Old Enough to Forget

Guilty Fingers was the third and final album by The Cry. Released in '82 on RCA, the band's swansong came and went with about the same amount of fanfare as their two previous releases ... probably less, I imagine. The core band was still Gary Scrutton on guitars, Brian Whitty on bass, and Robo MacPherson on keys and lead vocals. This time Kimball Fox (Kim Berly) was back on the throne playing drums and singing. After two albums of skinny tie infused, new wave tinged pop, The Cry moved right into the middle of the road and delivered an uninspired collection of generic pop songs that were neither hot nor cold - they weren't just right either. Which was a shame, as I had deliberately sought this one out because I had really enjoyed the band's first two efforts. It's not like Kimball Fox wasn't giving it his all on the songs he fronted. He was trying to muster a sneer and some attitude and while the songs aren't especially memorable, they are the better tunes o...