Early reports of this single have painted
           a confusing picture. While some have
           said that Hurricane have moved away
           from their trademark big rock sound to
           incorporate more of a dance side, Andy
           Bell himself has claimed that it's a move
           towards the sort of music that originally
           influenced him to form Ride - Sonic
           Youth, My Bloody Valentine, Stone
           Roses etc. As it is, the final result does
           offer brief glimpses of both these
           options while pretty much staying true
           to the original Hurricane #1 blueprint. If
           anything, it's the closest they've come
           to capturing that original Ride vibe.

           Here, the guitars are twisted and
           flanged, warped and psychedelic,
           locked into a rigid John Squire mantra,
           rather than taking a flight of fancy
           through Neil Young's airspace. By the
           time they've completed their nine
           minute hypnosis programme, you're
           either battered into submission or
           staring at the walls in a state of
           catalepsy. What defines the band even
           more than Andy's epic fretplay is Alex
           Lowe's distinctive voice, that
           combination of gravelly rock pig and
           sensitive young thing. That's why
           'Rising Sign' is unmistakably Hurricane
           #1, but most of that old 'classic rock'
           thang has been dispensed with. This is
           by far and away their best offering since
           'Step Into My World', just don't expect
           an awful lot of daytime radio play. 

           Ron Meil