BACK IN ACTION
Michael Courtney | San Antonio, Texas United States | 01/27/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"When I bought my CD burner this was the first album I cleaned up and turned into a CD. Definitely one of the best sleeper recordings of all time! The first thing I heard by these guys was "Baby Why Can't You Stay" and from there I was hooked. I bought Tour Of Japan and heard their great live performance and saw how young these guys were. Hell, they were my age back then! But, back to One Night Stands. If I had to pick a lull in this disc it would be Loose Change, simply because I can't remember it. All the other cuts are keepers. This disc could have practically been a greatest hits volume as far as I'm concerned. My all-time favorite Teaze song is "Touch the Wind". This song is an epic; it ROCKS! Great AOR songs were "Back In Action", "Young & Reckless", "Reach Out" and "Red Hot & Ready". There are 2 songs that should have been major hits and they are "Heartless World" and "Through the Years".Without the disc in front of me I can't tell you the names of the bands memebers, so, I'll edit that in after I'm home, but this album was produced by Myles Goodwyn of April Wine fame. Trust me he outdid himself here with as good a production job as Roy Thomas Baker or Alan Parsons ever did. This disc is a complete package. Great songs with sometimes a young party message, but there are enough great songs here that go beyond that to see the talent. I only wish Capitol would have done something to help push this band. If you want to know what you missed in life that would have made a year out of your life more enjoyable try One Night Stands. The vocals, guitar work and rhythm are better than good. One of my Top 100 of all-time! Someday, if I ever get rich, I will buy this from anyone who got it because of my review and didn't like it!It's about time this is out on CD!"
Track Listings (9) - Disc #1