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STEALIN' HOME

Babe Ruth

 

Heavy Prog

2.56 | 42 ratings

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ZowieZiggy
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2 stars What can happen when the main song writer of a band is on the leave?

You'll know the answer when you will listen to this album. The fourth opus from Babe Ruth isn't really the type of album you would like to listen to. First of all, there is absolutely nothing prog in here (but their previous recordings were not a true example either).

This is just mainstream rock (Winner Takes All) or heavy blues (Fascination). The only magical link is the fantastic vocals from Janita. But this is no wonder. She has already brought her great skills to the disposal of this average band. Without her great vocals, there was hardly anything great coming out from their earlier releases. At least I feel so.

The bottom of the drawer is the totally disgusting (there are virtually no other words, sorry about this) disco oriented Elusive. Actually, it is wonderfully combined with a delectably boring reggae Can You Feel It. I can only feel a lot of boredom and pain while being confronted to such a mess. Press the next key twice to avoid these dreadful tracks.

It is almost a pleasure to listen to the straight-forward rock Say No More. Since the band is asking so nicely; I won't say anything more about this album. Still, this is a pity because the closing track is absolutely magnificent, wild, and poignant. The wonderful Janita is of course not alien to this factor but the huge guitar during Tomorrow is just incredible. How is this possible? To perform such a great track on such a weak album?

This track only is granting this album a two star rating. My advice is that you should press the next key eight times and only listen to this great song.

ZowieZiggy | 2/5 |

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