The arena rock sound from Canada's dominated radio in the '70s and early '80s, and with 16 singles under their belt they were one of the forerunners amidst the multitude of other guitar rock bands. This hits collection from the "Over 60 Minutes" series gathers all of their strongest songs and reveals an excellent cross section of this talented band's musicianship. With six of their album's represented here, the purity of 's harsh yet powerful vocals burst from the guitar and keyboard interplay that swims behind him. The first three songs on the album, and were written by , who were good friends of the band. The song is an ode to the late playmate who was murdered by her former boyfriend at the age of 20. Other highlights include the aloof guitar guided and the high school prom favorite prove they weren't just another rock band from the West coast with about the first anniversary of 's death. For this song, they brought in to play some beautifully crafted violin and cello work to mingle with the bold guitar playing. Some mesmerizing keyboard work takes command in the dazzling by way of , inspired by the first movie. The synthesizer makes up much of the group's sound, but it's used for effect rather than for rhythm, as heard on songs like Sometimes sounding like , produced refined, chord blazing rock with high harmonies emerging from out of nowhere and crisp keyboards for coloration. Each of the 17 songs on this collection are splendid examples of pure AOR rock. ~ Mike DeGagne