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Originally released on the Daffodil Records label in 1977, the debut self titled album by Toronto rockers the Hunt, became an immediate hit in Texas of all places but was virtually ignored in Canada and the rest of the U.S. Formed from the ashes of the early 70's band Dillinger, The Hunt also featured drummer Paul Kersey who had formerly played with the Canadian hard rock stalwarts Max Webster.
The music of The Hunt on this debut features a heavy organ and guitar lead with elements of progressive rock in the form of synthesizers, strings and even a flute on a number of songs. Sounding very similar to such popular bands of the mid 70's such as Rush, Kansas, Styx and even Jethro Tull in odd moments, the band showed potential to become international stars. The band even included a song sung in French on the album ! Unfortunately it was the late 70's and disco was dominating the charts and punk was beginning to take hold on the music scene, hard rock and heavy metal music was starting to loose popularity.
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Internal strife within the band lead to The Hunt being reduced to a trio for the next album, "Back On The Hunt" which was not to be released until three years later in 1980. This release by Unidisc is a straight reissue of the original album at a budget price and contains no bonus tracks.
By Keith Pettipas. CanEHdian.com, 2000
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