Great band and killer player. I always though he sounded like a cross between Vai, Nuno and Brian May ... Mood Swings is their best work IMO.
A lot of the AOR/Melodic rock bands suffer from the "2 or 3 great tracks, rest is filler" syndrome.
As far as other bands of that kind of consistent quality, I'd recommend:
Danger Danger (esp. the stuff with Paul Laine-Cockroach, Great Gildersleeves and 4 the Hard Way)
Giant- Last of the Runaways and Time to Burn (Dann Huff is the master!!)
From Melodicrock today:
HAREM SCAREM FOR US RELEASE:
US re-issue label Wounded Bird Records, in conjunction with their partnership with Warner Bros Records, will release much of Harem Scarem's back catalogue in the USA for the first time, including a number of previously Japanese only live albums and compilations.
On schedule for release September 7 at the retail price of $11 are the following Scarem classics: Harem Scarem, Voice of Reason, Big Bang Theory & Believe. Compilations: Live at the Siren, Last Live, Ballads, Rocks, B-Side Collection, Live Ones.
Mood Swings is not part of the campaign as it is still in print in Canada.
My best bud was the guitar player in HS before Pete. Saw them many times. Drummer was nuts! Had some success in Japan to be sure.
