Hellanbach
Now Hear This
Two words spring to mind when you listen to Hellanbachs debut album Now Hear This, and those two words are.Van Halen. The cocksure attitude on display is highly reminiscent of the initial impact that Van Halen showed back in 1977 when their astonishing debut album first hit the stores. We hadnt heard anything like it before and they knew it! That same "were gonna do exactly want we want and theres nothing you can do about it" bravado runs through the grooves of Now Hear This and although by this time we had heard something like it before, we hadnt heard anything like it from a British band. Nearly twenty five years after its release, the excitement that accompanied this albums arrival is still evident. Undoubtedly one of - if not the - finest British hard rock debuts of the 80s, Now Hear This still manages to sound fresh, urgent and important.