From the “whatever happened to” file, comes former Chastain female vocalist Leather Leone (later fronting her own outfit, Leather, for one late 80s album, Shockwaves). Former Rainbow/Dio bassist Jimmy Bain is included here, as well as Leone’s former Rude Girl drummer Sandy Sledge and Bain’s touring keyboard companion Scott Warren. Time might have passed but Leone still possesses that hoarse rasp of a throat. Musically, this isn’t too far removed from what one would expect from scene vets, traditional hard rock/metal, although a bit too prominent on the keys (at the expense of the guitar, in the mix). Of the eleven inclusions, half are not even real songs! Talk about running before you can even crawl.

‘Torch’ is a mere throwaway, just 93-second sound effect/foreign tongue spoken respite. There’s the 1:39 classical piano reprise to ‘Her Father’s Daughter’, while 54 seconds of classical acoustic guitar comprises ‘Illusions Opus 1.’ ‘Fast Forgiveness’ lives up to its name, less than a half minute of fast drumming and shred guitar, and the orchestral voiceover ‘Sisyphus’ finale lasts 1:14. The gritty sludge of ‘Her Father’s Daughter’ finally dispenses with the annoying synthesizes bells and lets the guitar crank. ‘A Taste Of The Night’ is a mid-tempo anthem with plenty of guitar. ‘One Glimpse’ a ballad that seems to be the culmination (even though it appears eighth in the running order), utilizing much of what’s already been aired (piano, nearly a cappella vocals, fuzztone/echo effect, etc.)

Without all the goofiness, there’s the nucleus of a good rock album here. Shame they jumped the gun and released it as a collection of ideas, rather than a coherent piece. Hopefully future endeavors will be more thought out.