This came out in 2000 — or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Half of this hard-rock foursome will be familiar to diehard headbangers everywhere — Bruce Kulick handled lead-guitar duties in KISS for more than a decade, while singer John Corabi spent about 15 minutes in Mötley Crüe.
A third member might ring a bell with Winnipeggers — drummer Brent Fitz is a hometowner who played with Kenny Shields before chasing his rock ’n’ dreams dreams to L.A. a few years back. Well, he’s definitely keeping the right company. But sadly, this sorta-supergroup’s sophomore album The Blue Room isn’t exactly the stuff rock dreams are made of. For a band boasting former members of two of music’s most hedonistic outfits, Union’s tunes play it way too safe, trotting out the kind of guitar riffs, power-ballad cliches and uninspired lyrics you’ve heard time and again. Trouble is, they’re neither fish nor fowl — most of these 10 tracks feel too heavy for the pop charts but too light for the studs-’n’-metal crowd. Ultimately, like many bands led by former hired guns, Union really need a strong boss to bring out their best work.
