How did Virgin steele's out of place hard rock album measure up to others of the era?

As different as it is from his usual discography, this still is incredible:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=cJviaLml2OY

https://youtube.com/watch?v=mgqfGWz4UzE

https://youtube.com/watch?v=LibK4hEHWO8

>>126837235 (OP)
I once saw an old review calling it the greatest AOR album of all time.