Stone Fury – Let Them Talk 2024 Reissue Music On CD +8 bonus, MP3+FLAC

STONE FURY was formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist Lenny Wolf, later known for being the founder of platinum sellers Kingdom Come. The band was essentially a collaboration between Wolf – born in Germany who moved to L.A. to become a rockstar – and super talented guitarist Bruce Gowdy (Unruly Child, Fergie Frederiksen, etc).

Now Dutch label Music On CD is reissuing Stone Fury 1986’s second and final album “Let Them Talk“; it’s not remastered but adds 8 juicy bonus tracks: material Lenny Wolf recorded in Germany in the early Eighties before moving to America.
“Let Them Talk” was a drastic change in direction compared with the rocking previous Stone Fury first LP. There was the mid-80s, and Stone Fury core Lenny Wolf / Bruce Gowdy looked for a commercial, poppy AOR delivery.
Produced by Richard Landis (Van Stephenson, Glen Burtnik) and with Alan Pasqua (Stan Bush, Giant) on keyboards you know what to expect here: tons of keyboards, synth fills and elaborated harmony vocals. Gowdy was more concentrated on his keys than his sharp guitar riffs from the previous album, and Wolf sings smoothie.

For fans of the hard rockin’ sound from the previous Stone Fury record, “Let Them Talk” was disappointing. But you need to listen this album from a different perspective… think about it as a different band, and judge it for what it is.
And it is a quite good light AOR / FM oriented record with a poppy commercial feel and uber polished prodution. A true product from the ’80s, and I love it.
‘Too Late’ is a pure AOR tune, just wrapped with a sonic picture similar to Starship. Title track add more guitars – but extremely clean – and musically reminds me Mr Mister.

‘Lies On The Run’ is an uptempo little gem, this time with more prominent guitars and compressed drums, ‘Babe’ is a nice midtempo, while ‘Doin’ What I Feel’ and especially ‘Eye Of The Storm’ are pretty Hi-Tech in the typical Canadian sound of the era. I like this stuff!
‘Stay’ is another typically ’80s tune with a glossy production and strong vocals by Wolf.
The bonus tracks are rocking, Zeppelin-esque stuff showcasing what Lenny would develop with Kingdom Come later. The sound quality is excellent for indie recordings.

If you love the ’80s, stylized light AOR sounds from the mid-part of that magical decade, you need to check out Stone Fury’s “Let Them Talk”, a really hard to find album for many years, hence, unheard by most fans of this wonderful musical era. Also fans of Kingdom Come need this one in your collection.
Highly Recommended

1 Too Late 4:27
2 Lies On The Run 4:00
3 Let Them Talk 4:06
4 Babe 3:55
5 Eye Of The Storm 4:30
6 Doin’ What I Feel 3:36
7 Let The Time Take Care 4:00
8 I Should Have Told You 4:25
9 Stay 4:30
Bonus Tracks
10 I Hate To Sleep Alone 3:55
11 I’ve Got A Heartache 4:38
12 Let’s Be Friends 3:29
13 Big Brother 3:16
14 Pidgeon 4:14
15 You’re Mine 5:46
16 Harder Than Life 6:19
17 German National Anthem 0:30

MP3 FLAC not sure