LIZZY BORDEN
Visual Lies
Год: 1987 (Remastered)
Стиль: Hard Rock
Страна: USA

Треклист: 01. Me Against The World (5:03) 02. Shock (4:36) 03. Outcast (4:22) 04. Den Of Thieves (3:48) 05. Visual Lies (4:06) 06. Eyes Of a Stranger (4:28) 07. Lord Of The Flies (5:42) 08. Voyeur (I'm Watching You) (4:32) 09. Visions (5:26) 10. Me Against The World (4:54) 11. Lord Of The Flies (5:14) 12. Visual Lies (4:08) 13. Me Against The World (Remix) (2:23)

Ссылки / link : Visual Lies 1987 (Remaster 2002)

Band: Lizzy Borden: all vocals Gene Allen: guitars Joe Holmes: guitars Michael Davis: bass Joey Scott: drums

"Visual Lies" is typical 1980's commercial heavy metal, and as I recall I use to own this on vinyl many, many years ago. I don't remember it being a favorite, but once I popped in this cd re-issue, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Perhaps it was my mood at the time, or perhaps it's just a lot better than I remember it, but "Visual Eyes" is a good, melodic, pop metal platter with some catchy songs. The title track and album opener "Me Against the World" are especially good songs with strong anthemic choruses. Both songs had me still singing long after the cd was turned off. Great production by veteran producer Max Norman, who has also produced, around the same time, such killer metal albums as Loudness' "Thunder in the East" , Ozzy's "Blizzard of Ozz" and "Diary of a Madman", Savatage's "Power of the Night", Armored Saint's "Delerious Nomad" and some years later Megadeth's "Countdown to Extinction" and Death Angel's "Act III", among others. Perhaps this disc is a little more commercial or pop oriented than was accepted by the metal underground in 1987. I really can't remember why I didn't give this album more play in the 80's. Oh well, no time like the present.

"Visual Lies" included guitarist J. Holmes, who would go on to play with Ozzy in Zakk's absence.
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