THIS DEMO CONTAIN(8-TRACKS)
1-FEAR NOT EVIL
2-TUG OF WORLD
3-SET FREE
4-THE HEALER
5-KINGDOM COME
6-POWER FROM THE LAMB
7-CHRISTIAN SOLDIER
8-HIS SONG
WATCHMEN - GENERATION / 1989
THIS ALBUM CONTAIN(9-TRACKS)
1-TURN
2-STAND STRONG
3-STRAIGHT
4-BEST FRIEND
5-BREAKING THE CHAINS
6-UNITED
7-I WILL BE THERE
8-DEFENDERS
9-ONE DAY
CREDIT:line up:
Greg Sweet – Lead Vocals
Dave Van Liew – Guitars
Kevin Anholt - Keyboards
Doug Larson – Bass
Kevin Whisler – Drums &
Percussion
Watchmen's "Fear No Evil" on the compilation album 'Underground Metal', was heavy and strong. Unfortunately this is not nearly as heavy but does contain some excellent songs. Kevin Whistler, now the drummer for Bloodgood plays drums here while Les Carlson turns up on backing vocals, so Bloodgood seem to have been quite heavily involved in the album. I Would put Watchmen in the same category as Bloodgood, not quite metal but rather very hard rock.with a touch of AOR, keyboards playing a large part on the album. There are three softer songs, two of them making use of sax, which doesn't quite fit/Best Friend" also being far too sloppy for a rock band. "One Day" is the best of the slower songs making use of piano and electric guitars. All in all a competent set.With the meaning of its name taken from Ezekiel 33, Watchmen formed in the Seattle, Washington area in the mid-eighties before releasing an eight song demo entitled Fear No Evil and placing the tapes title track on the Underground Metal compilation. Following up in 1989 with its full length Regency Records debut entitled Generation, Watchmen plays a commercially accessible form of melodic hard rock certain to appeal to fans of Angelica, Guardian, Bloodgood (All Stand Together era), Stryper and Shout. The exceptional lead vocal abilities of Greg Sweet bring to mind other talented vocalist such as Tommy Keifer (Cinderella)Les Carlson (Bloodgood) or even Ronnie James Dio. Guitarist David Van Liew proves equally talented, adorning the album with an abundance of sharp sounding and blues influenced lead guitar work. Keyboardist Kevin Anholt does a good job adding just the right amount of texture to the bands sound. The top notch rhythm section of drummer Kevin Whisler and bassist Doug Larson, however, end up being held back by the albums production problems. A muddy production job with slightly bass heavy sonics prevents Generation from reaching its potential. The rhythm guitar comes across thin and transparent. The rhythm section more often than not gets buried in the mix. Only the lead guitar rises above the instrumentation as it should. An effective mix of rhythm guitar and keyboards drives "Turn" forward until vocal harmonies enter the mix as it approaches a chorus with a good catchy hook. After the song stops dead in its tracks, Van Liew follows with twenty seconds of bluesy lead guitar work. "Turn" talks about turning from the darkness to the light:
Commencing to a drum solo, "Stand Strong" advances at a mid-tempo pace to a crisp sounding rhythm guitar before it peaks for a smooth sounding chorus backed by vocal harmonies. A bass guitar solo opens an instrumental passage ending to several seconds of flashy lead guitar work. "Stand Strong" deals with spiritual warfare,"Straight", with its restrained mix of rhythm guitar and commercial melodic rock feel, comes across sounding flat and uninspired. While the song gives prominence to a noteworthy chorus, the lack of energy in the bands performance prevents it from always bearing up under repeated play. "Straight" talks about how God comforts us in our time of need,The bluesy "Best Friend" slows the album to a near crawl. Set in motion by a saxophone solo, "Best Friend" progresses to a mix of organ, piano and more saxophone before soulful vocal harmonies buttress its slowly moving and laid back chorus. "Best Friend" holds up quite well musically, but it can sound a bit out of place in a mostly hard rock environment. The songs lyrics, on the other hand, are quite good:
Watchmen return to their top notch hard rocking form on "Breakin' The Chains". Kicking in at a fast paced tempo, a ton of energetic momentum pushes the song ahead until it reaches an infectious non-stop hook filled chorus. Van Liew's excellent lead guitar work comes across reminiscent to that of Joshua Perahia.
The bass guitar solo introducing "United" gives way to a blend of rhythm guitar and keyboards. Once the keyboards fade from the mix, the song smoothly moves on to a terrific groove flavored chorus that, with repeated listening, will refuse to leave your head. One of the albums finest moments occurs when the rhythm guitar drops from the mix as Sweet delivers a passionate message about the Kingdom of God,The bluesy melodic rock of "I Will Be There" begins in laid back fashion to a saxophone. Proceeding to move through its verse portions at a mid-tempo pace, a blend of rhythm and acoustic guitar enter the mix in time to reinforce the songs strong commercial flavored chorus. An instrumental break showcasing a bluesy but razor sharp guitar solo accentuated by a bluesy but razor sharp guitar solo helps put the song over the top.Opening to an upbeat mix of rhythm guitar and keyboards, "Defenders" slows to a combination of bass and acoustic guitar upon reaching its first verse. After picking up in pace, the rhythm guitar propels the song to a catchy chorus that will pull you in on first listen. Van Liew complements the song with a nice aggressively played guitar solo. "Defenders" is about being a defender of the faith,The power ballad "One Day" fades in to a mix of keyboards and strings until a piano carries its first verse, an acoustic guitar interweaving with the piano as the song reaches a very fine melodic flavored chorus. Van Liew tops things off with twenty seconds of crisp lead guitar work. "One Day" points to the person of Christ,So I might characterize Generation as a strong album musically that showcases the bands first-rate musicianship and affinity for writing a song with a good catchy hook. While tracks like "Turn", "Stand Strong", "United" and "Defenders" all stand out with noteworthy melodies, others such as "Straight" and "Best Friend" display the bands lack of experience. The albums weak production, at the same time, proves a significant detracting factor. Give Watchmen ten good songs and put a capable producer in their corner like David Zaffiro (Bloodgood) and I can see it recording a standout sophomore effort. Unfortunately, it never happened in that following the release of Generation Watchmen was never heard from again(http://www.holymetal.org/)
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