BARON ROJO: (1980) Larga Vida Al Rock And Roll @256kbps

This is the debut album from one of the best and probable the most well-known metal bands from Spain and it can compare with such releases as Resistencia´s “Hecho En Venezuela” or Riff’s “Ruedas De Metal” in the fact that it’s more on the hard rock side than in the metal side. Still it’s one of those essential albums for any Spanish-speaking metalhead to own, as the two aforementioned albums too. This is the album that started a long run of releases where Baron Rojo could do no wrong.
The album has lots of fast-paced hard rock/primitive speed metal moments and also some mid-paced utter heavy riffs thrown in to make it as memorable as possible.
It starts off with pure speed metal ownage in the form of “Con Botas Sucias” which has a superb riff work and a really memorable chorus, all held tight by consistent drumming. Next is “Anda Suelto Satanas” and it’s another absolute highlight that relies on the top notch mid-paced riffage and its catchy chorus. And then at 3:00 we have a raucous and bloody scream followed by a top quality bass groove and then the song ends. The title track “Larga Vida Al Rock & Roll” is a catchy and intense fast-paced tune with lots of melodic leads and it probably features the band’s most memorable chorus ever. “Chica De La Ciudad” is a cool mid-paced number with overt catchiness, nice shredding soloing and love lyrics about a girl from the city. Then “Baron Rojo” is another enjoyable track that closes the album in a great fashion.
Then there are other songs like “Los Desertores Del Rock” or “El Presidente” which aren´t bad by any means but they are a bit of a lightweight when compared to “Con Botas Sucias” or “Anda Suelto Satanas”.
Conclusion: It features some of the best and most classic tunes from Baron Rojo and the other songs are pretty good too. --- Written by Gabometal86 on April 8th, 2005

Tracks
1. con las botas sucias
2. anda suelto satanas
3. el pobre
4. los desertores del rock
5. efluvios
6. larga vida al rock and roll
7. el presidente
8. chica de ciudad
9. baron rojo

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BARON ROJO: (1982) Volumen Brutal @256kbps

This album is probably one of the best Heavy Metal records of all time... And... Yeah!! It is from the most classic spanish band. Lars Ulrich said that it was one of his top ten album (a long time ago, when he was a metalhead hehehe). Their style is pure Heavy Metal from 1981... We found some Speed Metal like "Resistiré" ("Stand Up" in the English Version, like Accept's "Fast As A Shark" or "Rapid Fire" by Priest) combined with 70's Hard Rock ballad "Dame Una Oportunidad" and powerful "pre-thrash??" riffs like "Las Flores del Mal" (Flowers Of Evil). Variety, melody, and quallity-catchy songwriting with a english production. Bruce Dickinson help them translating the lyrics for the english version.
The Musicianship is great, classic rock musicians doing a very powerful record. Excellent guitar work by De Castro Brothers (great harmonies, solos, riffs and filling... Two great classic guitar players) and great voice by Sherpa (and great bass to). If you like classic Metal, Hard Rock, NWOBHM... This is for you! --- Written by El_Serra on March 1st, 2004

Tracks
1. incomunicación
2. los rockeros van al infierno
3. dame la oportunidad
4. son como hormigas
5. las flores del mal
6. resistiré
7. satánico plan (volumén brutal)
8. concierto para ellos
9. hermano del rock & roll
10. el barón vuela sobre inglaterra

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BARON ROJO: (1983) Metalmorfosis @256kbps

