Tagged as a Greg Lake solo album, much awaited after the original ELP split, but listening in it sounds more like a group effort. Lake produced, sang and played rhythm guitar yet only penned two of the songs by himself, five were co-written with other participants, one by Gary Moore and the two remaining covers. He did manage to gather an impressive gang for the event. Gary Moore on lead gutar together with Clarence Clemmons, Michael Giles (who he worked with on "In The Court Of The Crimson King" and "In The Wake Of Poseidon"), three members of Toto and various top session musicians. I've always liked his voice, that rich personal baritone that gilded so many albums by ELP and early King Crimson. Sadly I don't get to enjoy that in full freedom everywhere here. To my taste he's way too low in the mix most of the time and the voice sounds damped. If you know him you hear him, but too crammed to be fully enjoyed. On the other hand it is a very good hard rock album, played by some of the best with tophole guitars by Moore. And there are places where I recognize the old Greg Lake - especially in his own emotional "It Hurts" and the cover of "Let Me Love You Once Before You Go". So a keeper for sure even if his vocals aren't conveyed as fully fledged as I'd like. Issued and reissued all over the world on vinyl, cassette and CD through the years. Premiere UK and US on Chrysalis (CHR 1357). First German had label as shown here in a thin glossy cover with lyric/credit inner. (GÖXÄ*) (ÄPY*)
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