Hurricane - Over The Edge (1988)

Sultry heavy rock fronted by epic tonsils - this is hairy chest metal, played by guys who are a dab hand at writing minor hits that rely on those lion roar vocals and smooching, Whitesnake-esque swagger. There's something very nice about all this, Hurricane aren't original at what they do, but they do it well, and the lyrics of 'We Are Strong' pretty much sum this befcake rock up, "We are strong, You and me, Keep on fighting, Never let it be..." You catch my drift ? 'Over The Edge' is a lush, albeit tame record, not too disimilar to House of Lords in its almost mundane pomp. Hurricane can't help but have intro's to a lot of their songs, enabling the listener to imagine stormy emotions before anothers emi-commercial riff comes in. It's not quite Heaven's Edge, but there's some fantastic guitars on plodder 'I'm On To You' (half decent 'na na na na' chorus), but the fact the vocalist ended up in Foreigner will give you an idea of what kinda band Hurricane are. Women only ? 6/10