I remember when this album first came out, and the track I heard was 'Still of the Night'. Based on that, I purchased the LP. To great disappointment. And sold the LP in the mid 90s (if not before). Once I saw this special edition, I thought this would be a good chance to hear it again. The CD opens with - you guessed it - 'Still of the Night'. Which is not how the originals started, but makes sense in retrospect. It's a foot stomper of a track. Huge fat chords, heavy beats, and creative passages. It's a no wonder I was drawn to this album originally. And that's pretty much it for that style. Certainly tracks like 'Bad Boys' and 'Children of the Night' bring it as well, and have earned their hard rock street cred. But boy is this an album of the 80s or what? Big hair, beautiful bodies, and little brain use. 'Is This Love?' is pathetic - gee, I don't know - is it? I'm pretty sure the only things these guys would have known is 'Is this Sex?'. 'Here I Go Again' is the kind of track one would think a time traveler would make about 80s music, it's such a caricature of the entire genre. We can criticize this album all day long, but this is exactly what audiences wanted back then. It does have a time and place charm, that's for sure.
Ownership: CD: 2007 EMI (Europe). Thrift shop find from earlier in the year. This CD caught my eye immediately - a double digi-pak with 4 live tracks (from another CD I believe) + a full DVD, which I'll watch maybe 20 years from now. Funny enough, while I was stacking all the CDs I was looking to buy at the thrift shop, one guy (much younger than I) stopped over, reached for the CD, and said "Excuse me, I just want to get this one" without realizing I had already pulled it aside for myself. We both got a laugh about it. It's appeal with many folks is timeless that's for sure. I'm keeping it. File next to your mousse can.
3/6/21
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