THE CRICKETS - A Cry Pretty great aor/pomp/rock with that trademark EastEuro somber tone.
THE CRICKETS - At The Main Entrance Soft rock.
THE CRICKETS - Presentiment aor/pomp rock.
CLASS - One Man Mellow pop-rock.
AHAT - Farwell, Childhood This song has more of a Marillion-style symphonic HR taste to it than their Melodic-Balkan-Metal-to-be, but fans of their seminal "The March" LP should still recognize themselves and enjoy it.
Tracklist side B:
FACTOR - How Can War Become A Dream Pompy, melancholic, symphonic/progressive Hard Rock. Pretty lightweight productionwise and hardly "Metal" per se, but slightly heavier than the A-side openers and way too dark to be written off as mere pomp rock.
ERA - Festive Checkmate Sounds like Twelfth Night or mid-80s Demon with a Balkan twist. Good melodic HR but softer than their later material.
TANGRA - Questions Good melodic rock.
KONKOURENT - The Spider A curiously fast Metal/"Speed-Hardrock" tune. Highly trained Eastern Block musicians plaing fast-end NWOBHM with schmalzy, wafer-thin production = success!