After two incredibly heavy and historical significant albums, Baron Rojo goes to England with DJ Mariscal Romero to record their third album, called Metalmorfosis (1983). This album was released only in Spanish, but the first 1,000 copies had an extra 7-inch single with two inedited songs, “Invulnerable” and “Herencia Letal”, both very popular among the fans. On the other hand, the LP's two hit singles, “Casi Me Mato” and “El Malo” put the band at the peak of its popularity in Spain and in the rest of Europe, where they played at the Heavy Sound Festival'83 in Belgium, being co-headliners with Gary Moore.
“Casí Me Mato” starts with a weird guitar arrangement and then it bursts into heavy metal ownage right from the trenches featuring a nice and memorable chorus and cool mid-paced riff and an awesome melodic solo. “Rockero Indomable” starts with a tidy drum intro and it features one of those mid-paced riffs which began to build up the legend back in 1981 in the band’s debut album. Seriously, every time I hear one of Baron Rojo’s albums I expect one of those groundbreaking riffs. Then “El Malo” is an enjoyable and melodic five minute banger with a nice sing-along chorus and it ends in a cool speed metal fashion. “Herencia Letal” is a proof of speed metal ownage with a fast and solid vocal delivery and a catchy chorus. I picked up those four tunes to describe because those are my absolute favorite tunes on the album, but I really love all of the songs except one. “Siempre Estas Allí” is an especially galling ballad which I could never stand. The performance of the Uruguayan drummer Hermes Calabria (ex-Psiglo) makes him probably the ideal drummer for this band. He was a pioneer in Spain in the use of the double-pedal bass drum. The De Castro brothers did a fine axe job and Sherpa handed the vocals really good. Conclusion: Buy. Headbang. Enjoy. --- Written by Gabometal86 on April 9th, 2005

Tracks
1. casi me mato
2. rockero indomable
3. tierra de vandalos
4. que puedo hacer
5. siempre estas allí
6. hirosima
7. el malo
8. diosa razón
9. se escapa el tiempo

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BARON ROJO: (1984) Baron Rojo Al Vivo @256

Tracks
CD --- 1
1. baron rojo
2. incomunicación
3. campo de concentración
4. el mundo puede ser diferente
5. las flores del mal
6. concierto para ellos
7. mensajeros de la destrucción
8. atacó el hombre blanco

CD --- 2
1. tierra de vandalos
2. solo de guitarra
3. muchisimo amor
4. czardas
5. los roqueros van al infierno
6. buenos aires
7. solo de bateria
8. resistiré
9. con botas sucias

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BARON ROJO: (1985) Siempre Estais Allí @256

Tracks
1.Larga vida al rock and roll 04:11
2.El malo 05:24
3.El barón vuela sobre Inglaterra 02:42
4.El pobre 03:32
5.Diosa razón 04:14
6.Invulnerable 06:00
7.Se escapa el tiempo 04:56
8.¿Qué puedo hacer? 04:26
9.Siempre estás allí 06:29

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BARON ROJO: (1985) En Un Lugar De La Marcha @256

By the year of 1985 Baron Rojo was held in a really high status and they even played on such metal festivals as The Reading Festival with Gary Moore, iron Maiden, etc and their were a top-selling band, all their previous albums have either gone gold or platinum. Sadly, this was their last album that would enjoy those privileges, Baron Rojo had lyrics about social injustice and that’s what attracted many people to their in the early 80´s. lyrics like “Resistiré” and “El Pobre” were a strong fulcrum point for this band, the youthful and rebellious mass felt identified with those lyrics, and now in “En Un Lugar De La Marcha” those kind of lyrics were missing. On the musicianship, this album has some of Baron Rojo´s highest peaks; lots of nifty speed metal moments and overt riffing. The band wanted a change of sound, so they mixed and produced the album themselves and believe me that this is their better sounding album up to that point. This album made a few eardrums burst with songs like “Chicos Del Rock” which is a nice mid-paced tune with an anthem-like and ubber catchy chorus and showing hints of Thin Lizzy and Ted Nugent on that blazing hard rock riff but featuring really cheesy and childish lyrics about heavy rock. “Cuerdas De Acero” is a quality and melodic speed metal number featuring a semi-godly guitar work with lots of harmony leads a la Judas Priest and lyrics dedicated to the guitar and its steel strings. “Hijos De Caín” is a nice heavy ballad that starts with a tidy drum intro and it features a really lengthy and shredding solo on the break. The lyrics tell the biblical story of Cain and Abel. “Tras De Tí” is a kinda rock boogie with a southern feel to it. It’s not bad to have some lyrics dealing with the fact that you like heavy rock and all that kind of issues, but when half of your lyrics are similar to Twisted Sister’s “I Wanna Rock”, then you are somehow screwed and that’s what’s happening here. Still, those silly and cheesy lyrics really don’t harm the album but I would have rated this one higher if the lyrics were more or less similar to the ones on their previous releases. Anyhow, the musicianship is as tight as ever and that makes this a worthy album.
Conclusion: The De Castro brothers did it again; they have delivered another enjoyable slab of heavy metal with equal catchiness and speed. --- Written by Gabometal86 on April 9th, 2005

