It’s still nontraditional rock music, but that I’m even calling it rock music is a leap forward. Home of the Brave (the album) is even more musical than her last album, Mister Heartbreak. Byrne is more musical than Anderson, Anderson more verbal than Byrne, but their artistic sensibilities align nicely so that fans of the one should appreciate the other. That Anderson was now using some of the same musicians as the Heads ( Adrian Belew, Dolette McDonald) made the David Byrne connection clearer. Talking Heads had brought music to the stage with Stop Making Sense and the Twyla Tharp collaboration, The Catherine Wheel. I saw it on television and it left me nonplussed, but I’m not the artiest animal on the ark either. This, Laurie’s fourth sunflower, was conceived as part of a staged performance. By the third or fourth sunflower, they start to look like sunflowers and lose their alienage. The first sunflower we see from Van Gogh is a revelation.

If you like Christian-based melodic hard rock/glam metal, this one is a good catch.Que es mas macho, making music like this or dancing to it? Aside from several weaker tracks, 'Battle Cries' still enjoy a lot of huge tunes and nice production. 'If That Ain't Love' is a decent filler, 'Just A Man' and 'Big World' aren't that great but okay. The rest of the album has some mixed feeling. 'Tears of A Broken Heart' has big hooks and memorable chorus, 'Never Live Without Your Love' should have ruled the airplay, a hit potential power ballad indeed, and 'Ride With Rhythm' is an example of how The Brave messed with heavy metal, a powerful uptempo track. 'The Waiting' is a wonderful semi-ballad track, radio friendly, and clearly the best track inside.

Salters' voice is somehow very similar to Robin McAuley's style. 'All Together Now' is an explosive opener, the skewed verse with a great melodic chorus made this one a brilliant starter. The problem is they're struggling without any marketing support from any major label, and also joining the scene in 1992 was pretty damn late for any hard rock-related act to survive.īordering between Giant, Europe, and commercial MSG's sound, their debut, 'Battle Cries', possessed a magical touch of melodic metal, though not as heavy as in the early 80s. The Brave isn't very popular if compared to Christian metal giant such as Stryper or Guardian, but behind their obscure existence, I can see a lot of potential that could have made them bigger than they were.

The brave album