{"id":3153,"date":"1986-02-01T00:00:54","date_gmt":"1986-02-01T00:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=3153"},"modified":"2013-07-20T12:14:01","modified_gmt":"2013-07-20T12:14:01","slug":"demo-review-quick-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/demo-review-quick-change\/","title":{"rendered":"QUICK CHANGE – Demo (1985) | Demo Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

QUICK CHANGE<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nQuick Change (1985)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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I\u2019m told that Chicago\u2019s Quick Change almost signed with I.R.S. Records; the label being impressed by their attitude if not their music at this stage. My comments mirror the I.R.S. A&R department, but I am sufficiently impressed with their musical approach to suggest that some of the more adventurous European labels find out what this band is all about.<\/p>\n

The first thing that struck me about Quick Change\u2019s eight-song demo, is how well produced it is. The musicianship is tight and the arrangements are good, the music giving me d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu of the first wave of American heavy metal as we now know it back in \u201981 \/ 82.<\/p>\n

Without doing a track by track review I\u2019ll just point out the highlights. Whilst all the tracks could be a little faster, being as they are almost in the Trouble \/ Black Sabbath<\/a> vogue, it\u2019s the last cut that impresses me the most. \u2018End Of The Reign\u2019 has all the makings of a classic heavy metal track, highlighted by some excellent vocals from Dwayne Whitehead (who, admittedly could be a little more adventurous elsewhere).<\/p>\n

Also, investigate \u2018Going Down\u2019 which threatens to rip-off the riffs to Rail\u2019s \u2018Hello\u2019 intro and Robert Plant in Zep days in the vocal department. \u2018Street Lady\u2019 is another example of a track that could, if a touch faster, be really something. Think about it boys. \u2018In Full Force\u2019 also impresses, being a good opener.<\/p>\n

Quick Change have in fact been together for four years, so it\u2019s not as if they don\u2019t know what it\u2019s all about. The band\u2019s present line-up is: Dwayne Whitehead (vocals), Mike McCarthy and Dubs Anderson (guitars), Wayne Salvetti (bass) and John Kruczek (drums).<\/p>\n

Dave Reynolds<\/strong><\/p>\n

Review taken from Metal Forces, Issue 16 (1986)<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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