This follow-up to
More Power to Ya
promises big but does not deliver. The songs are somewhat forced.
"Lift Him Up"
is basically
"Stand Up"
from
, only clunkier and with different words. And, as one
rock
journalist once pointed out, on
"Not By Sight"
songsmith
Bob Hartman
rhymes "justification" with "tribulations." Some good points do exist.
"Grave Robber"
is a great song with an infectious melody, and the title track is a somber, almost haunting tune.
"Godpleaser"
and
"Bema Seat"
come as close to
as anything else in terms of energy, but the rest of the album is more muddled. Keyboardist
John Slick
played a major role in the production of this album, and for whatever reason it is his swan song, as he was replaced by
John Lawry
of
the English Band
. ~ Mark W.B. Allender