POE is a really fun album (like Turbo, but not better), although they tried too hard to repeat the success of the previous album. There are some weak songs, but songs like Highway (classic), Hot Rockin', Turning Circles, Desert Plains (another classic) and maybe Solar Angels and even Troubleshooter are good and cool. For me, the album is a bit more consistent than another so called lesser Priest album, RID (although the latter has better songs). Or the debut album.
Not a strong debut album imo. But filled with great riffs! Rock Brigade, Wasted, Overture and Sorrow Is A Woman are the best songs on it. I can also add Rocks Off and Answer To The Master because of their music.
“Heading Out To The Highway”, “Desert Plains”, and “Solar Angels” definitely justify the existence of this album, though “Highway” works better live where it’s a little faster and drops the vocal harmonies.
Yeah, I almost never listen to it. “Rock Brigade” is the only decent song on it, and the rest are a collection of good and bad spare parts. Odd that the song “On Through The Night” isn’t actually on this album, but showed up on the next album High ‘N’ Dry instead.
Yep. ''On Through The Night'' is a good song.
''Bye Bye Beautiful'' is one of my favorite Nightwish songs. It could have had a short solo thoguh. Edit: and I'm a fan of Tarja.
I really enjoyed with both albums a lot. On through the Night is very well produce to be a debut album for a debut band. Amazing sound and the hard rock reminds me a lot to UFO. The weak point here is the Joe Elliot Vocals but guitar playing even the bass and drums are very good. High N Dry is much better and I think with this album ends the good Hard Rock age for the band along with Pete Willis career. Sad.
Agreed. Def Leppard should have made at least one more pure Hard Rock album.
