Description

Swedish first press with printed innersleeves and huge poster

Europe may have been the breakout stars of the Swedish melodic rock scene in the 1980’s, but Treat definitely gave them a run for their money. Treat released a handful of extraordinarily high quality melodic rock albums in the 80’s, starting with 1985’s Scratch And Bite. While Europe started with a slightly progressive, almost metal sound, Treat went straight for radio-friendly melodic rock, albeit with a slight NWOBHM influence. You can definitely hear shades of Heavy Pettin’ and Tobruk, and perhaps Breaking the Chains-era Dokken in Treat’s early sound. It’s a fairly heavy, but definitely melodic album. It’s not quite the super-catchy party rock of Pleasure Principle, but it’s still a great example of why no one beats the Swedes when it comes to this kind of music.

Track listing:
1. Changes
2. Scratch And Bite
3. Get You On The Run
4. Hidin’
5. Too Wild
6. We Are One
7. No Room For Strangers
8. You Got Me
9. Run With The Fire