Due to the underachievement of their exceptional 1982 comeback album, , knew the time was right to drop the makeup, so in September 1983 the band shocked their fans by unmasking on . Their first non-makeup album, , followed soon after and successfully re-established the band among the masses worldwide. also reconnected with their stateside fans -- was the band's first record to achieve gold status since 1980's . The album's success was spurred by 's repeated airing of the imaginative video for the album's strong title track, and songs such as and the rap-rocker confirmed that the band was back on the right track. again proved to be a worthy replacement to original guitarist but would unfortunately leave the band after the completion of the worldwide tour (eventually resurfacing with in the late '80s). is undoubtedly ' best non-makeup album. ~ Greg Prato