Heart-Heart-(Retail)-1985-HHI

Artist......: Heart
Album.......: Heart
Grabber : EAC
Encoder : LAME v3.90.3
Release Date: 1985
Rip Date....: Oct-07-2004
Genre.......: Rock
Quality : VBRkbps / 44.1kHz / Joint-Stereo
Playtime : 39:24 min
Ripper : Happy Hacker Industries
Supplier : HHI
CD Songs : 10
Label.......: Capitol
Album Info..:
Heart was pretty much considered washed up when they released Heart in 1985. They
learned a few important things while they had taken a short sabbatical -- they knew
that hooks were important and they knew they could play up their looks for MTV. So,
they delivered both with Heart, giving their audience anthemic hooks and tightly
corseted bosoms, leading to the most popular album they ever had. This doesn't mean
it's the best, since its calculated mainstream bent may disarm some long-term fans,
but it is true that they do this better than many of their peers, not just because
they have good polished material from professional songwriters but because they can
deliver this material professionally themselves. Yes, "These Dreams," "Never," and
"What About Love" don't quite fit into the classic Heart mode, but they are good
mid-'80s mainstream material, delivered as flawlessly as possible. There's still a
lot of filler on this record, but the best moments are among the best mainstream AOR
of its era.