On the Prowl by Loudness (CD, Oct-2003, Wounded Bird Records)

Album Features
UPC:	664140163720
Artist:	Loudness
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2003
Record Label:	Wounded Bird Records
Genre:	Hard Rock, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. Down 'N' Dirty
2. Playin' Games
3. Love Toys
4. Never Again
5. Deadly Player
6. Take It or Leave It
7. Girl
8. Long Distance
9. In the Mirror
10. Sleepless Night
11. Find a Way

Details
Producer:	Loudness, Mark Dearnley
Distributor:	Bayside Record Dist.
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Loudness: Mike Vescera (vocals); Akira Takasaki (guitar); Masayoshi Yamashita (bass); Munetaka Higuchi (drums).In the 1980s, Loudness was one of the top heavy metal units in Japan, which was an extremely strong market for metal and hard rock. The band, however, never received much attention in the U.S., and On the Prowl was far from the commercial breakthrough the headbangers were hoping for. When this CD came out in 1991, Loudness had a non-Japanese lead singer, Mike Vescera, and was going for a slick sound that was sort of Mötley Crüe-meets-Ratt-meets Warlock. Not fabulous but usually decent, the album does have its moments -- most notably, "In the Mirror," "Deadly Player" and "Find a Way." What On the Prowl didn't have was a major hit that would make Loudness a big name in the U.S., where the vast majority of headbangers had never even heard of the band. ~ Alex Henderson