Pedigree isn't always sufficient, and even though vocalist Phil Naro is a well-established name in the scene where he has been working with names like Billy Sheehan, Brighton Rock, 24K, Lou Gramm, Tony Levin and Jim Gilmour, as well as writing songs for artists like Coney Hatch, Peter Criss and Lee Aaron among many, this isn't the birth of a hard rock masterpiece, which the info-sheet calls it out to be...

Phil Naro and his band mates Greg Boileau (guitars), John Rogers (guitars), Rob Grant (bass) and Roger Banks (drums) have created a well crafted, played and produced selection of classic US hard rock songs that have all the classic trademarks and virtues, which are essential parts of the sound.

'Daggers, Lust and Disgust' is a solid, but unspectacular offering, delivered by five veterans, who surely know how to write a catchy song and deliver it with conviction. But the special ingredient, the little something else is sadly missing. So we end with a good album with no real surprises.