― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 23 August 2004 02:01 (nineteen years ago) link
But, "Barracuda" and "Magic Man" are definitely classic.
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 23 August 2004 02:02 (nineteen years ago) link
― Monetizing Eyeballs (diamond), Monday, 23 August 2004 02:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― Davlo (Davlo), Monday, 23 August 2004 02:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 23 August 2004 02:16 (nineteen years ago) link
er clearly '70s Heart pwns
― Gear! (Gear!), Monday, 23 August 2004 02:16 (nineteen years ago) link
Why would I know that? I really wanna hear the new album. It's supposed to be pretty good. Hell, I really wanted to go see them this summer at the House of Blues here in Chicago, but the damn show sold out like a month in advance!
also Begs2Differ to thread
― Monetizing Eyeballs (diamond), Monday, 23 August 2004 02:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 23 August 2004 02:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Monday, 23 August 2004 02:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Monday, 23 August 2004 02:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Monday, 23 August 2004 02:30 (nineteen years ago) link
(please indulge me while I post this review of the new record, this is kind of Eddyish of me but if I just put the link you get like four pop-up ads, so you can go there if you want and here's the link: http://www.music-critic.com but here's the review:)
I grew up in the Pacific Northwest in the 1970s and 1980s, so you’re damn right I rocked out to some Heart in my day. I don’t think I ever owned a single album, because I didn’t have to—-everyone I knew had all their stuff, and the FM rock stations all had all the Wilson sisters’ songs on heavy rotation: “Magic Man,” “Barracuda,” “Crazy on You,” “Kick It Out,” “Bebe Le Strange,” “Even It Up,” “Straight On,” all these are just amazing massively emotional songs to me, and to everyone else from our area of the country. I mean, I sat through Mr. Mister as an opening act just to see Heart at the Memorial Coliseum when I was 20. I sat through Mr. Mister...tell me that ain’t some love for my homegirls.
In fact, I think Heart’s importance has been underestimated by every critic ever. Without Heart, no riot grrrl movement (Northwest girls always knew they could start bands), no Nirvana nor Pearl Jam nor maybe even Mudhoney. NO MUDHONEY, people! They’ve been dismissed as “the female Led Zeppelin,” but they weren’t, really, even if Ann does a kick-ass Robert Plant impression in concert; they’ve been dismissed as sellouts for their big hit powerballad years (late 1980s and early 1990s stuff like “Never,” which is an awesome song, and “All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You,” which almost is, and “These Dreams,” which sucks), but they’d paid their dues, they deserved some big fat hits.
But I’m glad that time is finally over, because Heart is best at doing what they started out to do: folk-metal-pop with beautiful intertwining female vocals. And that is the triumph of Jupiter’s Darling: Ann and Nancy have figured out how to go back to being the kind of band they were in 1976, except in a good way—-it’s the same sort of band, folk-metal-pop, but it’s beefier, bouncier, shinier than ever. Big glam slammers like “Move On” and “Fallen Ones” would have been massive hits for them in either one of their previous identities; the easy witchy acoustic picking of “Things” would have nestled right in on Dreamboat Annie; I could even see “The Perfect Goodbye” leading off Brigade or Heart.
But don’t be thinking “Oh great, a nostalgia trip,” because it’s not. “Oldest Story in the World” draws on Heart’s history, but its big crunchy goodness could hit the radio pretty hard if allowed to. Hooks like this, beautiful singing like this, savvy guitar work by new guy Craig Bartock like this—-these are nothing at which to sneeze. “Vainglorious” has more blood in its veins than the whole Hoobastank catalog, and that’s no insult to Hoobastank. To me, it doesn’t get much better than Ann snarling out lines like “Slowly like a drop of tupelo honey / Rolling on down some little girl’s money.” And Nancy’s completely histrionic lead vocal on “I Feel Fine,” where she says “I’m okay, I’m okay, I’ll come around / Right after I have this little breakdown, breakdown, breakdown!” and then the music stops and they go right into “Fallen Ones”…oh, it’s gold frankincense and myrrh, with guitars. And it sounds new and vital rather than being lost and gauzy and “oh the old times were the best times.” Not only have Ann and Nancy “aged well,” musically, but they’ve also gained confidence and power. This might be their best album, EVER.