Tracks
1. Breakthoven 05:26
2. El baile de los malditos 04:23
3. Chicos del rock 05:20
4. Caso perdido 05:43
5. Cuerdas de acero 04:42
6. No ver, no hablar, no oír 05:45
7. Tras de ti 04:44
8. Hijos de Caín

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BARON ROJO: (1987) Tierra De Nadie @256

Tracks
1.Pico de oro 05:15
2.El pedal 05:27
3.La voz de su amo 04:41
4.Tierra de nadie 06:27
5.Señor inspector 03:55
6.Sombras en la noche 05:55
7.Pobre Madrid 05:05
8.El precio del futuro 07:45

d-Links
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BARON ROJO: (1988) !No Va Mas! @256

Tracks
1.Travesía urbana 04:40
2Cansado de esperar 04:46
3.El gladiador 04:20
4.En tinieblas 05:15
5.Los domingos son aburridos 03:42
6.Kamikaze 03:40
7.Trampa y cartón 04:43
8.Carga y descarga 04:09
9.Celtas cortos 05:26
10.Mil años luz (agujeros negros) 05:06

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BARON ROJO: Obstinato @256

Tracks
1.Vampiros y banqueros 05:27
2.Por vez primera 04:55
3.Get on your knees 03:53
4.Tren fantasma 05:11
5.Colapso en la M-30 05:06
6.Paraiso terrenal 03:54
7.Dueño de mi destino 04:26
8.Herencia letal 07:12
9.Seguimos vivos 04:36
10.Pura sangre 04:46

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BARON ROJO: (1992) Desafio @256

Tracks
1.Te espero en el infierno 04:35
2.Ali-baba y los 40 ladrones 04:46
3.Exorcismo 04:23
4.Noches de rock and roll 05:45
5.El enemigo a batir 04:24
6.Rock'stimulación 05:49
7.politico 06:09
8.Señor censor 05:00
9.Hijos del blues (generación perdida) 07:05
10.Girls got rhythm (AC/DC cover) 03:30

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BARON ROJO: (1997) Arma Secreta @256

Tracks
1.Bajo tierra 04:10
2.Arma secreta 04:39
3.Todo me de igual 04:00
4.No hay solución sin rock and roll 04:46
5.Aquí estoy 04:27
6.No odas 02:30
7.Fugitivo 04:50
8.Blues del teléfono 04:14
9.Comunicación 04:04
10.Sobre este mundo hostil 04:33
11.Robinsong 03:43
12.Hielo al rojo 03:21

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TANK: Filth Hounds of Hades

Tracks
1. shellshock
2. struck by lightning
3. run like hell
4. blood, guts and beer
5. that's what dreams are made of
6. turn your head around
7. heavy artillery
8. who needs love song
9. filth hounds of hades

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TANK: Power Of The Hunter

Tracks
1. walking barefoot over glass
2. pure hatred
3. biting and scratching
4. some came running
5. t.a.n.k.
6. used leather
7. crazy horses
8. set your back on fire
9. red skull rock
10. power of the hunter

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THIN LIZZY: Fighting

Tracks
1. rosalie
2. for those who love to live
3. suicide
4. wild one
5. fighting my way back
6. king's revenge
7. spirit slips away
8. silver dollar
9. freedom song
10. ballad of a hard man

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TOKYO BLADE: Blackhearts And Jaded Spades

Tracks
1. dirty faced angels
2. make it through the night
3. always
4. lovin' you is an easy thing to do
5. undercover honeymoon
6. you are the heart
7. blackhearts and jaded spades
8. tough guys tumble
9. dancing in blue moonlight
10. playroom of poison dreams
11. monkey's blood

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TOKYO BLADE: Lightning Strikes (EP)

Tracks
1. Lightning Strikes
2. Fever
3. Attack Attack

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TROJAN: Chasing the Storm

Tracks
1. chasing the storm
2. tonight we've got it made
3. only the strong survive
4. hypnotized
5. backstabber
6. icehouse
7. take no prisoners
8. hot and ready
9. help me
10. aggressor

