Very well polished soft rock with well executed musicianship, so you'll find no bad or out of place notes. The first half doesn't give a lot of reasons to get excited about it because it's very smooth California adult contemporary, which also isn't my usual cup of tea. "Gift Of Faith" seems like a rather obvious single, but just doesn't quite rise above it's rather generic delivery, even if there are some tasty guitar fills from Steve Lukather. rHOWEVER, there are a few songs towards the end of the album that piqued my interest a bit more. The band seems to relax a bit and slip into a lightly funky groove on "The Turning Point". "Time Is The Enemy" is also quite infectious. But the real surprise is the more progressive instrumental "Dave's Gone Skiing" which provides an enjoyable musical workout. Not an astounding record, but not mediocre enough to deserve the harsh Allmusic review and 2 star rating. At least a good album with moments of greatness.
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