Pink Cream 69 - Early album of the year candidate?

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

What a coincidence. I've got Games People Play in my cd case for this week's listening pleasure. It's just as good as anything else I've heard from this band. I have yet to be disappointed by any of their albums really.

I guess you dont have the album "Change" haha

Yea, that's the one that's got a bad rap. Too grungy, or not, depending who you ask. I don't have that one, so I can't really comment. I'll get it eventually.

That one and One Size Fits All are the only two I'm missing from their studio stuff. I think they have a live album or 2 as well, but I'm not really interested in those.

tohostudios wrote:

The one to avoid is "Change".  It's their attempt at grunge and it's awful.

I finally completed my PC 69 collection (minus live releases) with the recent addition of Change. While I do see a slight change in direction, I don't think it's the dog some folks made it out to be.

If I followed them from the very beginning and got this album as a new release in it's natural progression, I could see the disappointment from fans. I've certainly done that with other 80's bands that tried to remain relevant through the 90's. And I've also revisited some of those and found them to be quite enjoyable, if different.

Change is just another fine album in the Pink Cream 69 catalog in my opinion. Different, but still good. Not sure I get the grunge tag attempt either. Darker in tone maybe? Either way, I'm not confusing these guys with Soundgarden or Pearl Jam.