Lime Shark are a 4 piece guitar driven rock band from South Lincolnshire who are fronted by Tony Bodimead who plays the lead guitar and writes the songs. The band have now made available their debut album from 2007 for download at many of the main MP3 distributors.?

The Money Clock is a storming debut with a good dollop of classic rock mixed with some progressive rock which seems to remind you of Rush, Queen, AC/DC, Transatlantic, Audioslave, Marillion, Loud, Muse & Neal Morse (amongst others) all at the same time.?

The album opens with three great tracks Burn, Not Quite Nashville and Blindside. Not Quite Nashville starts off with a nod to the early work of Queen and then moves through the styles as mentioned above. Next is Susceptible which is probably the weakest track on the album which is not to say it is a bad track but just that it is the one that is not the same quality as the rest.

The Lock & The Key is back on track and for me is one of the highlights on the album. Playing for Time starts a bit faster with a heavier riff with a good dose of prog rock thrown in the mix with some classic rock. Three Ways From Sunday changes pace within the song in the prog rock tradition but then jolts back into life with some heavier guitar riffs and just a hint of Hawkwind in the background. Excellent. The remaining tracks Smart Gun, Crime Scene , Future Games and The Power of Heights keep up the standard to the end of the album.

All in all The Money Clock by Lime Shark offers a great mix of styles that many will find attractive. The songs are well constructed and more polished than you would expect from a typical debut album. No doubt this is due to the vast experience that?

the band members have on their CVs. To be honest it is hard to find a fault with the album with Susceptible being the only track for me that is at a slightly lower standard than the rest. Having said that the download price of under ?4.00 (at the time of writing) make this album an easy recommendation. Buy it, play it, love it!