Giuffria in Bloomington, MN

Keyboard maestro
Gregg Giuffria
originally planned to retain the
Angel
title for his second high-profile cinematic
rock
show, but the scalding ivories soaring throughout this record prove he's fully in charge, making the
Giuffria
moniker an apt band name. The long, blond angel always kicks off his projects with some cool keys, and the pulsing prelude to
"Do Me Right"
overpowers the rest of the song; like much of the album, this track devolves into a standard
hair
cut with symphonic trappings. Some abrupt occultism flies out of the flip's finale (spookiest
cock rock
craziness since the rise of
Hagar
's animal on
Three Lock Box
). Know now that both
platters are built around
David Glen Eisley
's voice, and enjoyment depends on how one takes to his heavy heaving. Plus, typical of this time period, some stuff sears, while some stuff sucks. But wistful weeper
"Call to the Heart"
rightfully remains
's crowning achievement and lone chart glory. Poor
remains a terrain-tethered star who never got off the ground. ~ Doug Stone