A lot is made of the special guests here, but I’m not sure how much they needed them. Sure, Mike McCready’s e-bow work on “Led to One” adds a great eastern drone texture, and yeah, it’s great to hear Jerry Cantrell rocking out on his one guest shot. (What band was he in again? Haha, just kidding.) But more important to me is the way new lead guitarist Craig Bartock fits into the new six-piece Heart, and more important than that is the fact that both Ann and Nancy can still write great songs and sing the holy hell out of them.
And, more importantly than any of these things, Heart has done what most bands can only dream of doing: they’ve gotten back to their roots without sounding corny or boring in the least. I am celebrating this by cranking the album now even as I write this. Pacific Northwest till I die.
― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Monday, 23 August 2004 02:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Monday, 23 August 2004 02:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 23 August 2004 02:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Monday, 23 August 2004 03:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 23 August 2004 03:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Monday, 23 August 2004 03:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― Bimble (bimble), Monday, 23 August 2004 08:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 23 August 2004 13:19 (nineteen years ago) link
I'll take the 80's, for the brilliance of 'What About Love' and 'Alone', which are two of my more favourite power ballads. They're also almost the same song, coming in at exactly 3:39 apiece, iirc, not to mention the similar progression.
― derrick (derrick), Monday, 23 August 2004 13:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 23 August 2004 14:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― Space Is the Place (Space Is the Place), Monday, 23 August 2004 14:41 (nineteen years ago) link
As for the '80s stuff, I wish I could be charitable, but aside from "Never", all those power-ballads really annoyed me, as do 90% of all p.b.'s everywhere, and I don't see my opinion changing anytime soon. (It didn't help that 1985-'87 struck me as particularly lousy years for rock radio, largely due to the ubiquitous Phil Collins and Sting.) But the Wilson sisters will always have a warm place in my heart (no pun intended, I SWEAR!), and who knows: maybe I'll check out that new one. Begs2Differ's enthusiasm's contagious, even to a seventies snob like me.
― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Monday, 23 August 2004 14:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― cinniblount (James Blount), Monday, 23 August 2004 15:02 (nineteen years ago) link
On my wedding day?
No, I really just decided to stop kidding myself and fully re-embrace all the music I loved in my teens. Heart first and foremost.
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 23 August 2004 15:20 (nineteen years ago) link
80's Hearts! These Dreams is their best song.
― jel -- (jel), Monday, 23 August 2004 15:39 (nineteen years ago) link
As to the TS: '70s definitely, but don't miss 'Who Will You Run To' (great 'you-can-leave-but-you're-gonna-crash-and-burn' song) and 'Nothing at All'.
― Jeff Wright (JeffW1858), Monday, 23 August 2004 16:09 (nineteen years ago) link
....they played my highschool back in the seventies[guess i am old enough to be your dad,heh.] 70's heart without a doubt. anyone that got to see them belt out the led zep covers back then still rave about how great they sounded. i ♥ 70's heart.
― william (william), Tuesday, 24 August 2004 00:49 (nineteen years ago) link
i got into 70's heart later. all the songs mentioned here: 'crazy on you', 'magic man', 'baracuda' etc. are classics. and i love all that NEARLY as much!but i think it's the opposite to what the guy quoting alanis said. 70's heart are cool enough to say that you like them to most people, without fear of looking dumb or 'ironic'. but because of the bad haircuts, and the silly lace&leather clothing, i think it takes someone genuine stand up and say they prefer 80's heart.not only are me and johnny fever right, but we're practically heroes too!
― ZpoonZ, Wednesday, 25 August 2004 05:53 (nineteen years ago) link
I will stick up for 90's Heart as the Lovemongers allbum is pretty great.
― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 25 August 2004 08:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― amateur!!st, Tuesday, 31 August 2004 21:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― jim wentworth (wench), Wednesday, 1 September 2004 01:31 (nineteen years ago) link
Oh, Jeff! Visit us more often! It's safe to talk about Heart around me. Especially since there are so few female-fronted rock bands being played on the radio nowdays. I was listening to "Dog and Butterfly" last night (my favorite Heart album)and it was really helping me though a rough night, and that's what brought me to ILM this morning on my breaktime to see if there were any Heart threads to contribute to.
I would have to say that 70s is my favorite Heart, but that I don't mind 80s Heart in small doses. "These Dreams" being my favorite from that time. (I'm NOT a power ballad fan, but I love Ann's voice, so if I'm going to have to listen to power ballads in the dentist's office, it's better to hear Heart than, say, BonJOvi).
I can't choose a favorite song from the 70s -- there's just too many excellent Heart singles. And probably knows them all because they're all still in heavy rotation on many channels and shows. But my favorite non-single from that time would probably be "Hijinx" (where Ann's voice is very whispery and almost scat-like, and you can hear her smiling and sighing while she sings)-- if only because it shows a different side of Ann's singing. It shows that she knows how to be subtle too. I wish there were more tunes like it, but maybe the rarity is what makes it so special. Also love that blues-type guitar.And I'll agree with whoever nominated "Love Alive" --it's perfect for fans of Led Zep who want to hear the woman's side of the equation for once!
Glad to hear good things about their latest albums -- I'll have to investigate (after payday naturally).
― stripey, Wednesday, 29 September 2004 16:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― J (Jay), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 12:56 (eighteen years ago) link
That band the Wilson sisters had was amazing. The lead guitar on Magic Man and Crazy On You? C'mon! That is top notch playing! And the weird slinky funk of Little Queen? To die for!
― Brooker Buckingham (Brooker B), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 13:56 (eighteen years ago) link
OTM
80's Heart is categorically indefensible. Even the Wilson sister themselves can't stomach it.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 16:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― Sundar (sundar), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 23:07 (eighteen years ago) link
Alex you so crazy.
I just picked up The Road Home, their semi-acoustic live album from 1994 with mandolin and string quartet arrangement by John Paul Jones...holy SHIT is Ann's voice amazing on this release. Really, honestly, one of the best vocal performances I've ever heard.
― Haikunym (Haikunym), Thursday, 16 June 2005 02:18 (eighteen years ago) link
― Stormy Davis (diamond), Thursday, 16 June 2005 03:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― slow jamz and white guy indie acoustic shit (Chris V), Wednesday, 8 February 2006 17:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 19:07 (sixteen years ago) link
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― David R., Monday, 14 May 2007 04:31 (sixteen years ago) link
― tipsy mothra, Monday, 14 May 2007 08:02 (sixteen years ago) link
never noticed the ann wilson/chan marshall resemblance until this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyR-HmJS2qQ&feature=related
― gershy, Thursday, 29 November 2007 08:33 (sixteen years ago) link
dunh-digga-dunh-digga-dunh-digga-dunh-digga dunh-DURRRR-DURRRRR-DURRRRR dunh-digga-dunh-digga-dunh-digga-dunh-digga dunh-DURRRR-DURRRRR-DURRRRR dunh-digga-dunh-digga-dunh-digga-dunh-digga dunh-DURRRR-DURRRRR-DURRRRR dunh-digga-dunh-digga-dunh-digga-dunh-digga dunh-DURRRR-DURRRRR-DURRRRR oooooooooooooooooooooooooooh....
BARRACUDA!
― The Reverend, Friday, 28 March 2008 06:28 (sixteen years ago) link
I would rock out with all this white chicks.
― The Reverend, Friday, 28 March 2008 06:30 (sixteen years ago) link
I love "Barracuda." I love "Never." I don't see Robert Forster's name here, even though he did a fine version of "Alone."
― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Friday, 28 March 2008 07:59 (sixteen years ago) link
guys, Heart!!!!
― heart goin ham (deej), Monday, 2 November 2009 09:42 (fourteen years ago) link
Whatever happenedto Haikunym-slash-Begs2Differ, anyways?
