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On Target

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Let's see here.. hmmm.. Fastway without David King, really? No disrespect to Eddie Clark but without the outragous range of David King,, the band is not the same. As a bad Fastway is sooo overlooked for true '80s metal band. Eclipse by the "Hollywood Metal Band Scene" (i.e. Motley Crue, Ratt, Cinderella, etc) the bands true "energy" was never really appriciated. What made Fastway a great band was not complex guitar riffs that Eddie thinks are so important, but just the way they played as a "group". Infact, none of Fastways music was really complex at all, just good 'ol rock-n-roll basics, what made it special was the energy of "the group". If you want the real Fastway exsperiance, stick with the first album to start, then Trick or Treat I imagin, or anything with David King as lead singer of Fastway. This album just isnt Fastway,,.

On Target is an album that has been misunderstood and unfairly dismissed since its release almost 20 years ago. After 4 marginally successful (at best) albums of bluesy hard rock, Fastway took a drastic turn with this album. After losing their major label contract and everyone else in the band (including longtime vocalist Dave King), Eddie Clarke renovated Fastway with a new line-up and sound. In retrospect, this was probably a bad move. Lea Hart and company proved to be capable musicians, but most Fastway fans believed there was no replacing King. The major controversy here was the severe change in sound. On Target was a slick production full of harmonizers and keyboards. It had more to do with 80s pop metal or AOR than Fastway's bluesy past. Many thought it was great in that context and the album did earn the group some new fans, but the backlash from Fastway's fan base basically sealed the band's fate. Issuing the album under a different band name may have been a better choice, but Clarke probably didn't have it in him to start from scratch a third time (once with Motorhead, once with Fastway and then again with a new project). Recommended for fans of Def Leppard, Prophet, House of Lords, etc..

Fastway with Dave King was very different than this.The sound on here is more 80's friendly in the melodic metal area.I thought Fastway got better without Dave King.Although the Trick or Treat soundtrack they did with him was their best thing ever.This is stilla good album though.
1.Dead or Alive(10/10)This is one of those catchy 80's songs that will get stuck in your head for a while.A great Song!
2.Change of Heart(7/10)Not a bad song.Good metal tune with keyboard use.
3.A Fine Line(8/10)This is a ballad song that's very catchy.If you like the 80's melodic metal sound you'll love this.
4.Two Hearts(7/10)Song starts out slow, but picks up throughout listening to.
5.You(7/10)Another solid track keeping in tone with the others.
6.Let Him Rock(7/10)On par still with the others.
7.She is Danger(10/10)Great track, the album really picks up on this one.A great metal song.Guitar and keyborads sound great.
8.Show some Emotion(7/10)Another ballad attempt.Not bad,Still better than today's music.
9.These Dreams(9/10)A good solid rockin song!
10.Close your eyes(9/10)This one really grows on you.A great ballad.Done very tastefully.A real grabber this song is.
Fastway is a good band, and this is a good album by them.It's better than The Bad Bad Girls album, but the Trick or Treat soundtrack is their best body of work. Buy that with this one and you'll have all you need.And if you like those then buy every fasway album because in the end each one is good and appealing in it's own way.It's good 80's metal so buy it!

ALTHOUGH THIS MAY NOT BE ONE OF FASTWAYS BETTER RECORDS, IT'S STILL WORTH LISTENING TO. THIS SAME LINEUP DID ANOTHER EFFORT INTITLED, "BAD BAD GIRLS" WHICH IS MUCH BETTER AND DELIVERS A NICE MODERN ROCK PUNCH. UNFORTUNATELY IT IS OUT OF PRINT NOW BUT IF MAY BE LOCATED AS AN IMPORT SOMWHERE. THIS WAS THE LAST TITLE FOR FASTWAY AS A GROUP, FAST EDDIE CLARKE RECENTLY RELASED, "IT AINT OVER TILL ITS OVER" AND CONTINUES TO WORK ON SOLO MATERIAL.

