Firefly

Firefly is a record on which a reunited TNT tightened its formerly glossy hard-rock image and moved toward heavier guitars and shadowed arrangement. After a gap of several years, Tony Harnell and Ronni Le Tekrø came together again, and the chemistry of their singing and guitar revived. Harnell’s singing keeps a high expressiveness, while a hard, settled 1990s air runs through the whole work. On “Strollin’,” “Look To The Sky,” “The Firefly” and “Movin’ Along,” Le Tekrø’s guitar keeps its distinctive color while devoting itself to building mood rather than showing off technique. A calmer passage like “In A Sentimental Mood” also conveys the band’s maturity. Stepping into a more introspective, weighty sound different from 1980s glamour, it is an interesting record for tasting the band’s turning point, differences from earlier work included.