― Race Against Rockism (Myonga Vön Bontee), Monday, 2 November 2009 16:08 (fourteen years ago) link
That one of my favorite ILM one-line posts ever.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 7 September 2010 07:53 (thirteen years ago) link
:D
― The Reverend, Tuesday, 7 September 2010 08:10 (thirteen years ago) link
"There's the Girl" is pretty good!
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 12 June 2011 01:53 (twelve years ago) link
Has that album been remastered/remixed yet? It needs it more than most.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 12 June 2011 01:54 (twelve years ago) link
Bad Animals?
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 12 June 2011 02:01 (twelve years ago) link
Robert Forster has a pretty good cover of "Alone," btw.
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 12 June 2011 02:02 (twelve years ago) link
I was thinking "There's the Girl" was on the s/t, but they probably both need it.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 12 June 2011 02:03 (twelve years ago) link
'80s Heart for me. The histrionic vocals marry better with triumphant booming overproduced powerjams than with warmed-over Zepisms.
― Clarke B., Sunday, 12 June 2011 02:30 (twelve years ago) link
Speaking of Heart, I have been enjoying the vocal chops of "Almost Paradise" lately.
― โตเกียวเหมียวเหมียว aka Don Nots (Mount Cleaners), Friday, 20 January 2012 01:28 (twelve years ago) link
Oh god help me I love that song.
― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 20 January 2012 01:31 (twelve years ago) link
That said, 70s Heart is blowing my mind lately. Like the whole albums. That said, I gave "What About Love" a whirl and it didn't leave a bad taste in my mouth like a lot of eighties power ballads.
― โตเกียวเหมียวเหมียว aka Don Nots (Mount Cleaners) (Mount Cleaners), Friday, 20 January 2012 15:42 (twelve years ago) link
"Nothin' At All."
― lihaperäpukamat (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, November 2, 2009 11:10 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― Trip Maker, Friday, 20 January 2012 15:46 (twelve years ago) link
I am so down with Dreamboat Annie
― uncle acid and the absquatulators (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 20 January 2012 16:01 (twelve years ago) link
I've picked up and ogled the new Strange Euphoria box set several times in the past few weeks. It looks so awesome, and the live DVD from 1976 might just kill me. It also has Ann and Nancy's track by track thoughts in the accompanying booklet. Anyone given into temptation? Only $38 on Amazon, with a short bonus disc of Zep covers...
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 13 July 2012 17:04 (eleven years ago) link
Okay, that thing looks pretty dope.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 13 July 2012 17:23 (eleven years ago) link
I know! So tempting...
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 13 July 2012 17:27 (eleven years ago) link
Saw them under the arch in St. Louis on the 4th of July and they totally sold me on some of the 80s hits...even the obligatory new stuff wasn't too bad. I love how unabashed they are about being Zep worshippers - their play-on music was "In the Light" and they encored with "Misty Mountain Hop."
― bentelec, Friday, 13 July 2012 18:59 (eleven years ago) link
I think I love their misty mountain hop as much as the original, if not slightly more
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 13 July 2012 19:57 (eleven years ago) link
I bought it for a friend for her birthday and we're having a listening party tomorrow!
― nicest bitch of poster (La Lechera), Friday, 13 July 2012 21:44 (eleven years ago) link
Let us know just how much it rocks.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 13 July 2012 21:53 (eleven years ago) link
Demos are amaaaaaaaaaaazing, Zep covers sound basically exactly like LZ in a good way. Booklet has great pictures. Worth it!
― nicest bitch of poster (La Lechera), Sunday, 15 July 2012 14:41 (eleven years ago) link
Aaargh! I kinda wanted to hear that it sucked so I wouldn't want it so much.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 15 July 2012 14:44 (eleven years ago) link
Sorry :( Even the 80s songs I didn't know (ie not the singles) were surprisingly good. Demos made us stop talking and just sit there and listen. Magic Man was my favorite, I think.
― nicest bitch of poster (La Lechera), Sunday, 15 July 2012 14:50 (eleven years ago) link
How dare it be worthwhile!