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URIAH HEEP: Abominog

Tracks
1. too scared to run
2. chasing shadows
3. on the rebound
4. hot night in a cold town
5. running all night (with the lion)
6. that's the way it is
7. prisoner
8. hot persuasion
9. sell your soul
10. think it over
Bonus
11. tin soldier (from the Abominog Jr. EP)
12. son of a bitch (from the Abominog Jr. EP)
13. that's the way it is (demo version)
14. hot persuasion (demo version)

d-Link
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URIAH HEEP: Firefly

Tracks
1. the hanging tree
2. been away too long
3. who needs me
4. wise man
5. do you know
6. rollin' on
7. sympathy
8. firefly
9. crime of passion (bonus)
10. do you know (bonus)
11. a far better know (bonus)
12. wise man (bonus)

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URIAH HEEP: Innocent Victim

Tracks
1. Keep On Ridin'
2. Flyin' High
3. Roller
4. Free 'N' Easy
5. Illusion
6. Free Me
7. Cheat 'N' Lie
8. The Dance
9. Choices

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WHIPLASH: Cult Of One

Tracks
1. such is the will
2. no one's idol
3. no fear to tread
4. 1.000 times
5. wheel of misfortune
6. heavenaut
7. lost world
8. cult of one
9. enemy
10. apostle of truth

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WHIPLASH: Sit Stand Kneel Prey

Tracks
1. climb out of hell
2. left unsaid
3. hitlist
4. cyanide grenade
5. jane doe
6. knock me down
7. lack of contrition
8. word to the wise
9. strangeface
10. catharsis
11. sit stand kneel prey

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Y & T: 1976 - Yesterday & Today

Years before unleashing their critically acclaimed Earthshaker album in 1981, San Francisco's Y&T had enjoyed a brief, semi-covert existence in the mid-'70s, when they still went by their original name, the pre-shortening Yesterday & Today. Signed to the tiny London label, the quartet recorded two albums during this phase, the first of which was this eponymous 1976 debut. And although their name eventually changed, this album already boasted most of the sonic traits which would characterize the band's entire career thereafter, most notably, amazingly high musicianship standards all around and searing leads from main man Dave Meniketti. Highlights include the party-hardy anthem "25 Hours a Day," the emotional, atmospheric ballad "My Heart Plays Too," and the strutting tour de force "Fast Ladies (Very Slow Gin)." The excellent closer "Beautiful Dreamer" would also survive long into the band's latter days as a regular concert favorite, and sees Meniketti doing his best Sammy Hagar impression. Which raises the compelling theory that, in effect, Yesterday & Today actually bridged the gap between Montrose and Van Halen in the succession process of Californian hard rock. Given the quality of this debut, it's really a shame they didn't fare as well as either band..... by Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide

Tracks:
1. Animal Women (3:38)
2. 25 Hours a Day (3:37)
3. Game Playing Woman (5:21)
4. Come on Over (3:05)
5. My Heart Plays Too (6:36)
6. Earthshaker (3:15)
7. Fast Ladies (Very Slow Gin) (4:25)
8. Alcohol (4:29)
9. Beautiful Dreamer (5:34)

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Y&T - 1978 - Struck Down

Struck Down was Yesterday & Today's second long-player, and their last release prior to changing their name to Y&T in the early '80s. And though not as consistent as the band's rock-solid debut two years earlier, it too collects a wealth of enjoyable material performed by an already very confident and mature band. Most noticeable of all, Struck Down is astoundingly heavy for its time, with high-energy cuts like the title track, "Road," and "Dreams of Egypt" packing loads of guts and swagger and evincing a bite which aptly captures the band's legendary live power onto vinyl. A few pedestrian moments, including the cheesy shuffle "Nasty Sadie," the rather one-dimensional "I'm Lost," and the psychedelic anachronism "Stargazer" keep this from being a fully satisfactory set, but they certainly could have done a lot worse... by Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide

Tracks:
1. Struck Down
2. Pleasure in My Heart
3. Road'
4. Nasty Sadie
5. Dreams of Egypt
6. Tried to Show You
7. I'm Lost
8. Stargazer

