 According to AllMusic's Eduardo Rivadavia, their next few records were criticized by critics and fans as being musically all over the place, veering from their hard rock roots, and suffering from poor production values.However seeing talent in the band, production would soon be overseen by Touru Yazawa who had produced Alice, a renowned folk rock group in Japan.Their first release with the new producer was the album "Hard Dog" in 1981, which set the pace for the band's future as a respectable hard rock act.