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And here it comes: the creepy and feared Fight for the Rock¯. Dead, sick cover art bids us welcome. No words are needed; it could make you hot if you're into Manowar-esque cheap patriotism. Press the "ignore" button, put the CD into your stereo (hehehe, you've bought it? Really? Eek!) and prepare to understand why everyone speaks so nicely about this album. While Power of the Night¯ had its moments and could be saved from the burning as a whole, Fight for the Rock stands next to the cover art as soon as quality and inspiration are concerned. Definitely, one can easily see why the remastering of Savatage classics forgot this one (and its predecessor): for the benefit of mankind. Savatage crashed against the floor with this release, failing to raise sales and losing an outstanding stock of credibility among their fan base. Here you won't notice the band's trademarks, the aggression, the rage, the sensitivity, the spirit. Hardly - this CD is useful as a drink coaster. Instead of the great abilities the band showed on their debut album and the subsequent mini-album, they insist in going away from the heaviness and arrange a collection of songs where we can see, among other musical forms of terrorism: American pseudo hard rock without any trace of good taste; absolutely awful 80's keys appearing from time to time as if Cybill Shepherd herself was playing with supreme delight; balladesque beginnings taunting you to take a zippo to burn this piece of crap; two cover songs -- you've read it well: two covers!!! It's like a watered-down version of Kiss sometimes, really! The band developed this cheesy side in all the grandiosity they wanted with the pretentious of "Streets" a rock opera, ¯ published some years later, but here the expensive arrangements and time invested in that album are not present, so imagine an embryo of that one and you'll maybe know what I'm talking about. I don't want to spend my time with this defeat for the rock. Anyone into good heavy metal should miss this one with no remorse.
| Tracklist |
| 1. Fight For The Rock |
| 2. Out On The Streets |
| 3. Crying For Love |
| 4. Day After Day [Badfinger cover] |
| 5. The Edge Of Midnight |
| 6. Hyde |
| 7. Lady In Disguise |
| 8. She's Only Rock'n'Roll |
| 9. Wishing Well [Free cover] |
| 10. Red Light Paradise |
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