Heavy Cruiser - Lucky Dog! (Reissue) (1973/1994)

Second offering from the Neil Merryweather led project. This time it's a more consistent set versus the debut's experimentation. Side 1 is a strong rocking affair with ‘Open Your Eyes’ being a standout. Side 2 lets down on the first two songs - back to back miss-steps occur with a dumb cover of ‘You Really Got Me’ and a not so good long-winded blues workout called ‘Freefall Glider’. They get back to business with ‘Concrete Jungle’ employs a keyboard arrangement that adds a cool progressive touch as well as echoey guitar work and ‘Supergirl’ takes it even higher with a more aggressive guitar stance and spacey vibe - a Neil Merryweather staple formula ingredient. The organ fused up closer ‘I’ll Receive You’ bangs away with beefy melodies galore and is another killer rocker!