The Nature of the Beast

by April Wine

Overview

April Wine (like any good wine) got better with age, and the Canadians' brightest moment only arrived over a decade into their career with 1981's The Nature of the Beast. Opener "All Over Town" lurches into action on a lopsided riff before finding its awesome groove, -- a groove they seldom abandon through and to the end of the disc. All-around frontman Myles Goodwyn is in top form, leading the band through some of their most aggressive material ever ("Bad Boys," "Crash and Burn"), as well as through the band's career-defining power ballad "Just Between You and Me." While "Caught in the Crossfire" and "Future Tense" suffer from some cheesy sci-fi lyrics, melodic hard rockers such as "Big City Girls," "One More Time," and "Sign of the Gypsy Queen" (featuring Thin Lizzy-like dual guitar harmonies) pick up the slack in spades. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia

Product Details

Release Date:	06/25/1991
Label:	Capitol
UPC:	0077774606721
Rank:	6233

Tracks

1. All over Town
2. Tellin' Me Lies
3. Sign of the Gypsy Queen
4. Just Between You and Me
5. Wanna Rock
6. Caught in the Crossfire
7. Future Tense
8. Big City Girls
9. Crash and Burn
10. Bad Boys
11. One More Time

Album Credits

Performance Credits

April Wine   Primary Artist
Myles Goodwyn   Vocals,Guitar
Gerry Mercer   Drums
Brian Greenway   Vocals (Background),Guitar
Steve Lang   Bass
Gary Moffet   Guitar

Technical Credits

Andrze Duvel   Photography
Lorence Hud   Composer
Bob Lemm   Design,Concept
Mike Stone   Engineer,Producer
Gary Moffet   Composer
Adam Moseley   Engineer,Mixing
George Marino   Mastering
Brian Greenway   Composer
Jim Clench   Composer
Howard Gray   Tape Operator
Steve Lang   Composer
Myles Goodwyn   Producer,Composer