Raven--Stay Hard
Rating--4.0
An early eighties NWOBHM spin-off, Raven hits a low here, delving into the cheese dip for lyrics while at the same time
letting up on the distortion. Sort of a bad mix of Kix, Krokus, and
Accept, though the band toughens up again in the future.
The flowing chorus of "On and On" is
a nice listen, and riffs make "Get It Right" and "Extract the Action" bearable. The fast-paced instrumental "The Bottom Line"
may the top highlight, as it is closest to the band's best form.
Again, check back in a couple of albums.
TRACK LIST: Stay Hard/When the Going Gets Tough/On and On/Get It Right/Restless Child/Power and the Glory/Pray For
the Sun/Hard Ride/Extract the Action/The Bottom Line
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