Home
Thunder and Lightning
Barnes and Noble
Thunder and Lightning
Current price: $9.99
Barnes and Noble
Thunder and Lightning
Current price: $9.99
Size: OS
Loading Inventory...
*Product information may vary - to confirm product availability, pricing, shipping and return information please contact Barnes and Noble
's final studio release,
, was their most consistent album since 1979's
. Guitarist
replaced
, and the new blood must have inspired
and company to write some of their best compositions in years. Although a
production hinders the tracks, there's more of a harder edge present than on their last release,
. While the title track served as the ensuing tour's raging opener, half-baked lyrics detailing a fistfight and an unwarranted synth-solo weakens what should have been a straight-ahead rocker. But such heavies as
and
suit the band much better.
takes a stab at
-
with
while laying back with the tranquil
and the album's underrated highlight, the melodic
Like
's other '80s releases, filler is present --
and disappointingly, guitarist
abandons his trademark harmony leads of yesteryear in favor of '80s-era high-tech shredding. Not
's best release, but a definite improvement over their other '80s studio output. ~ Greg Prato