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Y&T - 1981 - Earthshaker

1981's Earthshaker is the only unanimous moment of Y&T's lengthy career. The only studio album that came close to capturing the power and energy of the San Francisco quartet's legendary concerts onto disc, the band's third L.P. was their first for new label A&M, and the first to see their original moniker Yesterday & Today shortened to its better-known incarnation. Vein-busting metal anthems like "Hurricane" and "Knock You Out" boast a menacing swagger not seen before or since, and, even though they slow things down just a bit, melodic hard rockers like "Let Me Go" and the classic "Rescue Me" never waver in intensity or purpose. Admittedly, a few of the mid-paced rockers ("Hungry for Rock," "Young and Tough") have not aged all that well, but in the manic "Squeeze," bassist Phil Kennemore takes over lead vocals so that regular frontman Dave Meniketti can deliver one of the most passionate, over-the-top lead guitar performances of his career. And Y&T save the best for last, climaxing with their signature power ballad, the dramatic "I Believe in You" -- easily one of the decade's best examples of the style, bar none. Simply put, Earthshaker is a virtual force of nature, and its no wonder Y&T found it an impossible act to follow...by Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide

Tracks:
1. Hungry for Rock
2. Dirty Girl
3. Shake It Loose
4. Squeeze
5. Rescue Me
6. Young and Tough
7. Hurricane
8. Let Me Go
9. Knock You Out
10. I Believe In You

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Y&T - 1982 - Black Tiger

Released in the wake of the critically acclaimed Earthshaker, 1982's Black Tiger was expected to catapult Y&T's career to the next level. But as the lifeless-treatment-given opening instrumental "From the Moon" makes immediately obvious, it's as if the band, producer Max Norman, and record label (A&M [the home of numerous successful pop acts, but clueless when it came to hard rock]) were all intent on botching the mission from the get-go. Rarely has a band sounded so stiff and stunted in the studio as Y&T did here. One can almost sense the band's sphincters clenching up when the red light goes on in the recording booth, such is the stale, uncomfortable vibe captured on Black Tiger. Not even the furious attack of "Open Fire" (later to become an explosive monster of a song in their live show) can save the day, and the dramatic closer "Winds of Change" simply pales in comparison to Earthshaker's piece de resistance, "I Believe in You." Uneven songwriting is also to blame, and for every winning track they present Y&T always manages to follow it with a total stinker. For example, impressive moments like "Forever" (which expands on the "From the Moon" melody with great results) and "Barroom Boogie" are interspersed with embarrassing drivel like "Hell or High Water" and "My Way or the Highway." In the end, Black Tiger made for a frustrating listening experience, and its commercial failure would strike a blow to Y&T's confidence from which they'd never fully recover...by Ed Rivadavia, All Music

Tracks:
1. From the Moon
2. Open Fire
3. Don't Wanna Lose
4. Hell Or High Water
5. Forever
6. Black Tiger
7. Baroom Boogie
8. My Way or the Highway
9. Winds of Change

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Y&T - 1983 - Mean Streak

Following the unexpected commercial underachiever that was their fourth album, Black Tiger, San Francisco's Y&T were reeling in confusion. All had seemed rosy back in 1981, when their comeback effort, Earthshaker, had been heralded as an instant classic by media and fans alike; but its successor had lacked both substance and energy by comparison, leaving the group uncertain of what to try next. Making sure to rediscover the edgy guitar tones of old for 1983's Mean Streak was a good start, but inconsistent songwriting continued to plague Y&T, who, as usual, fell way short of replicating the power of their live performances in a studio setting. Mean Streak's title track opened the proceedings in promising enough fashion, its raw energy and aggressive riffing making it one of the band's strongest singles yet. But the very next cut, "Straight Through the Heart," quickly ground everything to a halt with its flattened sonics and lurching rhythm; it took two, very tastefully executed power ballads like "Lonely Side of Town," and "Midnight in Tokyo" to salvage Side One. Side Two got under way with the competent, if rather tame "Breaking Away," only to mar a couple of commendable attempts at re-ignition in "Hang 'Em High," and "Sentimental Fool" (see its classy guitar harmonies) with the terrifying cock rock drivel of "Take You to the Limit" and "Down and Dirty." In the end, Mean Streak was another unbalanced outing that left most hard rock fans nonplussed, and serious Y&T supporters, who knew what the band was capable of, sorely disappointed...by Ed Rivadavia, All Music

