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The British ladies are back with Legacy to celebrate their 30th anniversary! For this special album they got a few guests - more about that later. The girls keep doing what they can do best - they play heavy rock. The opener Everything's The Same could have been on one of their early releases. An up-tempo rocker with a heavy groove and a decent hook line. I only wonder what 'feat. Kelly Johnson on percussion - her ashes' is about... With From The Other Side they continue, as usually Denise Dufort and Enid Williams deliver a solid playground for guitarists Jackie Chambers and Kim McAuliffe. Chambers guitar solo fits well and she isn't pushing too far. Very heavy sounds I Spy in the Girlschool Mix. But somehow the vocals don't fit, but that's probably a matter of taste... Later on this disc you find the same song in the Dio / Iommi mix, perhaps that one will get me... Time to present the first guest! Spend Spend Spend is again a quite typical track of the British ladies - and quite 80's. The guitar solo is played by J.J. French who every metalhead knows from Twisted Sister. At some tracks they try to add a modern touch, but I prefer the classic Girlschool. At Legend - dedicated to Kelly Johnson - they welcome Neil Murray on bass again (he also played on Whole New World) and Phil Campbell who add a guitar solo here. At Whole New World he played lead guitar. Legend isn't as fast as some of the other tunes, but has a punch and a catchy hook line. So far my highlight on Legacy. I also dig Still Waters which shows the girls a bit different - and without any guests. Cool tune!
At the Motörhead cover Metropolis they got joined by Fast Eddie Clark who played the solo. The song sounds a bit more melodic / less heavy in this 'female' version, even if Ms. McAuliffe sings a bit deeper and more raspy. At the following Don't Mess Around Mr. Eddie Ojeda was responsible for the guitar solo. And this up-tempo rocker has a bit the flair of Motörhead - in my opinion here the Girls sound better then on Metropolis... On Don't Talk To Me they speed up and vocals been taken over by Mr. Motörhead Lemmy Kilmister - who also plays bass here. The Dio / Iommi mix of I Spy is better in my opinion, coz Ronnie James Dio's vocals add something special to this tune. I would have put only this one on the disc, coz Ronnie James Dio can put magic on every track - and so the ladies' version couldn't keep up. But the Dio / Iommi version is a bonus track as well as the 2 remaining songs on the CD. Even if I think that London should have been on the regular one. Emergency is a nice idea - it's a classic -, but why not re-record Please Don't Touch from St. Valentine's Day Massacre EP... Even if it was a cover, but the duet was something special!
Well, the girls still know how to rock and they keep to their roots. I miss a real killer track, but they are kicking ass. The NWoBHM is still alive!
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