Rock Candy Records are true rock archeologists who continue to uncover music that time forgot. Sometimes they discover a gem and other times they end up with Fool’s Gold. Stan Bush is somewhere in-between.

Sure, the guy had it all…looks, a great voice, great style, great studio musicians behind him trying to make him a rock star. That is part of the issue with Stan Bush. He was being made into the next Rick Springfield; only trouble was there was already a Rick Springfield. These albums have some issues. The songs are well crafted, executed perfectly and Stan hits all the notes with nary a hair out of place. As oddly as it seems, the self-titled debut is just too damn perfect. Rock n’ Roll needs warts, mistakes, a sense of danger and an attitude. This album is too perfect. What is lacking is emotion, originality and danger. Back in the day, this would have been best described as music for 12-year-old girls.. come to think of it that does sound a lot like Rick Springfield…

Stan Bush & Barrage was the attempt to correct the mistakes of making the first one too good. They tried to put Stan in a band and make him grittier. Once again, this had everything but the obvious. The attitude and edge that was created was not real. It was going for the image of what they wanted Stan to be. At the end of the day, these albums are okay. There is nothing wrong with them, and if you love happy, perfectly executed, corporate rock, with tons of sugar but little soul, then these albums are for you. It’s a shame, really, as Bush seems very talented. Once wonders if left to his own devices if things would have turned out differently.