Tracks:
1. Resurrection Mutha
2. Destroyed
3. Wild & Wonderful
4. Blood, Fire & Love
5. Gift Horse
6. You've Gone Wild
7. Lay Down The Law
8. Power
9. Full Force Lovin' Machine
10. Detroit
11. New Love Sensation
Debut album by British hard rock band. THE ALMIGHTY were among a number of '90s
British hard rock bands (also including THE WILDHEARTS, WOLFSBANE and THUNDER to
name but a few), which received extremely enthusiastic reviews in their homeland
but achieved little or no success in America... After the disintegration of NEW
MODEL ARMY in 1988, their rhythm guitarist, Ricky Warwick, founded THE ALMIGHTY
in his native Glasgow, Scotland with lead guitarist Tantrum, bassist Floyd
London and drummer Stump Monroe. The foursome gradually moved away from their
punk origins, acquiring a hard rock sound and biker image to match the prevalent
heavy metal trends of the day. Signing with Polydor Records, they entered the
studio with a highly suspicious producer in first-timer Andy Taylor of DURAN
DURAN fame. The collaboration proved surprisingly fruitful, and 1989's excellent "Blood, Fire and Love" resulted in a solid collection of metal anthems spiked
with punk attitude. The band then hit the road for over a year, earning a
reputation as a formidable live unit and recording the appropriately titled
"Blood, Fire & Live" album to serve as a stop-gap until their next studio
outing. (from AMG Bio) |