To my mid teenage ears, the freshest, most alive record i had heard up to that point, The start of something great, strident, soulful,angry, thoughtful, inspiring, delicate. 

There isnt a bad song on the album, if you like LOUD guitars, they are here, if you prefer your music a little on the low side, or not grabbing you by the throat, it's here.

Do yourself and your best friend a favour, get it, get him (or her) one too, they will be unsure what it is, but tell them to listen to it at least three times., (Maybe not all at the same time) then you too will see why this is an album that will never leave you. It has never left me. it is 26 years old, and still fresh.

5 Stars

The first, and probably best album. All the best known anthems are here - In A Big Country, Fields of Fire and Chance. My favourite tracks though are the longer, less well known ones, The Storm and Porrohman.

There really isn't a bad track on this album, but for many of the tracks, I prefer later live recordings - the vocals definitely improved over the years.