Autograph - Sign in Please (RCA) 1984 AUTOGRAPH
Autograph - Sign in Please (RCA) 1984
1. "Send Her to Me"
(3:54)
2. "Turn up the Radio" (4:58)
3. "Night Teen & Non-Stop" (4:15)
4. "Cloud 10" (3:33)
5. "Deep End" (4:14)
6. "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend Isn't Me" (3:31)
7. "Thrill of Love" (3:56)
8. "Friday" (4:10)
9. "In the Night" (3:53)
10. "All I'm Gonna Take" (5:41)
Looks like heavy metal. Smells like heavy metal. Must be heavy metal? NOT! Despite Autograph's long-haired, 80's heavy metal image, "Sign in Please" is actually mainstream pop-hard-rock that almost defines 1980's rock radio, along with bands like Night Ranger and even later years .38 Special. That's not to say that "Sign in Please" is bad though. It's just that their image doesn't hold up to their sound, so anyone expecting a vicious L.A. metal assault like early Crue or Ratt will be disappointed. "Sign In Please" is actually a good rockin' disc with many melodic, memorable and catchy rockers. Of course "Turn Up the Radio" was a huge hit for the band and continues to get regular airplay on rock radio two decades later. "Send Her to Me," "Nine Teen & Non-Stop", "Cloud 10," and "Friday" are all standout tracks, making the overall disc pretty solid.