Stun Leer - Once
Love Is A Liar
Go Don't Go
If You Want Love
Eye To Eye
Foolin'
No Words Can Say
Come To Me
All The Kink's Horses
Hungry Eyes
Deliver
Label: MTM Music
Producers: Stun Leer with Bob St John, Anthony Resta & Paul Cervone
Year: 1998
Duration: 43:19 m:s
Review date: August 1998
Stun Leer play melodic hard rock with an 80's style. They are operating the the same area as bands like Silent Witness, Arcara, Eyes and Tower City.
Love Is A Liar is a brilliant start to the album. A glorious chunk of melodic hard AOR. The strong vocals are provided by ex-Touch man Doug Howard. Go Don't Go is also impressive. If You Want Love slows the pace slightly with a The Storm vibe about it. Eye To Eye has got a good chorus but fails to impress elsewhere. Foolin' is mid-tempo rocker that hints at an early Def Leppard influence. No Words Can Say is yet another mid-tempo hard AOR tune. Come To Me has a Van Halen groove which is continued on All The Kings Horses. Hungry Eyes & Deliver are more competent melodic hard rock.
Stun Leer has created a highly competent melodic hard AOR album. It is a good album and I certainly enjoy listening to it when I play it. Perhaps they play their trump card too early by sticking Love Is A Liar at the start of the album, as the rest of the album struggles to maintain the high standard set by the first couple of tracks.
Rating: 7/8
