1.) “All I Wanna Do” – Johnny’s guitar riff over the top of the intro section had a very simple sound to it.  In the way Johnny arranged the lyrics had the rhythm guitar riffs laced in between the lead vocal lines.  There is a small rhythm guitar change for the musical chorus.  You can definitely tell Johnny overdubbed his own backing vocals for this one.  This is one of those types of musical arrangements where you know the bass line is there however it is laced right under Johnny’s guitar and you don’t hear it but actually feel it.  There was a small drum fill connecting the second verse with the second chorus.  The lead guitar solo was kind of short but was also a little on the intense side. 
2.) “Wildflower” –The intro to this track consisted of just bass and drums.  The rhythm guitar kicks-in at the beginning of the verse.  This rhythm guitar riff had classic eighties hard rock sound attached to it.  Johnny changes the rhythm guitar riff for the music underneath the first lyric line of the opening verse.  There is a drum fill connecting the verse with the chorus.  The vocal lines of the chorus had a huge hook attached to them.  The lyrical lines of the choruses had a huge hook attached to them.  It sounded as if the minor lead guitar solo connecting the second chorus with the third chorus was double tracked to give the solo a twin lead guitar solo sound.  No one writes breakdown sections like Lima and this proves it. The major solo section sounded as if it was more of the minor just a little longer and maybe a note or two more intense.  
3.) “Hate To Love You” –The small keyboard arrangement over the top of this intro gives the intro a very Bon Jovi sound.  You won’t hear much criticism from me when it comes to Johnny or his engineering skills, However I felt that the keyboard track was turned down just a little too much. The musical verse consisted of two different rhythm guitar arrangements.  There is a small lead guitar lick that leads into the opening first lyric line.   I loved the rhythm riff of the musical verse on this track.  There is a small rhythm change for the musical pre-chorus.  The backing harmonies of the chorus gives the chorus a classic Lima sound!!! The lead guitar solo on this track was unbelievable short.  
4.) “I’m On Fire” –The rhythm guitar of this intro section had an old Survivor feel to it.  There is a small bass drum count off connecting the intro with the verse.  In the way Johnny arranged the verse had the lyric lines laced in between the rhythm guitar riffs.  The second lyric line of the verse was double tracked.  The switch from hi-hat to cymbal ride of the pre-chorus is where the song musically gets its hook.  Once you hear the vocal hooks of the pre-chorus and chorus you will just about forget about the rest of the song.  For Lima this track could rank up there with the best he has written. 
5.) “Somebody To Love” – There is a small George Harrison influenced minor lead guitar licks over the top of this intro section.  Over the top of the musical verse lead-in there is a small vocal accent.  The brushes of the drum line of the musical verse added a nice effect.  The last lyric line of the musical verse was echoed.  After listening to it again I believe all the lyric lines are echoed through the verse.  There is a small build-up connecting the verse to the chorus.  There is a huge Lima hook for the chorus.  There is a vocal accent connecting the musical chorus with the second verse.  Underneath the lyric lines of the second verse Johnny incorporated an acoustic guitar rhythm.  The intenseness of the lead guitar solo balanced well with the laid back feel of the musical verses and choruses.
6.) “Caught In The Middle” – The rhythm riff Johnny wrote for this track came right out of the eighties hard rock scene.  There is a small rhythm guitar change for the musical verse.  Johnny added a small effect to the backing harmonies of the verse of this track.  A Lima CD would not be a Lima CD without a song like this one!!!  Johnny why the vocal edit!!!!  The lead guitar solo for this track was heavily influenced by eighties hard rock guitarists.
7.) “Gimme Some Rock, So I Can Roll” –The drum rhythm for this intro was done with just the snare drum and bass drum.  There is a drum line switches back and forth between this and a standard drum rhythm.  The musical & vocal hook of the chorus had a huge hook to it.  I think everyone my age has not said the lyrics to this song at least once in their life.  Thank You Johnny for having the balls to stand-up and say it!!!!!
8.) “Living Out Loud” –This track opens with a simple Malcolm young rhythm guitar riff.  The main musical intro consisted of bass and drums.  There is a small drum rhythm solo connecting the musical intro with the musical verse.  There is a small rhythm guitar change underneath the vocal lines of the verse.  The backing vocals of the chorus had a huge hook attached to them.  One listen to this song and you see why it is the title track.  Everything about this track not only screams Johnny Lima however it screams rock –n- roll!!!!
9.) “Still Waiting For You” –Laced underneath the simple rhythm riffs of this short intro section there is are a couple snare fills.  Johnny used the same rhythm arrangement for the musical verse as the intro with the exception for the addition of the acoustic guitar.  As the verse progresses it builds to a huge hook through the chorus.  After the second chorus there is a small drum fill that leads into the lead guitar solo.
10.) “Long Way Down” – This track opens with a very simple intro arrangement.  The rhythm guitar that is over the top of it had a huge eighties hook attached to it.  Johnny alters the rhythm guitar just a little for the musical verse.  The vocals of the chorus are very reminiscent of early Aldo Nova.  After the second chorus there is a small drum fill leading into the lead guitar solo.   11.) “Hard To Say Goodbye” – The intro to this track mainly consisted of a keyboard arrangement being the lead instrument.  This gave the intro an almost Guffria sound.  There is a pick slide that connects the intro with the musical verse.  Johnny used the same musical arrangement for the musical verse as the intro.  The rhythm guitar does not take the lead instrument on this track until the pre-chorus.  The chorus was all hooks!!!!  This track has quickly become one of my favorite Lima tracks.  After the first chorus there is a musical repeat.  12.) “‘Till Love Is Gone” – The rhythm guitar over the top of the intro is the heaviest so far.  About two measures into the intro the band added a keyboard arrangement.  There is a timing change for the musical verse with the sixteenth-note hi-hat rhythm.  Johnny chanced the rhythm for the musical chorus.  This track is Lima at his best lyrically & musically!!!!


This makes the fourth CD review I have review from Johnny Lima.  Of the four CD’s out of this five CD catalog there is one word I can say of my friend’s music and that is consistency!!!!  Just like the other CD’s I have reviewed ‘Livin’ Out Loud’ is equally if not better than the rest!  This CD is a must have for not only eighties metal style fans however all rock fans in general!