I'm not saying this is all THAT bad of a CD.I'm just saying that it SIMPLY isn't Fastway.Certainly not the Fastway that I saw as support act for the AC/DC-'Flick Of The Switch' tour.Now,that was incredible!'On Target' is merely Fastway in name ONLY.Guitarist Fast Eddie Clarke should've changed the band's name as soon as vocalist Dave King left.The best Fastway CD reissues to snatch up a copy of are their self-titled debut,'All Fired Up' and 'Trick Or Treat'.

Like the previous reviewer said, this is just not fastway. However, that's not the worst of it. This is simply a terrible collection of songs. This album sounds like it could have been the sound track to a cheesy 80s high school teen flick - tons of keyboards, almost drum machine-sounding drums with tons of bad echo effects and just plain bad vocals. The focals are thin and full of sing-song pop harmonies. I'm sorry Fast Eddie, but this album has absolutely no redeeming value...NONE! I just want to make sure I have made it clear that this album is horrible on it's own. It does not need to be compared to other Fastway albums to be considered this bad.

On Target is an album that has been misunderstood and unfairly dismissed since its release almost 20 years ago. After 4 marginally successful (at best) albums of bluesy hard rock, Fastway took a drastic turn with this album. After losing their major label contract and everyone else in the band (including longtime vocalist Dave King), Eddie Clarke renovated Fastway with a new line-up and sound. In retrospect, this was probably a bad move. Lea Hart and company proved to be capable musicians, but most Fastway fans believed there was no replacing King. The major controversy here was the severe change in sound. On Target was a slick production full of harmonizers and keyboards. It had more to do with 80s pop metal or AOR than Fastway's bluesy past. Many thought it was great in that context and the album did earn the group some new fans, but the backlash from Fastway's fan base basically sealed the band's fate. Issuing the album under a different band name may have been a better choice, but Clarke probably didn't have it in him to start from scratch a third time (once with Motorhead, once with Fastway and then again with a new project). Recommended for fans of Def Leppard, Prophet, House of Lords, etc..

The original release of On Target was excellent but this is just a butchery of it. If I had heard this reworked version first I may have felt different (but not likely). I think the two things that kill this album are that the production is just aweful compared to the original and that the song order doesn't work. The new recordings of the "classic" Fastway stuff should have been added at the end as bonus tracks. I think Lea Hart is a great vocalist but just doesn't pull off the old stuff very well. Also, two songs were omitted from this release - "A Fine Line" and "Close Your Eyes". It seems that most everything was re-recorded with the exception of drums, vocals and some keyboards (nearly all keyboards are deleted). Some drum parts are changed, for example "Let Him Rock" just doesn't rock as hard now! Overall the mix is poor and it sounds like when it was mastered that the levels were too high since the signal distorts at times. I would say this CD is for completists only.

I just recently picked up this CD and I think it is awesome. Yes I am one of those people that thought Fastway could not exist without Dave King but this is a worthy release. It is a continuation of the mainstream sound heard on "Waiting for the Roar" that is chock full of keyboards and catchy choruses. Lea Hart is a great vocalist and brings something different to the table than Dave King. Listen to this one with an open mind and I think you will be pleased.

Well I admit seeing that they re-recorded a few classic tracks sparked my interest until Harts terrible vocal delivery just about made me cry instantly when he shreaks out the opening line of Trick Or Treat. He can't sing this song nor can he sing any classic Fastway. This band is nothing without Dave King. He is/was the most important ingredient to a smoking hard rock band. Now for the production sound on this release. It sounds like it was recorded in the giant drainage tube. Eddie's guitar sounds are processed with some cheesy effects that in no way highlight his playing. Maybe the worst song of their entire career is included here called "Dead Or Alive". This song just proves how much Dave King was an integral member of this outfit. Please don't buy this and reward Eddie or give him any ideas about making another Hart/Fastway album. The least he can do is grab Henrik Ostergood from Dirty Looks to sing any other reworking of classic Fastway. That way it won't completely suck...