This is for your desert island
Wisdom727 | Toronto, Ontario Canada | 10/07/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Mood Swings might still be the No. 1 Harem Scarem album, but WoW is a very close second. Both of them will come with me to my desert island. The strongest tracks are 'Killing Me', 'WoW', and 'Outside Your Window'. Powerful, rich, yet crisp production. Harry's voice is strong, emotive, and melodic, as always. And don't forget to bow down before the Guitar God, Pete Lesperance! [We're not worthy!] He's got more music in his mind and and technique in his fingers than any ten guitarists you could name. Satriana and EVH should have taken lessons from him.
It doesn't matter if this album comes out domestically under the Rubber name or HS. I just wish that all the rock radio stations would pick up on the brilliance of this band, and demonstrate to the complacent masses out there what real rock music could and should be. And if they don't, I won't care -- I'll be on my desert island with a generator, a CD player, and my HS collection. Thanks to Harry and Pete for years of listening pleasure.Buy it. Enjoy it. Now!"
Undiscovered gem
Fretmelter | UK | 11/02/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"If you were surprised by Def Leppard's swerve in a more pop-rock direction, Harem Scarem's new album could be the album you were looking for. It's still modern (there are shades of the Foo Fighters in places) but classic Leppard and Queen influences abound. Songs like "Killing Me" and "All I Want" with their stacks of harmonies and infectious melodies, bring to mind everything that was great about arena rock, while modern radio pop-rock like "If You" doesn't sound anything but current, without alienating fans of the old. This is perhaps the perfect meeting point for fans of the classic and the modern; Harem Scarem are taking rock in cool new directions and their huge cult following should surely turn into mainstream sales."
Harem Scarem rocks!
scottydog | USA | 02/05/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The best melodic rock album of 2002. How can this band the talented receive so little acclaim from the mainstrem music world? This album is loaded with excellent material from start to finish. Heavy guitar riffs and catchy choruses that give you that "high as a mountaintop" feeling. It's simple: Get this album. No futher analysis needed, trust me."
Track Listings (11) - Disc #1