Not an album I’d buy, but easily worth a 7 or 8.Įvan Sanders: I've been confused when people refer to April Wine as a Canadian band, as my introduction was when I lived in Flint, Michigan, where the residents insisted that the band was from their city. He really displays this talent in Schizoid Man, but also brings a depth that elevates many of the other tracks up a notch or two. Myles Goodwin, lead guitarist, really stands out for me, with a style and delivery I really like. It’s a very good cover of Schizoid Man and it's easily the best track on the album, which made me wish they’d written some equivalent tracks. I’m reminded of Whitesnake, for example, in Before The Dawn and also smatterings of early Styx and Jefferson Starship. Mark Herrington: I’d never listened to this before, but it has many echoes of bands I favoured in the 70’s and 80’s. Tonite and Babes in Arms are my new faves but the King Crimson cover fits in surprisingly well. Still nice that I can listen to the whole thing twice in just over an hour.ĭecent hard rock but, for me, nothing dethrones I Like to Rock as the best track on the album. Mike Canoe: I thought that this album night be the shortest that the club has ever picked but Van Halen II is almost a minute shorter. They also managed to make a listenable cover of Schizoid Man so props for that. On first listen there's no obvious tracks that make me want to play the album again right away, but no tracks that I wanted to skip either. Listening to it now its good, verging on very good. Reminiscent of Thin Lizzy at times, and Boston (without the Tom Sholtzisms) it would have fitted in my collection very well at the time. John Davidson: I'd heard of April Wine but don't recall listening to them before, which is a shame because this is a good solid rock album. Unless you consider yourself incredibly masochistic (as I do) avoid this record at all costs for that track alone." ( RateYourMusic) It is lifeless, it is flat, and there are numerous wrong notes scattered throughout. The cover of 21st Century Schizoid Man is without a doubt the worst song I have ever heard. "Why this bottom-of-the-barrel, cliched, untalented Canadian soft rock group thought they could cover King Crimson is beyond me. Then there is the band’s version of King Crimson’s 21st Century Schizoid Man, which certainly rocks like a good ’un! A good chance for the band’s three guitarists to strut their stuff." ( Get Ready To Rock) "Hard rockers like Tonite and I Like To Rock still sound good today, whilst Say Hello showed a more commercial, radio friendly side to the band. Also on hand is a memorable cool groover called Say Hello, a curious cover of King Crimson's 21st Century Schizoid Man, and the dual personality of Tonite, which alternates between quiet balladry and all-out riffing. Faster sees veteran Canadian rockers April Wine taking things up a notch with relentless slabs of hard rock in I Like to Rock and Ladies Man.
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