Quality is high, unknowns Mystic Force and Psycho Scream doing well, bigshots like Deceased and Memory Garden get the nod. Soilwork whip “Egypt” into a frenzy.
You can tell “Mod” is in when an emo band now sounds like it’s trying to grab the scraps from MC5, the Stooges, and The Jam. This just sounds forced to me.
A lot of these singers were second-rate to begin with, and that was a long time ago. But some put in performances that take a decent rocker and make it theirs.
Helloween’s drummer Uli Kusch assembles a good chunk of the band plus the cream of German metal for a hi-tech, hi-fidelity romp through the Rainbow catalogue.
When Greg Shaw says there was no scene or outlet for this garage stuff, he’s most likely right, so we oughtta thank him for comin’ up with the Voxx thing.