Stone Fury are most known for being the breeding ground for vocalist Lenny Wolf, later of the popular Led Zeppelin copyist band Kingdom Come. Burns Like a Star is a hybrid of hard rock and 1980 styled heavy metal. Obviously Wolf's vocals take center stage, and one can tell with a bit of training, he could tame his voice to be that of Robert Plant's. He can be a bit overwrought here though. Even better though is the inventive guitar riffing. I didn't expect much from the album, but this is definitely a cut above for the style. My favorites are 'I Hate to Sleep Alone' and 'Tease'. Also to mention there's some good solos here and the songwriting is more thought out than one might initially think. A little bit of "80's balladry" here and there, but this one's solid. Keeper.
11/25/20 (first listen / review / new entry)
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