In Heat

Artist: Black 'N Blue
Label: Majestic Rock
Category: Music

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Format: Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 822927006527
EAN: 0822927006527
ASIN: B0000AOYBS

Release Date: 2003-07-24

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BEST METAL FROM THE OLDEN DAYS PT.1
More overlooked 80's hard rock/metal albums
Black 'n Blue

Tracks:

Rock On
Sight for Sore Eyes
Heat It Up! Burn It Out!
Suspicious
Snake
Live It Up
Gimme Your Love
Get Wise to the Rise
Great Guns of Fire
Stranger

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Customer Reviews:

A bit disappointing.......2006-07-12

Is not that this album is a bad one, because it has some brilliant moments, but compared to their first three albums, this one didn't achive the high expectations that were set on them. Once again Gene Simmons produced, and the result was a bit...confusing. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big Kiss fan, but I guess that the fact that he co-wrote many of the songs, provoked that B'n B didn't sound at all like B'n B (listen to "Sight for sour eyes", but specially "Give me your love" and "Live it up", if you want to know what I mean). There are a couple of good radio oriented songs ("Rock on" and "Suspicious"). "Stranger" is slow but with a nice groove (maybe not the best choice to close the album). "Heat it up" is heavy and with a nice build up intro (too bad there is not a guitar solo in the middle of it). But the best tracks of the album are without a doubt: "The snake", "Great guns of fire" and "Get wise to the rise". If you are a casual fan and you're going to give B'n B just one chance, skip this one and try "Black'n Blue", "Without love" or "Nasty, nasty". If that's not the case, try the four of them and give yourself the chance to discover one of the most underrated, talented and greatest hard rock bands of all time. Long live Black'n Blue!!!!!

Many Memorable Songs - Underrated Album.......2004-08-20

This is the band's fourth album, and the second to be produced by Gene Simmons. This is an underrated album - almost every song is strong and there are several that are "hits".

I picked this up on cassette when I was 15 in '87, and again recently on CD. I still enjoy it immensely.

Tracks:
Rock On: Great intro tune, excellent melody
Sight for Sore Eyes: A bit of a departure, okay tune
Heat it Up, Burn it Out: Great builds up, strong rhythm
Suspicious: Okay attempt at a radio friendly song
Snake: Great rocker
Live It Up: I remember they closed a concert with this one. One of the classics on this album.
Gimme Your Love: Another awesome song
Get Wise to the Rise: One of my favorite tunes of all time - can't beat the lyrics and killer beat
Great Guns of Fire: Awesome rockin' tune - faster paced
Stranger: Slow tune that isn't all that great. Would have preferred to end the album with Great Guns of Fire.

This is an awesome album and their most mature effort. All their albums are good but this is their best one overall. This one shows their energy, passion, and awesome musicianship. It's a shame they weren't more popular - this album would have gotten them there if they'd received more promotion.

Make or Break Album......That Broke.......2004-03-12

I was always of fan of BnB. Nasty Nasty was a great album full of catchy songs. When I picked up In Heat, I was hoping this would be the album to put this band in the upper echelon on Hair bands, and provoke interest in thier earlier efforts among the mainstream. I think this was the make it, or break album for these guys and unfortunately it didn't pay off. There are some decent songs like "Suspicous" and "The Snake", but they really don't sound like Black n' Blue songs. I think the biggest problem is the involvement of Gene Simmons. Don't get me wrong, I am a Kiss fan, but Gene co-wrote most of the songs on In Heat and produced the album. The result is Black n' Blue's personality got lost in the mix. The disc is the band's swan song and for that reason alone I am glad to own it, but I would recommend getting the Greatest Hits disc or, get a copy of Nasty Nasty.

Not Their Best Moment.......2004-03-02

I was pumped when this album came out back in 1988. I had loved "Without Love" and "Nasty Nasy" and thought things could only get better. In this case, no...things kind of went to pieces. Gone is the personality that permiated the music of the first three albums. The individual style and sound the band had created over the past several years had all but evaporated.

On "In Heat" the band seemed to leave behind their guitar oriented sound for a more bass and programmed drum sound similar to Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar on Me." You can particularly hear this on "Sight for Sore Eyes" (not another Aerosmith cover), "Rock On," "Gimmie Your Love" and "Suspicious." They're all variations on that same formula. "Stranger" almost sounds like an attempt at Def Leppard's "Foolin'," but not as good. They're really not bad songs, but they don't sound like the Black n' Blue I came to admire. Instead they sound like weak attempts to copy other bands' material.

The bright spots on the album are "The Snake," "Get Wise to the Rise," and "Great Guns of Fire." The songs have some semblance of that old Black n' Blue sound.

It was after this album that the band called it quits. Jaime St. James went on with his own band, St. James, while Tommy Thayer has gone on to work with Kiss. As I mentioned in the title of the review, "In Heat" isn't Black n. Blue's best moment (that would be Nasty Nasty" and Without Love"), but it has a few bright spots on it -- although they're few and far between. If you're a fan of the band, wait until the price comes down, because it really isn't work seeking out at the import price of $25+.

Awesome Rock 'n Roll!.......2003-09-24

The Black 'n Blue album "In Heat"is awesome rock 'n roll by far! This was the last album Black 'n Blue released before they broke up in 1988. KISS bassist Gene Simmons produced this album and did a good job. (Black 'n Blue guitarist Tommy Thayer is now touring as the Ace Frehley Spaceman persona on the KISS/Aerosmith tour.) The standout track on this album is the opening song, "Rock On". It is a strong song with a great story, an awesome way to open an album, and there are rocking guitar riffs at the beginning of the song by Black 'n Blue guitarists Tommy Thayer and Jef "Woop" Warner. Highly Recommended!

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