GLASS TIGER - Diamond Sun (Released: 1988, EMI)

Strange is the musical story of Canadians Glass Tiger. These guys from Ontario started as New Wave band, their second album turn their sound into AOR/Rock while their third and last album could be described as Hard Rock.
Today we talk about their second album entitled Diamond Sun. This album is a masterpiece that should be in the top ten of any AOR fan.
It's known that second albums are always the most difficult specially if they come from a huge success with the first one. That's what happened to Glass Tiger, their debut The Thin Red Line had massive success all over the world reaching with Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone Billboard Hot 100 # 2, CAN # 1 and UK # 29 while another two singles also reached Billboard Hot 100. Despite this huge success the band decided to change direction into a more guitar driven sound, the result was an awesome album. First single released was I'm Still Searching a cut built on acustic guitars and full of energy that reached Billboard Hot 100 # 31 and CAN # 2. The following was the title track Diamond Sun, a quite different and smooth track based on keys that reached CAN #4. Two more singles were released My Song Feat. The Chieftains and probably the weakest cut from this album that only reached CAN # 19 and (Watching) Worlds Crumble CAN # 27.
A video was filmed for maybe the best song in this album Far Away From Here (this song is a gem about broken love) though it was never released as single, while Suffer in Silence is a monster ballad.
Though Diamond Sun (USA # 82) didn't reach the peak of succes of their previous effort, musically is much more interesting becoming a must have album.

Far Away From Here (official video)

I'm Still Searchin' (official video)

Diamond Sun (official video)