DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH from Canada is finest stuff for fans of GLASS TIGER, LEVEL 42 (!), SPANDAU BALLET (!!) und TOTO. Originally released in 1989, the band could’t really make it, for whatever reasons, although signed to Virgin Records back in the day. Unbelievable given the quality of tracks like “Walk On The Wire“, “Run From The Dark“ or ´“Thief In The Night“, they have got every ingredient a typical late eighties hit needed to have. Certainly rather pop that rock, with many tracks meeting the requirements of melodic rock and AOR fans, though. Limited to 500 copies and with liner notes by Dave Reynolds. Rik Emmett (g, TRIUMPH) guests with a guitar solo on one song.