As an AOR/hard rocker for whom this was the first Jaguar album I heard in 1984, I loved it and it's still a favourite album overall from this period. Their harder stuff never really worked for me.
Listening through the Jaguar discography for the first time after being captivated by "Axe Crazy", and hearing this right after the blistering speed metal of Power Games without any forewarning is like hitting a wall of bricks. I don't mind this style, though
It's obvious that, even under contractual force, they let some of their worth come to the surface. Power Games was epically fresh blood back into Metal, as well as the early demos. ''This Time'' was maybe their Cold Lake, just like Diamond Head did Canterbury. Rejoyce for you will always have Power Games to prove they were important Nwobhmers.
Someone needs to find the master tapes and take them to someone who doesn't operate a jackhammer for 12 hours a day to do a new mix ... having said that I still love this shit ☺👍👍
I remember hearing this when it came out I thought it was garbage and I hated it- but now I'm much older and my music tastes have matured, I still hate it.
I completely understand. Not too bad as ambient noise when doing some other things. It's kind of like muzak. Still, I appreciate the upload. They completely changed their style in later years. It's good to be able to hear their complete history.
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I think they loved melodic rock and softened their songs, however, I think their quality is intact on their second album but as someone said, they tried to get into the grounds of Def Leppard but it did not work like them
This is not nwobhm...At this time jaguar turned to americanized hard rock...they sound inferior to power games, although it's an interesting album, reflective of the mid 80's AOR sound...many nwobhm bands softened at that time, like def leppard, tygers of pan tang, diamond head, saracen...
what a poor record compared to the wonderful Power Games and all their raw demos, Jaguar left their powerful thrashy speed metal for a tame AOR style that does not suit them at all, Jaguar is no Def Leppard, and this record marked the end of the band for years
Many NWOBHM bands sold out as the Def Leppard style glam metal catched on. Funny thing. Def Leppard was always the contempted outcast in NWOBHM circles and later on went from an underdog to a trendsetter, followed by many NWOBHM bands. But I have to agree : bands like Raven, Jaquar and Tygers of Pan Tang would have been better of not becoming cheap Def Leppard clones.
NWOBHM is not a genre, it's a movement. Many hard rock bands were part of it too. Like for examble Dark Star which isn't exactly metal, but was still part of the movement.
@@lordphillipemcmlxxxv8492genre labels are all subjective and tedious... Compared to Cannibal Corpse, Iron Maiden ain't that (literally) heavy. Both New Wave and NWOBHM were more about an overall cultural shift than they were about a particular sound...
