JUST A GAME

Like their "Progressions of power" album, "Just a game" is very straightforward hard rock-oriented: the progressive related elements are mostly absent here, and the songs are not really elaborated. The sound is however better than on the "Progressions of power" album. The songs sound pretty deja vu, clearly reminding American bands like Journey, Boston and Shooting Star. On a different note, the song "Just a game" is more melancholic, while "American Girls" is a very catchy hard rock'n roll hit; there are a couples of more bluesy tracks. Rik Emmett still plays here some interesting usual acoustic guitar intros. Triumph did better.

Rating: 3.5 stars