Final Strangeways Album - Remastered
Justin Gaines | Northern Virginia | 01/15/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"1989's Walk in the Fire was the third and final album from Strangeways, one of the better AOR/melodic rock acts of that decade (and you know that's saying something).
Walk in the Fire may not be quite as impressive as 1987's Native Sons, but it is still a first class AOR album. This was the second Strangeways album to feature vocal powerhouse Terry Brock, and he delivers another great performance here. To my ears, the band took a somewhat less rocking approach on this album, coming in somewhere between Bryan Adams and Lou Gramm's solo material. The songs are all quite good, but with a little more punch I think this album could have been as powerful as Native Sons.
If you're a fan of that larger than life 80's AOR/arena rock sound, Walk in the Fire is bound to satisfy. And if you were a Strangeways fan back in the day, you should love the reissued version of Walk in the Fire, which features much-needed digital remastering and two live bonus tracks - Breakin' Down the Barriers and Walk in the Fire.
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