YOUNGBLOOD — No Retreat (review)

YOUNGBLOOD — No Retreat album cover Album · 2012 · Hard Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Stephen
To sum this album up in a simple sentence : Think of LED ZEPPELIN meets STEELHEART with a throw of naughty WARRANT. Yeah, that's basically the elements that I found in 'No Retreat', and out of 16 tracks, sure there are few fillers, but if you count only the best 12 tracks, this is surely a great album, especially for those who love 80s style hard rock.

The first three songs are excellent. 'Pump It Up' is superb, 'Love Is All Around' is even better and check out the singing, what a voice! 'Sock It To Me' is a nice uptempo acoustical-driven track. 'Shot of You' is clearly the most brilliant track of this album uncontested, no doubt about it. Other great tracks that you should check out here are 'Save Your Lies', 'Feel Thang', and 'Taste of Your Lovin' is also pretty good. The last track, 'I Love You', is strangely has jazzy touch to it, some hate it for sure, but I dig it.

The rest are average, some songs that you could have just left out and no one will missed it. 'Coming Home' shows a nice vocal range but the chorus is anticlimax. 'Heat of The Passion' has potential but in the end, it just somehow didn't turn out great. Production is excellent and kudos for that since this is an old dusty recordings from the late 80s. Recommended!
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