Thursday, September 9, 2021

The 1980 Listening Post - Cruiser - Rollin' With the Times

 Cruiser - Rollin' With the Times


August 1 1980 LISTENING POST DISCOVERY

Cruiser

Rollin’ with the Times

Genre: Melodic Prog from Canada

4 out of 5 



Highlights:

Rollin’ with the Times

Down on the Street

Things Gotta Change





This one starts off slowly, “RnR Survival” teasing the rest of the album, almost daring you to take a pass. It serves as a 3 minute mellow overture to a a record that could double as a rock opera. 

It plays like ELO with less budget or Styx. 


The more it plays, the more I believe it’s a concept album and every bit as effective as any of the era. I really wonder what they might have come up had they landed a contract with a major and got pushed onto the hamster wheel. 


The confidence to pull off the bizarre horror show that is “Terror in the Streets” is on par with some of the best of The Tubes. 


https://music.apple.com/us/album/rollin-with-the-times/1375297069

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