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 15 July 2012 15:03 (eleven years ago) link
need to get this - they were my first Favorite Band
― perry en concrète (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 15 July 2012 15:17 (eleven years ago) link
I just bought the box set from Amazon - it's a $23 "cyber Monday" deal for the next few hours.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 26 November 2012 17:08 (eleven years ago) link
ooh tempting
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 26 November 2012 17:21 (eleven years ago) link
I got a gift certificate for my birthday so it was a no brainer.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 26 November 2012 17:22 (eleven years ago) link
itchy mouse finger right now
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 26 November 2012 17:22 (eleven years ago) link
Amazon must have shipped it from the same town because this came today. La Lechera wasn't kidding about the demos. Astounding. 5 songs in and already totally worth $23.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 28 November 2012 03:15 (eleven years ago) link
Only bummer is not getting the Zep bonus CD. Such is life.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 28 November 2012 03:23 (eleven years ago) link
oooooh....
― that's the way to choke a jiving spirit (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 06:16 (eleven years ago) link
Watched the DVD tonight. They were damn good live in 1976. Damn good.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 28 November 2012 06:27 (eleven years ago) link
God, what I would give for a remastered/mixed version of the 1985 s/t album. It's the thinnest sound ever.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 22 September 2014 19:41 (nine years ago) link
On this terrific choogle of a catalog.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 22 September 2017 02:18 (six years ago) link
Please. PLEASE. UNDERSTAAAAAND.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 12 February 2018 02:52 (six years ago) link
That song is hilarious.
― iCloudius (cryptosicko), Monday, 12 February 2018 03:30 (six years ago) link
dunh-digga-dunh-digga-dunh-digga-dunh-diggadunh-DURRRR-DURRRRR-DURRRRRdunh-digga-dunh-digga-dunh-digga-dunh-diggadunh-DURRRR-DURRRRR-DURRRRRdunh-digga-dunh-digga-dunh-digga-dunh-diggadunh-DURRRR-DURRRRR-DURRRRRdunh-digga-dunh-digga-dunh-digga-dunh-diggadunh-DURRRR-DURRRRR-DURRRRRoooooooooooooooooooooooooooh....BARRACUDA!― The Reverend, Friday, March 28, 2008 2:28 AM Bookmark Flag Post PermalinkI would rock out with all this white chicks.― The Reverend, Friday, March 28, 2008 2:30 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
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― Johnny Fever, Monday, 12 February 2018 14:59 (six years ago) link
On that catalog....
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 3 June 2019 01:37 (four years ago) link
wow ann wilson was some kind of singer
― treeship., Saturday, 21 March 2020 17:40 (four years ago) link
this band was always background to me, but i had an urge to listen to barracuda and now i am listening to a ton of heart
NEVER is amazing, WTF. Rock out with the windows rolled down sometime!!!
― brimstead, Saturday, 21 March 2020 17:56 (four years ago) link
Anyway, I can’t decide
― brimstead, Saturday, 21 March 2020 17:57 (four years ago) link
If it did please LMK!
― valet doberman (Jon not Jon), Saturday, 21 March 2020 21:12 (four years ago) link
didn't realize the s/t album had some decent deep cuts until a bearded guy on a Twitch channel played some of it!
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Saturday, 21 March 2020 21:15 (four years ago) link
The Wolf!
― brimstead, Sunday, 22 March 2020 18:15 (four years ago) link
While investigating how they got from A to B, I stumble across this:
"This Man Is Mine" (1982)
...a supposed hit that I don't remember at all. And it's so oddly uncharacteristic, maybe suggesting a Rickie Lee Jones influence?
― Josefa, Sunday, 22 March 2020 20:40 (four years ago) link
this video, simple as it is, brings me such joy. the hair! Ann glaring at the screen with badass menace. spins! flashy clothes!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWzy5q_M5Ho
― Disco Biollante (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 17 January 2024 01:31 (three months ago) link
Alone carries a colossal emotional heft, which eclipses everything else in their catalogue, it's seriously silly.
― collapsible chair, Wednesday, 17 January 2024 11:42 (three months ago) link