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April Wine - Power Play Audio CD

A fair review of the April Wine "Power Play" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all April Wine reviews here, or go back to the April Wine tabs.

April Wine Band: April Wine
Title: Power Play
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Release Date: 1998-06-30
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Anything You Want, You Got It 2: Anything You Want, You Got It 3: Enough Is Enough 4: If You See Kay 5: What If We Fall In Love 6: Waiting On A Miracle 7: Doin It Right 8: Ain't Got Your Love 9: Blood Money 10: Tell Me Why

First Song Is Doubled? For What Reason?
My brother had "Nature of the Beast" and that one had some cool cuts but this one rocked. I hate it when record companies put the same song on a CD twice (unless one is a demo or LIVE version) but back to back? Regardless this was my first vynyl album of April Wine. I worked at a record store as a clerk and played the hell outta this one. "If You See Kay" was my favorite because it was a double entendre meaning and yet a love song of sorts. ;) Regardless the other cuts off this CD rock too. April Wine with three guitar players just rocked! Three dudes up there trading licks all night long was cool as all get out! Loved it!.


Here's Where The Wine Starts To Go Bad...
What happened? "First Glance" gave us a fresh taste of a more aggressive April Wine, "Harder. . Faster" improved on that formula, and "Nature Of The Beast" was the best vintage of Wine yet. "Power Play" not only knocked the momentum out of April Wine's upward growth, it disappointed a lot of their fan base. For a band that once declared "I Like To Rock," the performances here suggest otherwise. "Enough Is Enough," the first single, is a nice attempt to regain some radio airplay, but after that, the album is littered with unmemorable tunes. In addition to the band's tepid performance on "Power Play," Goodwyn sounds like he's run out of ideas lyrically, to the point where the band's second single, "If You See Kay" gained more notority from what the title sounded like (say it real fast) instead of the song itself. And that's sad, because April Wine was on their way to becoming more successful than they turned out to be. This album was the reason they never got there.


Two good tracks, two medium, rest - filler
This was definitely a disappointment for the fans - after two really good records they got this piece of . . hmm . . . vinyl. "Anything You Got. . . " is great fast number. "If You See Kay" is original and very entertaining - an attentive listener will surely immediately notice the naughty wordplay but even without it the song is catchy and extremely listenable. But that's where the fun stops. "Enough is Enough" is decent rocker and "Waiting on a Miracle" is more or less OK but the rest is pretty uninspired.


As good as Nature of the Beast!
I believe that by 1986 Power Play hadn't even gone gold, but I dont' see why it wouldn't have sold as much as The Nature of The Beast, other than Capitol records lack of promotion. Sadly April Wine's follow up to The Nature of the Beast, 1982's Power Play is only available as an important. Anyway, Anything YOu Want, and Enough is Enough(the hit single)open the album. Followed by If You See Kay. The quality of the songs is out of this world, I just can't believe that the album bombed. This is much better than a lot of that crap out there today. It's such a crime that this is only available as an important. Capitol should reissue this and make a two for one with The Nature of the Beast album.


This is the ONE
I've heard thier stuff, this is still my fav. . It's early but, this is A W , don't care what ya say. . Trks. 1 - 3 ? . HOT! . . #6 . Wow ! . . My Fav. Trk. ? . # 9 . . Tell Me Why , . (She's Mine!) . . . Buy It Man ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hey! If you See KAY . . . . . . . .


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