The last album for Canadian favourites 'Coney Hatch', an although 'Friction' contains some nice guitar licks here and there, overall is a pretty run-of-the-mill affair. Although not a bad album, it doesn't contain anything memorable, and nothing exhibited here hasn't been done before and better.

Kicking us off is the solid groover 'This ain't Love', a little predictable in the 'Whitesnake' approach, but tasty guitar licks help keep this above the routine. 'She's Gone' is a more balladsy number, the type done-to-death, with a slim chance of chart success, I'll say no more. The best cut on the album is the heaviest, 'Wrong Side of Town', nice gutsy guitar opening, which expands to a rhythm packed plodder, interspersed with some excellent strafing axe work, Vinnie Vincent style. 'Girl from Last Nights Dream' is an awful cliché ridden ballad. Better tracks include the 'UFO' sounding 'Coming to Get You', the well sung power ballad 'Fantasy', the sing-a-long rocker 'State Line' and the closing 'Burning Love' with its solid plodding rhythm. There's no hope however for the second-rate 'He's a Champion', with its shoddy 'battle sounding' overdubs and unimaginative lyrics.

If it wasn't for some nice touches from 'Steve Shelski', this album would be a real no no. Thankfully there's enough interesting titbits to keep this album just above the mediocre.