AXEL RUDI PELL — Wild Obsession (review)

AXEL RUDI PELL — Wild Obsession album cover Album · 1989 · Heavy Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Stephen
Axel Rudi Pell left Steeler, the band he started in the early 80s when the band decided to pursue the pop metal direction rather than the original heavy metal style in 1988. His solo outfit was empowered by former Victory's singer, Charlie Huhn. Former bassist of Steeler, Volker Krawczak, and drummer Jorg Michael also joined the force, which later kept helping him in the future releases.

Adapting to the year of its release, 1989, Axel Rudi Pell laid the basic foundation of his musical style with traditional heavy metal with a decent amount of commercial touch, similar to the second wave of glam movement popularized by Dokken, Keel, and Motley Crue. Raised in Europe, no wonder if you also can spot an influence from the continent such as Accept, Krokus, and Scorpions.

Some of the best and favorite tracks here are "Wild Cat" with a Dokken's "Tooth and Nail" riffing style, "Call of The Wild Dogs", and the commercial tune of "Hear You Calling Me". The ballad, "Broken Heart", sounded ultimately cheesy and generic but somehow I dig it. I consider "Cold As Ice" as the best pick of the album with its carnaging riffs and killer vocal. If you're looking for Pell's greatest shred moment, you should hear "Call Her Princess". Couples of other songs are good and I think only "Snake Eyes" failed to match the other songs equally.

Huhn is probably the least known singer from Pell's future singer but the man definitely got an admirable throat. Pell's skill isn't far from Yngwie Malmsteen but what makes them different is Pell utilized his singer optimally while Malmsteen always overshadowed them with his egomaniac dominating shred in each of his album. "Wild Obsession" proved to be a mighty debut with a string of powerful songs from the virtuoso but a thin and uneven production is the low key here. If you like Dokken, Motley Crue, or Accept, or new to Axel Rudi Pell, this is a good album to buy.
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