{"id":3598,"date":"1984-09-01T00:00:10","date_gmt":"1984-09-01T00:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=3598"},"modified":"2013-06-01T13:06:59","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T13:06:59","slug":"album-review-q5-steel-the-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-q5-steel-the-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Q5 – Steel The Light (1984) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Q5
Steel The Light<\/strong><\/span>
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\nAlbatross Productions (1984)<\/span>
Rating: 10\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Yes, yet another band that was first brought to the attention of the world\u2019s headbanging public by Metal Forces<\/em>, delivers the goods with a storming debut album.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s been much praise in these pages recently for fellow Northwest rockers TKO, and Q5 certainly deserve as much if not more glorifying, because in my opinion Steel The Light<\/em> is one of the best hard rock albums ever. Strong words, I hear you say, from a scribe who swears by the metallic bible of Metallica, Exciter, Slayer<\/a>, Anthrax, Exodus and the like. Well, though I\u2019ll admit my first love when it comes to metal is of the \u201cthrash oriented\u201d kind, I can still appreciate a good hard rock band when I hear one, and Seattle\u2019s Q5 are certainly something special.<\/p>\n

Musically, the band are in the same vein as TKO, which is none too surprising when you consider that Rick Pierce (guitar), Evan Sheeley (bass) and Gary Thompson (drums) have all served time in the TKO ranks. Guitarist extraordinaire, Floyd Rose and vocalist Jonathan K. complete the talented Q5 line-up. I wonder what happened to singer Scott Palmerton from the band\u2019s demo? Or is he and J.K. one and the same person? They do sound similar, after all.<\/p>\n

Anyway onto the album, which opens up with a real blaster in the shape of \u2018Missing In Action\u2019; heads down no nonsense assault with its catchy riff and harmony vocals that ooze true class. A classic? Well, of course; the album\u2019s full of them. My personal faves are the boppy commercial \u2018Lonely Lady\u2019 and the title track, where the band sounds like a classier version of Survivor.<\/p>\n

If it\u2019s kick-ass rock you want, then look no further than \u2018Teenage Runaway\u2019 or \u2018Pull The Trigger\u2019, where Q5 match the aforementioned TKO punch for punch (and come out winners in my book), and piss all over the likes of the much hyped Quiet Riot.<\/p>\n

The very commercial rocker \u2018Ain\u2019t No Way To Treat A Lady\u2019 is the track with obvious single potential. While the ballad, \u2018Come And Gone\u2019, is just brilliant but strictly for romantics. \u2018Rock On\u2019 and the moody \u2018In The Night\u2019 complete the track listing for one of the best packages of hard rock ever assembled on vinyl.<\/p>\n

\u201cTKO are the kings of the whole fuckin\u2019 universe,\u201d proclaimed Dave Reynolds in Metal Forces<\/em> #6. There can surely be no such boundaries for Q5.<\/p>\n

Bernard Doe<\/strong><\/p>\n

Review taken from Metal Forces, Issue 7 (1984)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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