Well, I'm not sure what possessed them to go down this track. They had a successful following, both of Christian fans and metal fans. They had two excellent and two good albums behind them. Then they released this.
At the time of release, there had been murmurings that Stryper were going to head in a less-religious vein, in order (they hoped) to reap more commercial success. I'm still not sure if this is true or not, but I do know that the songs and song-writing certainly changed in this effort.
There is practically nothing on here that is catchy to the ear. All the things that make Stryper great – Michael Sweet's vocals, Oz Fox's riff's, Rob Sweet's drumming – all seem to be missing. The one possible exemption is Caught In The Middle, which is as close to a song that may fit on one of their great albums as they come. But it isn't enough to lift this above mediocre.
Rating : Is it any wonder they split after this? 1/5.
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