Tracks:
1. Mean Streak
2. Straight Thru the Heart
3. Lonely Side of Town
4. Midnight in Tokyo
5. Breaking Away
6. Hang 'Em High
7. Take You to the Limit
8. Sentimental Fool
9. Down and Dirty

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Y&T - 1984 - In Rock We Trust

Y&T's difficulties in the recording studio continued with their sixth album, 1984's In Rock We Trust. You'd think the San Francisco quartet could have figured this out by now, but despite experimenting with a number of different approaches, recording techniques, and big-name producers, Y&T had yet to successfully capture their scorching live energy on vinyl. With Judas Priest producer Tom (Colonel) Allom on board this time around, they did manage to sound a little looser and more relaxed than on recent efforts, but to be quite honest, In Rock We Trust still paled in comparison to the freewheeling intensity of 1981's landmark Earthshaker album. "Masters and Slaves" and the driving "Break Out Tonight!" are among the highlights contained here, but the patriotic opener, "Rock & Roll's Gonna Save the World," pushes the cheese meter to the max. Making matters worse, on the ensuing tour the band would perform it in the company of their new mascot, the silver android depicted on the album's cover (aka Rock). The textbook power ballad "This Time" isn't half-bad and no doubt served its purpose as perfect "end of the prom" fodder, but consumers remained unimpressed and Y&T's slump continued unabated....by Ed Rivadavia, All Music

Tracks
1. Rock & Roll's Gonna Save the World
2. Life, Life, Life
3. Masters and Slaves
4. I'll Keep On Believin' (Do You Know)
5. Break Out Tonight!
6. Lipstick and Leather
7. Don't Stop Runnin'
8. (Your Love is) Drivin' Me Crazy
9. She's a Liar
10. This Time

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Y&T - 1985 - Down For The Count

After years of beating their collective head against the post of hard rock stardom, Y&T finally succumbed to the commercial conventions of the '80s and bowed to the synthesizer gods with 1985's Down for the Count. Under the guidance of new producer Kevin Beamish (REO Speedwagon, Saxon), Y&T joined the perm-haired masses then issuing like dandruff out of the California dust to redefine the meaning of the word "dumb." Not exactly a smash hit, the record is littered with faceless, going-nowhere-fast rockers like "Anything for Money" and "Looks Like Trouble." Even the relatively amusing "Don't Tell Me What to Wear" sounds completely forced when coming from a bunch of supposedly grown men. Out of this mucky muck, "Hands of Time" stands out as a fine, dramatic power ballad in the Y&T tradition -- anthemic and cheesy in all the right quantities. Following Down for the Count, Y&T's long-running relationship with A&M would finally come to and end, but the band would find small comfort at their new home, Geffen... by Ed Rivadavia, All Music

Tracks:
1. In the Name of Rock
2. All American Boy
3. Anytime at All
4. Anything for Money
5. Face Like an Angel
6. Summertime Girls
7. Looks Like Trouble
8. Your Mamma Don't Dance
9. Don't Tell Me What Wear
10. Hands of Time

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Y&T - 1985 - Open fire

As had been amply proved by their dismally recorded studio albums, Y&T's songs were simply made to be heard in a live setting. Arriving at the tail end of the band's association with A&M Records, Open Fire is hardly exceptional by live-album standards, but the difference between these performances and their studio counterparts is so immense that one has to wonder if the performances are even by the same band. Every forced lyric, every lame arrangement, and every lost nuance are forgotten as Y&T come to explosive life on this astounding set, which revisits the best moments from the band's early-'80s career, including "Rescue Me," "Forever," "Barroom Boogie," and "Open Fire." Later material like "Go for the Throat" and "Summertime Girls" is less impressive, and the inclusion of an old track ("25 Hours a Day") from their late-'70s origin as Yesterday & Today comes off as pedestrian at best. But a final encore of the beautifully cathartic "I Believe in You" is guaranteed to send everyone home happy... by Ed Rivadavia, All Music

Tracks:
1. Open Fire
2. Gor for the Throat
3. 25 Hours a Day
4. Rescue Me
5. Summertime Girls
6. Forever
7. Barroom Boogie
8. I Believe in You

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