had come a long way by 1984 and, after notching a number of increasingly successful albums in their homeland, their momentum finally carried across the waters. So it was that their fourth effort, , which they had originally recorded mostly in Japanese, was recut with English lyrics to make it a tad more appetizing for Western audiences. Whatever the language, remains one of ' best works, with excellent tracks like and aptly displaying their rapid growth. One of their most complex albums in compositional terms, much of the material exudes a decidedly feel; in particular display a feel somewhat reminiscent of . Also on hand is one of guitarist 's best solos -- the amazingly fast And on a trivia note, closer would be the first track to be cannibalized at a later date, when the band reworked it as for 1987's . ~ Eduardo Rivadavia