'Heart of Our Time' marks 'Demon's' first album since 'Mal Spooner's' passing, but musically the band continues in a similar vein to 'British Standard Approved', with their own special brand of intelligent Rock. For the most part not quite as progressive as the previous couple of releases, while occasionally taking on a more commercial Rock approach, but still very indicative of the band. 'John Waterhouse' who filled in on a couple of tracks for 'Mal Spooner' on 'British Standard Approved', takes over guitaring duties full time here.

The title track is chosen to lead and this is does is polished fashion, a melodic rocker which nicely balances 'Dave Hill's' vocals with the female backing singer and at times a little reminiscent of fellow British rockers 'Magnum'. Following in light-weight fashion is 'In Your Own Light', the intro is more Pop than Rock, but proceeds with more purpose despite the occasionally dated keyboard sound. 'Genius' continues in a similar vein and overlooking the 80's feel is a decent cut, as with the all the songs present 'Dave Hill's' splendid vocals and penmanship help take it up a notch. Next up is the soulful and balladsy 'Expressing the Heart' a very melodic and atmospheric piece, that's nicely arranged and superbly executed. The tempo is lifted for the more Rocky 'High Climber' which incorporates a choice 'John Waterhouse' solo, while 'Crossfire' is an uplifting lightweight rocker, but perhaps the keyboards make it feel too dated. The pace softens for the subtle ballad 'Grown Up', a sort of nothing song, very little physical content until the late pick-up, but by that point interest is lost. Following on seamlessly is the short, ethereal, instrumental 'Summit', an interesting and slightly mystical piece that even comes complete with an 80's 'Hawkwind' feel. 'One Small Step' closes the album amusingly with a theatrical / neoclassical approach, 'Dave Hill' turns is another strong performance and is nicely supported throughout.

Two bonus track are included with the 2002 remastered version of 'Heart of Our Time', the first of which is a very fine rocker 'Hyperactive' which fits in well with the above material but comes across like a more polished NWOBHM track and all told is one of the best songs on this album. The other track 'Dance of Life' sounds too much like 'Bruce Springsteen' with its American Rock feel and as such so I struggle to get to the end of the song.

A lot of decent material here and a strong release considering the loss of 'Mal Spooner' only months previous. Personally I think the album could have benefited from a few more Rockier tracks and a little less keyboards.