I remember when this came out , and it just showed that JP got lazy on guitar. That Racer - X cover is very restrained and 20X better than what Tipton and Downing could do on their best day back then.
My favorite was / is " Blowin Up The Radio " from Racer - X. The album ( Street Lethal ) and cassette had the warning sticker about the guitar being so fast that it could be a health risk , lol.
I can't really agree with this. I haven't listened to that Racer X album for a while but while Gilbert and Bouillet are masters, especially Gilbert, Tipton is something magical and has always been a special, one of a kind guitarist. To me anyway. While he's not the shredder these guys are, his solos are some of the most technical and well constructed, tasteful solos around.
Turbo was a bit light on in the solo department due to the direction the band was going but RID has the title track, Heavy Metal and I'm A Rocker. Those 3 are some of Glenn's best and favs of mine. Glenn came out swining even more with Painkiller too.
Saying all that, I've just found Glenn a special and influential guitarist, so I may have blinkers on but will have to revist that Racer X album too.