Edguy – “Rocket Ride”
A division of moods of this “mid-paced-heavy-metal-with-hard-rock-moments” is as follows. The mid-paced but rocking, terrific tracks: “Sacrifice,” “Rocket Ride,” “The Asylum” and “Out of Vogue.” They will please those enjoying albums before the German stars distanced themselves from power metal with “Hellfire Club.” The “big time rock”: “Wasted Time,” “Save Me” (a ballad) and “Superheroes” are updated versions of White Snake, Def Leppard, etc. They are very poppy. “Matrix” is mid-paced hard rock, not really metal. Not bad, but ultimately suffers from boringness because it lacks energy. “Catch of the Century” is upbeat, poppy, rocking glam. The goofy moments are: “Trinidad” which is silly rock, like Aerosmith, Van Halen, etc. The last number is the unfortunately-named “Fucking with Fire,” more glam.