Icon - Icon S/T (1984) {Capitol US LP} 24bit/192khz Vinyl Rip + Poster

Icon was the self-titled debut album by the hard rock and glam metal band Icon. It included their biggest metal radio hit song, "On Your Feet".








Tracklist

01 "(Rock On) Through the Night" - 3:31
02 "Killer Machine" - 3:31
03 "On Your Feet" - 3:22
04 "World War" - 4:30
05 "Hot Desert Night" - 3:49
06 "Under My Gun" - 3:30
07 "Iconoclast" - 1:26
08 "Rock n' Roll Maniac" - 3:58
09 "I'm Alive" - 4:08
10 "It's Up to You" - 5:05



Band members

Stephen Clifford - Vocals
Dan Wexler - Guitars
Tracy Wallach - Bass, Vocals
John Aquilino - Guitars
Pat Dixon - Drums


Production

Produced By: Mike Varney
Re-issue produced by: Volker Kurze
Art Direction: Roy Kohara
Design Logo: John O'Brien
Cover Illustration: James Dowlen
Logo Illustration: Rick Monzon
Photography: Karen Filter


Singles

"On Your Feet" / "Hot Desert Night"
"(Rock On) Through the Night" / "World War"



Review

by Rob Theakston

A web search on the band Icon presents very little in the way of factual or biographical information. The facts that are presented include their place of origin (Arizona) and that they were together from 1982-1989. But these details you don't necessarily need to know. What you do need to know is that they rock, hard and furious, and could go punch for punch, song for song, with any of the so-called heavy metal giants of the era. Icon could decimate anything Ratt or Mötley Crüe put out during this time, and the band holds a place on par with Judas Priest and W.A.S.P.'s output. Sparing no expense from start to finish, the band digs in with sonic claws of steel forged from the gods of heavy metal thunder and lightning, and doesn't let up until the last notes of the melancholic power ballad finale "It's Up to You" fades away into the mist like a sunset on the Pacific Ocean horizon. Stephen Clifford may sound a bit like Kevin DuBrow or Blackie Lawless, but that's a mere oversight compared to what this record has to offer. For fans of an era gone by who still searching the vaults for hidden treasures, Icon includes several gems that bear repeat listening for a long time to come. It's essential listening for those who missed it the first time around.


ALLmusic 4/5 stars

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