Stephen
Though I find this album good (almost great), I think it's not very consistent because there are almost half average tracks, possibly grower, but didn't find much after 2 spins though, like the first track, 'Land of Confusion', or 'Find Your Soul', 'Right or Wrong', and 'Superman'. 'Passage of Time' and 'I Came To Rock' are satisfying but not great enough.
Best track here for me is the commercial mid-paced track, 'King For One Day', and I like the riffs-fest on 'Wasted Years' and 'Big Machine', both are awesome tracks. 'The Tide' is also a nice power ballad but did anyone notice that the chorus is like a modern rock track, maybe fits to be in Daughtry or David Cook album?
I'll try spinning it again later and seeing if this actually can reach the 80% mark, I love most of the guitar and solo part, especially on 'Big Machine' which I think has modern Whitesnake feel. And 'Let The Thunder Roll' is a bit patchy on verse, but the bridge is great and the chorus I think is pretty nice too, I'll see if that track is getting better or not later on. 'Ceremonial' is an okay buy I guess but won't make anywhere near the top 20 I guess.
78%