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:	05/13/2022
Label:	Unidisc
UPC:	0068381530011
Rank:	55789

Album Credits

Performance Credits

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

Technical Credits

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