Heart fans are ecstatic with the release of the band's evocative
and controversial second album 'Magazine' on Hybrid SACD by Marshall
Blonstein's Audio Fidelity! 'Magazine' shows Heart while they were
still an idealistically young band, before they became such a
worldwide phenomenon. Their second album shows the same impassioned
songs that marked the band's debut, 'Dreamboat Annie'. They were
really hard rockers back then. Ann and Nancy Wilson wove a tapestry
of gypsy meets modern woman, and it is highly involved in the early
songwriting. The album features a mix of ballads and straight out
rock-blues-metal at its purest.
'Magazine'
was recorded in 1978 and was a victim of legal hassles with the label
that delayed its release, yet the album boasts a mix of light and
heavy tracks that are pure Heart. The rockin' “Devil Delight” and
the bluesy-rock stomp of “Heartless” - one of their best songs
ever! There's the beautiful, sweet acoustic moment of “Here Song”
and the smooth “Just The Wine” and the Badfinger cover “Without
You” - Ann's vocals are incredible, she has the chops to belt out
like Janis Joplin! There's the pure, slow and chugging blues of
“Mother Earth Blues” and the stomping live recording, “I've Got
The Music In Me.”
Heart's
'Magazine' eventually went platinum and peaked at #17 on the album
charts and the album's only single “Heartless” landed in the Top
40.
Tracks
include:
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Heartless
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Devil Delight
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Just The Wine
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Without You
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Magazine
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Here Song
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Mother Earth Blues (live)
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I've Got The Music In Me (live)
Mastered
by Steve Hoffman at Stephen Marsh Mastering
For
more information: http://www.audiofidelity.net/content/heart-magazine
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