Misspent Youth

Misspent Youth is a work on which SHY brought together powerful guitar riffs and rich choruses with a characteristically British lyricism. Tony Mills’s high tones give the songs a bright clarity, and the band’s playing well balances weight and lightness. Made following the previous album’s success, it is a record of a fulfilling period. Within refined arrangement, a drive that shines live also remains. It is melody-focused content that naturally moves between the borders of AOR and hard rock. Tony Mills’s expressive voice shines throughout. It has an impression of being carefully crafted to the details of the songs, not merely flashy. It is a satisfying record that colored the late-1980s British melodic-rock scene. It is a work that shows the band’s stable ability.