Just goes to show that even "fogeys" don't know it all. My reminiscing got me curious about Onslaught. I didn't even know that they had been around before Grimmitt....and that In Search of Sanity had been panned by most people who had been fans of their previous work. Not being familiar with their previous stuff, I actually thought it was kindof cool. Especially the opening 1-2 punch of Asylum and the title track. One of the coolest openings I can remember.
Now I need to go check out their earlier work.
Actually their earlier work, while good, is kind of generic mid 80s thrash. In Search of Sanity may have been Onslaught going commercial, but it was filled with long, kick ass songs that are kind of brought down by a weak production. It actually IS their best 80s album.