As suggested by its title, sees veteran Canadian rockers taking things up a notch with relentless slabs of hard rock in and Also on hand is a memorable cool groover called a curious cover of 's and the dual personality of which alternates between quiet balladry and all-out riffing. Band leader even relinquishes the spotlight in a rare show of democracy to second guitarist on the impressive Ultimately, this is a consistently strong album which sets the stage for what would be 's best effort, the following year's . ~ Eduardo Rivadavia