Million - Electric
Wrong Side
Candyman
Get Down To Biz
Eye Of The Storm
Step On The Breaks
Liar
Opinion Machine
Warblind
Narrow Mind Land
Magic Woman
Tears Of Pain
Kiss Of Death
Label: blueStone Music
Year: 1998
Producer:Martin Hedström & Million
Total Playing Time: 43:48 m:s
Review date: August 1998
Million's 'Hanoi Rocks/GnR' image made me a bit wary before I put this in the CD player. I didn't think it would be my type of music. However, on the inside cover the band explain how the 90's idea that "rock music should be depressive, nonmelodic and the bands have to look very bored or extremely angry on stage" was not their idea of rock n roll. Well, at least we were thinking along the same lines.
The whole sound is very 'in yer face'. I've written down Kiss meets Rainbow/Purple as a description, but Million tend to have more attitude/aggression than either of these display on record and at times there is a hint of Motorhead. Million's sound is melodic hard & heavy rock. The band pretty much keeps the pedal to the metal throughout, pausing only for the power ballad Liar and the slightly slower Tears Of Pain. You won't find yourself hitting the skip track button too often. If I have to select a couple of highlights then - the Rainbow/Dio-ish Eye Of The Storm, Opinion Machine (simply because I'm in total agreement with the lyrics, musically it is Purple meets Thin Lizzy), and the final romp, Kiss Of Death, which speeds along a la Motorhead meets Purple.
To sum it all up, Million like to rock out and keep up a fast and furious pace, but they still remember the importance of melody. This is their third album. They clearly haven't lost their passion for the music. Like the band say 'Play the mutha loud'.
Rating: 7/8
