Pink Bubbles Go Ape - Helloween

Occasionally, the departure of a core band member will cause subsequent releases from a band to be unfairly judged as inferior, but other times, such as the departure of guitarist Kai Hansen from Helloween leading to their disappointing 1991 album 'Pink Bubbles Go Ape' for example, the attitude is borne out by fact. This is the weakest album the band has put out in its twenty-year career. Following more of a hard rock style than the band's previous speed metal, it has to be noted in the album's favour that it at least wasn't aiming to sell out through a more commercial approach, but that the change of style was merely the result of a less experienced line-up. ...  Read the complete review