The first 'Fastway' album without 'Dave King', his replacement 'Lea Hart', who although initially sounds similar, doesn't possess the power or range of 'King'. Overall the sound follows on closely from 'Waiting for the Roar', which itself isn't a groundbreaking album and the increase of keyboard drenched ballads, and lame 'Pop Metal', makes for 'Fastway's' worst album. Collaborators include 'Nibbs Carter', who's currently doing some sterling work with 'Saxon', former 'Black Sabbath' bass player 'Neil Murray' and the much respected 'Don Airey', formally of 'Rainbow', I thought this bunch would have come up with something more worthy. Oh, check-out the front cover, 'Fast Eddie' (or 'Not So Fast Eddie' going by this release) and 'Lea Hart' looking a right pair of muppets.

I'm not going into details about the tracks, they all sound the bloody same, commercial, keyboard saturated, late 80's "run of the mill", 'Pop Metal' and not quality stuff at that. The songs all have a similar tempo and the album as a whole makes for a very flat, unexciting listen. I would have thought 'Eddie Clarke' would have included some more of his gutsy guitaring, I guess the smell of chart success got the better of him. Sharper cuts include the lively opener 'Dead or Alive', with its semi-catchy chorus, and the almost enjoyable 'Let him Rock'. Mediocre offering include, the dreary ballad 'A Fine Line', the unimaginatively single paced 'Two Hearts', the insomniac curing 'Show some Emotion' and the embarrassing 'Close your Eyes'. If you forced me to pick a favourite, I would probably go for 'She is Danger', as it reminds of the first album I brought, 'Mick Jagger's' 'She's the Boss' but that's just me being sentimental.

Ok probably I've been a bit harsh, but unless you're a 'Fastway' fanatic or a collector of 80's 'Pop Metal', skip this one!