THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD

I remember a very negative review of this album in the local rock magazine upon its release when it was labelled the worst AOR by the studio wizard Parsons. I was told that allegedly "Pyramid" (these were the only two available APP albums in exYugo stores at the time) was much better. So after listening to this I went for "Pyramid" and was dissapointed. IMO "TTOAFC" is not much worse album, it is rather more frankly AOR- oriented without any hints of being "progressive". And it is good in that. And I like a lot "Gold Bug", a sax driven instrumental. "Time " may sound like a sugar pop-ballad and it surely is, but in this context it fits better than "Eagle" or "Shadow" fit into imagined "Pyramid" concept. This is a decent pop or if you like "soft art rock", which you can listen to over and over, but which contains none of adventurous prog moments. Overall in the same league as "Pyramid".