Scram - s/t. 1980 USA

Scram were a band from Springfield, Ohio that represented the second incarnation of Lodestar, a fine group who had put out one solid hard rock album in 1977. Leaving behind Lodestar's fraternal rhythm section - and later one of the lead guitarists - Scram were very much of their era in terms of hard rock with commercial ambition. They clearly weren't tuned into the metal underground as this was music to get a record deal and regular steady gigs at various regional clubs. Mostly held back by the tendency to fall into the AOR tropes of the day, they still had a few good hard rockers in 'Street Rat Shuffle', 'Patchwork Blue', and the opening title track. They don't really let loose until the last 2 minutes of 'Mirror Minds', by which time most have tuned out. Worth hearing for genre fans though.

No reissues exist.