"Weapons Of Choice 1984 - 2006" is a compilation containing 19 songs from
Treat's 5 official albums.
Treat was quite successful in the late 80's with their mixture of
AOR and Hard Rock. Personally I am most fond of the songs taken from "The Pleasure Principle" and "Dreamhunter", which represents the band before they got a steady keyboard player. The style is typical Scandinavian Hard Rock and even though "Organized Crime" is considered
Treat's best work I think that the layered keyboards, which was typical for that era, today sounds a bit wimpy
Ride Me High from "The Pleasure Principle" has got a melody line that today still is fantastic and refreshing. All
Treat's essential work is on this disc, like the
Treat classic above them all
Get you on the Run and
Strike Without a Warning. The "Dreamhunter" songs
Outlaw,
Sole Survivor and
World of Promises makes a stand against fellow country men
Europe in conquering the Scandinavian throne of the 80's.
Unlike
Europe Treat still sounds very inspired. "Weapons of Choice" includes two brand new tracks that prove that
Treat still manages to deliver catchy melodies.
Burn for you is splashing melodic with a drive not unlike Wig Wam's
In My Dreams. The up-dated sound fits
Treat great.
Go has big
Def Leppard harmonies and both new songs bring credit to the
Treat name. Guitarist Anders Wikstrom is still main song writer
Another "new" track has found its way to this compilation -
Still in Heaven, which
is a leftover from the Organized Crime sessions
I love most of
Treat's material but there are a few weak spots;
Conspiracy (boring chorus),
We are one (ballad boring) and especially the primitive
Too Wild. I am quite fond of the "
Treat" album, but
Treat has chose only to include one song off their self titled album with Mats Leven on vocals. The style on that record was more in-your-face and stripped back to guitar based Hard Rock. The ballad
Learn to Fly is a good representative from the "
Treat" album
Treat had a short lived career, but they were only in their early/mid 20's when they broke up. However, despite their young age they were musically competent - especially the guitarists show off on the solo for
Ready for the Taking
If you like
Treat's balance on the verge of
AOR and Hard Rock, this is a great compilation and also a great foundation to
Treat's re-union.
Treat is supposed to do a Tour, so book your babysitters if you want to experience a blast from the past.
Written by
Michael Friday, June 2, 2006
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