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
― Dimension 5ive, Thursday, 3 May 2007 01:23 (sixteen years ago) link
― 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
<3 Heart.
― bear say hi to me (ENBB), Monday, 2 November 2009 16:09 (fourteen years ago) link
xp he still posts but i forget what his new sn is
― heart goin ham (deej), Monday, 2 November 2009 21:05 (fourteen years ago) link
Cave17Matt
― 51 sent (The Reverend), Monday, 2 November 2009 23:01 (fourteen years ago) link
70s heart is some of the dopest shit ever
― 51 sent (The Reverend), Monday, 2 November 2009 23:03 (fourteen years ago) link
"Nothin' At All."
― lihaperäpukamat (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 2 November 2009 23:10 (fourteen years ago) link
ok, that looks familiar. So he just posts in prose nowadays, then
xpost
― Race Against Rockism (Myonga Vön Bontee), Tuesday, 3 November 2009 22:45 (fourteen years ago) link
Everyone says our new singer sounds like Anne Wilson. I get excited every time someone says that.
― Nate Carson, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 23:08 (fourteen years ago) link
Not much of a dan beyond Crazy on You and a few othe singles
That said, I watched the Behind the Music: Remastered on them last night. Difference w the old BtM was that it spent more time on their crummy post-Heart solo work and less on Ann's weight problems, which was kind of sad and poignant in the first one and really elevated their story to being about the pressures women face in the music industry.
― Naive Teen Idol, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 15:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Eesh, typos. Fan not dan and a few OTHER singles.
― Naive Teen Idol, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 15:40 (thirteen years ago) link
I saw them a few nights ago for a freelance assignment for the local alt-weekly. Actually really good, though too power-ballad heavy for my tastes. But "Magic Man" and "Barracuda" killed.
― we wanted lime (mike a), Tuesday, 7 September 2010 01:51 (thirteen years ago) link
That new song they performed on Jimmy Fallon last week was weird. Heavy, but very UN-Heart like.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 7 September 2010 07:18 (thirteen years ago) link
― The Reverend, Thursday, March 27, 2008 11:30 PM Bookmark
― The Reverend, Tuesday, 7 September 2010 07:50 (thirteen 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
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