I have a feeling that anyone who still sports long hair, thinks John Schlitt is a hero, and can name all the 80's rock bands that ever smashed a guitar will like this album. Those of us that don't fit that category will be left twiddling our thumbs. This album is just too cheesy for my metal tastes, and left me wanting less of it, and more of something else.
Imagine Petra meets Winger. That's Krush. But Krush is worse. I don't want to sound too harsh, but these guys really need to get a new vocalist and a new groove to their tunes. I thought I was back in the 80's with this guy's style. This guy over pronounces, growls and really gives me the idea that he's in pain. If your style of music is 80's glam rock, then pick this up. But more likely than not, the only people buying this will be Krush and their families
I can't leave the review without giving them the credit where it belongs, and the credit is in their lyrics; they put the message in their music. So many groups want to encrypt their lives in the background of their music, but Krush blatantly exposes their beliefs letting the listener know how, and why they live the way they do. And after that it makes me wish that they could somehow tone down the vocals, and ditch the glam. Then I think there could be an album with enough texture to please the mainstream. But until then, I think it's an album for glam heads...and glam heads alone.
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