Artist: VANDENBERG
Album: HEADING FOR THE STORM RE-RELEASE (CD US-IMPORT)

Year: 1983/ 2002
Media type: CD

Vandenberg’s second release Heading For a Storm is another great lost hard rock classic of the 1980s. The album is a bit more polished compared to their debut album experimenting with different sounds and production. The songs are great but I do wish they had the raw bite production that is all over the band's debut album. Nonetheless "Heading For A Storm" is essential listening and features many great songs like the minor FM radio hit, “Friday Night.” There is also a great “Thank you”-esque ballad called “Different Worlds” which has some of the coolest classical guitar flourishes ever heard on a power ballad! The rockers blaze like on the AC/DC-ish “Rock On” and the title track. It is too bad that Vandenberg never really caught on because the band had the potential to put Holland on the rock and roll map over close but no cigar acts like Focus and Golden Earring! Again thanks to WoundedBird for reissuing the Vandenberg catalog at a reasonable price!

TRACKLIST:

1. Friday Night
2. Welcome To The Club
3. Time Will Tell
4. Different Worlds
5. This Is War
6. I'm On Fire
7. Heading For A Storm
8. Rock On
9. Waiting For The Night

LINE-UP:

Vandenberg: Adrian Vandenberg (guitar, synthesizer, background vocals)
Bert Heerink (vocals)
Dick Kemper (bass, background vocals)
Jos Zoomer (drums, percussion)