STREETACTION (1978): Exit Randy Bachman at this point, replaced by ex-April Wine member Jim Clench. The new configuration sold this one as aback-to-basics album but a close listen reveals it's not that different fromFreeways: sure, the power chords are pushed up in spots but this remains...
“Let It Ride” is a hard-rock powerhouse that opens in mellow mode, then rides roughshod over your precious little ears. C.F. Turner literally beats up the lyrics with his voice, the guitars bash away nonstop, Robbie Bachman plays a battering drum solo over which Turner ...