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Night Ranger... WELCOME BACK
This is without a doubt one of the best albums of 98. The songs are fresh and all in all its just a real pleasure to listen to. The writing is great and, particularly the two ballads, Forever all over again, and As always I remain. With so many bands trying to make comebacks and putting out bad music, its very refreshing and exciting to hear a band put out something worth the cost of a CD, and makes this Night Ranger fan excited again.

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4 1/2 stars--great to have them back!
I was excited back in 1997 when I heard that the original Night Ranger lineup was getting back together and putting out new material. After 10 years between albums with this lineup (remember--the keyboardist Alan Fitgerald wasn't with them for 1988's awesome "Man In Motion" and only two of them were on 1995's very good "Feeding Off The Mojo"), I was happy to see that the band hadn't lost their touch. Sure the sound is a bit more mellow and modern, but for the times it is still very good.

"Forever All Over Again" is the opening track and only single I heard on radio at all off this album (and very briefly). For sure, it is a surprise to have a ballad like this open up the album, but it is a very nice track. Then at track 2 comes the rocking title track. Good stuff--the band clearly showed it may still have its edge here. But the first time I heard this album I got concerned with the pace upon hearing tracks 3 and 4. "As Always I Remain" and "Someday I Will", while both also very solid tracks, are quite acoustic and mellow in nature. Had the hard rock left this band?

Well, after only 1 rocker in the first 4 tracks, I would call 5 of the final 7 tracks solid rockers. "New York Time" is a solid rock track that brings back memories of the '80s version of the band. "Walk In The Future" has a slightly modern sound but is pretty mellow and a bit reminiscent of Shaw/Blades. "Slap Like Being Born" is also a bit modern in tone but a surefire rocker with an interesting sound and lyric. At track 10, "Anything For You" looks like it's positioned to be a ballad due to the name of the song and placement on the album, but it in fact is one of the hardest rockers on the album--great track. Right after that comes the closing track "I Don't Call This Love", another surefire quality rocker.

I can't honestly state that this album is quite as good as the vintage 1980s material, but it sure is more than worth the listen if you are or were a fan of this band. The sound is a bit updated and a bit more mellow but overall true to the roots and history of the band. Worth the purchase, for sure, if you are craving new material from a favorite '80s melodic hard rock band.

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A solid comeback by the original line up!
"Neverland" from 1997 can be regarded as the original line up's comeback album. And Night Ranger is without doubt in need of their musical core Jack Blades, who were absent on the bands previous album "Feeding off the mojo" from 1995. Some might have too high expectations on this release and thinking that the reunion would add a reborn enthusiasm. But this effort is like many other Night Ranger albums - it has great as well as average songs, and although it's not a bad album, it's neither top class.

Unexpected, this release sets off with a semi ballad "Forever all over again", which perhaps also is the album's strongest tune. Old fans of Night Ranger will immediately recognize the melodic vein that's characteristic for Blades' song writing. The following track "Neverland" is an up tempo catchy song and clearly one of the better ones. Then comes a line of average Night Ranger songs - not better or worse than you're used to when it comes to this band.

I would say that this is a solid effort from a talented band that stick to their melodic approach. All of Night Ranger's albums are worth having, and I suggest you start with their debut "Dawn patrol" from 1982 - perhaps their finest ever!