HEAVY PETTIN'- Lettin' Loose (1983) [Melodic M./HWOBHM]
HEAVY PETTIN'- Prodigal Songs (2007) [Melodic M./HWOBHM]
HEAVY PETTIN'- Prodigal Songs (2007) [Melodic M./HWOBHM]
Many talented and promising bands have often been dumped into the metal's scrap deposit over the years for no apparent reason: victim of a 'risky' names, record-company politics, etc. Such is the case with Scottish Heavy Pettin. They released two hard rocking and very polished albums in early 80`s for Polydor, produced by none other than Queen`s Brian May. And at the time, the band was considered as the British hard rock act `most likely to...` succeed to Def Lepard. To me they are particularly welcome, since much of their sound recall the Saxon's Crusader album... one of my first & all-time favourite pieces in metal. Tracks like "In And Out Of Love" and "Hell Is Beautiful" are indeed prime slabs of 80`s melodic hard rock.
Yet, over the time, highlight of fame and success happened to lose their pin-point, despite "Break It Down", "I Don't Care What You Say Anymore", "Hot Women" (this one is very cool!) also pack the monstrous hooks, choruses and mindless lyrics that made pop-metal so funny back in the days. The 13 tracks on Prodigal Songs – a collection of previously unreleased material from 1982-1987 issued in 2007 – more often than not, recall Dokken, Krokus, Motley Crue and Foreigner. Well-produced and very enjoyable, these tunes can hardly be considered rejects, as often happens for these 'unreleased' relapses, and should encourage new listeners to dig back into the band's catalog.
Opensesami: portroyal
