"With no expectations what so ever, I plug my earphones into my iPhone to get a blast from this new three-piece. “Hell No” runs me over on the spot with an addictive groove and some major Led Zeppelin influences. A great opener that tells us that these guys really masters groovy 70’s hard rock like a charm. “By The Rainbow’s End” also runs with the Zep foundation and has a heavy groove, a brilliant melody and a killer chorus. “House Of Light” takes a turn into the blues with good dose of soul, but still rocks me good and leaves me with an enamoured smile on my face. We get a ballad in “Cloud Of Dreams”, but there’s no cheese here to be found. This is not a power ballad, this is a blues ballad, very emotional and full of feel and passion – love it! I hold “Save It” as one of my personal favourites here, a swinging soul – rocker that reminds me of Richie Kotzen’s solo stuff. With “Never Trust A Woman” we get some dirt under our finger nails, a more rough and dirtier sounding song, almost a bit dishevelled – and I love it. “Obvious” reminds me a bit of when Keeling was fronting Norum’s band, only better. It’s a slow rocker and Norum would have (at least he should have) killed for a song like this on his Keeling-fronted records. “Hit The Road” is a total killer, a flabbergasted rock jam that swings and grooves like crazy. Fantastic!"
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