It's been 40 years since "Age of Quarrel" was released; rather than bring John Joseph and Parris Mayhew back to mend the fences and have a reunion, Harley is just going to re-record the entire album with his vocals and bring a few guests. To his credit, his voice sounds great. He did the John songs well back when I saw them on the "Best Wishes" tour back in the day."Malfunction" is the first song where there is a more noticeable difference, granted he has been playing these songs for 40 years no matter who has been in the band,
The recording is the difference between "Alpha Omega" and the original Quarrel. The more refined production makes it sound more metal. "Street Justice" turns into a thrash song. It was half way there already, but I'm not sure thealbum needed to be re-recorded. I am glad Harley is still out there representing, and ya gotta keep your momentum and pay the rent somehow. These songs are great in any version; if I had to own one harcore album, this would be it. Is the appearance of Meg from Turnstile really going to open doors to their legacy, not likely.
The more sung vocals on "Seekers of the Truth" work well, but the vocals feel more like Mötley Crüe here. Rocky George and Authur from Rise Against did not help in this regard. It is one of my favorite songs by these guys, as it is one of the more metal ones from this album, so I can't complain. If I did not know Meg was on "It's the Limit," I would have never known, aside from a change in the guitar tone. At the end of the these songs are iconic no matter whose version they are. However, it is hard to fuck with the original; this album at least honors the legacy.
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