Straight Ahead, the 1983 sophomore release from Canada’s Daniel Band, proves aptly named in that, for a lack of better words, it moves in a “straight ahead” and no frills hard rock direction. A much heavier effort when compared to the bands 1982 debut On Rock, Straight Ahead might lack some of the polish of its predecessor but stands out as the stronger and more well rounded project from a musical standpoint. This is clearly reflected in the growth demonstrated by the band in terms of its songwriting skills in that the album delivers not only a greater degree of consistency but versatility as well: Straight Ahead, of course, features its share of energetic hard rockers (“Power Of Love” and “Reality”) but also a semi-ballad (“Here I Am”), a groove flavored number (“T’ank You”) and even an acoustic based ballad (“In My Mind”).
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