Autograph
That's The Stuff

LA RECENSIONE

How many bands have ended up forgotten? Unfortunately, many, and one of these was certainly the Autograph, a Glam Metal band from Los Angeles formed in 1983, to which I am very attached.

Rather than reviewing the album, it would be appropriate to discuss the features that characterized this group: the quintet debuted on a tour supporting Van Halen and, thanks to this, managed to secure a contract with RCA Records. The group had typical sounds of Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, and Van Halen. A special mention goes to someone who, in my opinion, was one of the greatest guitarists in the history of Metal: I'm talking about Steve Lynch, who, thanks to his eight-finger tapping technique, managed to reach unexplored heights with the guitar. Despite this, he was largely underrated, but the band managed to assert themselves and become known thanks to a famous track titled "Turn Up The Radio" contained in the LP "Sign in Please."

But the album to which I am particularly attached is the subsequent "That's The Stuff" from '85, containing truly extraordinary tracks like the title-track "That's The Stuff", "Blondes In Black Cars", and "Crazy World". But the greatest praise goes to the instrumental piece "Hammerhead", where, in 1:38 to be listened to in one breath, Steve Lynch performs an eight-finger tapping that could have made him a living legend, even if unfortunately this was not the case.