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Brothers Dino and John Elefante released this very album already in 1989. In fact the album sums up the two previous albums Wasn't It Love and Get Up. Now they have made a record deal with Italian label Frontier Records, and in the same move as they come with a new produced album we get this re-release of their earlier work. They work together with Stef Burns (ex-Y&T), and Dave Amato (Ted Nugent, REO Speedwagon).
Their musical style is a widespread mix of soft pop and rock, elements of heavy metal, hard rhythm guitar, glam rock a la Mötley Crüe. Interesting sound but unfortunately they don't have so many ideas which could make the songs a hit. If they were to play at a pub or very small concert venue, that would probably suit them best, they could be able to reach out to the audience, but in larger concert halls Mastedon would fall through. People would start to get bored, at least in my opinion.
There are three songs, It's A Jungle Out There, Glory Bound and Love Inhalation which has a good quality, the rest of the album can not rise above the ordinary. The album includes two songs performed live at Cornerstone in 1991, Islands In The Sky and Right Hand. This is a little boring, and the mistake is to choose two of the weakest songs as extra live songs to end the album.
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