the project got shelved. The guys at MTM got to hear some of the second album material and as a result the band went back into the studio at the start of '98 to get this album together.
The band didn't jump on any alternative bandwagons back at the start of the 90s and in 1998 they are still remaining true to their melodic hard rock inclinations. This is illustrated by opening track - Rock Steady. It is a big slice of 80s hard rock. This is followed up by the more AOR orientated title track. Next track, Jacky, is where things start getting really tasty, especially on the contagious chorus. The band continues firing on all cylinders on the Halen-esque Jump On It. Many 80s acts fluffed the ballads, but as Just Another Fire proves Heavens Edge can cut it on the slowies. The band cranks it up on Backseat Driver, which rocks out nicely. The band continue to rock in a VH kinda style on the next couple of tracks. Cry is a power ballad. Rollercoaster finishes the album very much the way it started with another slice of 80s hard rock. When the band put their more hard rocking aspirations on hold and add a little more melody in their place, the album works best for me. Tracks like the title track, Jacky and Just Another Fire are the stars of the show for me. Most of the harder rockin' tracks work perfectly well, but when I scribbled out the draft copy of this review I singled out Cuts Both Ways & possibly Call My Name as being the songs that let the side down a but by sounding a bit too "we wannabe VH". Definitely one for fans of 80s hard rock to look out for. | ||
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