WILD DOGS - The Tonight Show Pretty asskickin' Metalrock. Pefect album (and gig) opener.
CINEMA - Rockin' In The U.S. Similar to the previous track. Sounds like its title, i.e. good rockin' NWOAHM.
EXCITER - World War III One of the heaviest band on the album but they still sound quite 'olde' and laid back compared to their later stuff. In the best of ways of course.
CULPRIT - Players Superb Epic/Heavy Metal craftmanship that truly justifies their cult status. Riffing & vocals of the sort that came to define US Metal.
LEMANS - Waiting Heavier and more metallic than their later stuff but still with a Hard Rock core.
Tracklist side B:
THE RODS - Wings Of Fire Pure, scorching NWOanywhereHM from their finest period. And incidently faster than the Exciter track. Later featured as bonus on the CD reissue of the s/t album.
MIKE BATIO - The Haunted House Guitar solo.
VIXEN - Angels From The Dust Outstanding, clever & groundbreaking US Metal w/ fem vox. Originally recorded by guitarist Marty Friedman's first band Deuce. This version was later featured on Vixen's "The Works" CD released in 2003, while the Deuce original can be found on their retrospect s/t LP on OPM Records from 1997.
VIRGIN STEELE - Children Of The Storm Outstanding, clever & groundbreaking US Metal w/ male vox. Different mix and shorter than the debut LP version.
FAILSAFE - Just Passin' Thru More ancient NWOAHM class of timeless quality, despite the Van Haleny chorus.