HOLD YOUR FIRE

This is a continuation of where Power Windows left off. The songs are on the same level, the production is of the same class, and the whole package is comparable. No weak tracks here either. Even the track Alex himself isn't keen on, Tai Shan, is very enjoyable and melodic. The opener, Force Ten, is a good guide to what you will get on the rest of the album. A fine piece of music. Second Nature is another highlight. Mission is another excellent track, and, ending the album, High Water is very evocative of primeval soup syndrome. Another album worth purchasing. In the old gun to the head scenario though, I would still place Power Windows higher.