Vinnie Vincent Invasion

Artist: Vinnie Vincent Invasion
Label: Zoom Club
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 5036408004116
ASIN: B0000506EO

Release Date: 2004-04-22

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Tracks:

Boyz Are Gonna Rock
Shoot You Full of Love
No Substitute
Animal
Twisted
Do You Wanna Make Love
Back on the Streets
I Wanna Be Your Victim
Baby-O
Invasion

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Customer Reviews:

Interesting album, hard to listen to.......2007-01-01

We all know Vinnie Vincent is a talented guitarist. He co-wrote all the songs on the Kiss "Lick it Up" album, and others as well if you dig into some Kiss history. I bought VVI originally on LP way back in the day, intrigued to see what Vinnie would put together without Kiss.

This is nothing like Kiss, so get that out of your head. It's full-on, spandex rock that stands alone among the other 80's rock/metal albums based on 2 factors: 1. Crazy, over-the-top guitar playing, and 2. Vocals that are more over-the-top than the guitar.

Vincent's guitar playing is frenetic and loud (you decide if that's good or bad). One complaint is that the solos don't seem to go anywhere. Sure, they go a million miles per hour, but there doesn't seem to be much of a point--just a lot of notes. I've read in several interviews over the years that Vincent slowed the tapes while recording in order to make his soloing sound even faster (don't know if that's actually true, though).

Robert Fleischman's vocals are what make this disc a tough listen for me. First off, the lyrics themselves are pretty ridiculous, even by 80's glam metal standards. I can get past that. But the vocals are so over-the-top and high-pitched I have a hard time listening to this after a just a few songs. Perhaps the one exception to this is "Back on the Streets," which also features Vinnie on co-lead vocal. I've heard a demo of this track sung by Jeff Scott Soto (new Journey vocalist) and I'm left thinking I'd probably like this album more if JSS handled the vocals.

One thing is for sure: this album is pretty unique. "All Systems Go" was the follow-up to this disc (and the group's last), but it's fairly tame compared to this one.

Unchained 80s.......2006-05-15

I rate this 5 stars for its uniqueness, not necessarily for its musical excellence...Open the cassette and it says: "Made 2 be played at maximum volume" Well kids, they weren't jokin...this is hands down the LOUDEST album you'll ever hear in the 80s hair genre. OK, if you're expecting timeless music you'll be disappointed. But if you want to remember the good ol days of spandex this is a fine addition to your collection. The 1st track , Boyz Are Gonna Rock, is pure adrenaline. Followed by Shoot You Full of Love (strong vocals),your ears are now aching...skip on down to track 6, Do you Wanna Make Love, and have that after you-know-what cigarette. The rest of the album is "interesting", each track having a unique riff/effect. Much ado in the liner notes about no synthesizers being used...no kiddin Vinnie?

ROCK ON VINNIE.......2004-01-08

VINNIE VINCENT INVASION IS A KILLER BAND BOTH CDS OF THEM PERSONILLY MY FAVORITE ALBUM IS THE SUBTITLE DEBUT IF YOU LICEN TO IT YOUR MIND WILL EXPLODE BECAUSE EVERY SONG FROM START TO FINISH ARE HARD AND PERFECT IF YOU NEVER HEARD THIS ALBUM HERE IT NOW YOULL THANK ME WHEN YOUR DONE LICENING TO THE CD ITS A POWERHOUSE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH MY FAVORITE SONG PERSONILLY WELL I HAVE TO OF THEM SHOOT YOU FOOL OF LOVE AND NO SUBSTITUTE THOSE TO SONG ARE KILLER ROCK ON VINNIE VINCENT INVASION

VINNIE VINCENT INVASION ROCKS.......2004-01-08

THIS ALBUM IS GREAT IF YOU NEVER HEARD IT YOU HAVE TO HEAR IT NOW THERE IS NOT A SINGLE SONG ON IT THAT I DONT LOVE EVERY SONG ON IT IS SO GREAT MY FAVORITE SONG IS PROBLABLY SHOOT U FULL OF LOVE ITS A POWERHOUSE SONG AND I ALSO LOVE NO SUBSTITUTE WHAT GREAT BEAT VINNIE VINCENT INVASION ONLY MADE 2 CDS BUT ILOVE THEM BOTH THRE ONE OF 2 BEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME YOU HAVE TO HEAR THEM NOW

In your face 80s metal!!!.......2003-08-06

I bought this album when I was 13 years old back in 1986. I loved it then, I love it now. The music is very solid. The singing is better than Mark Slaughter, and the songs are very catchy. Vinnie's rhythem playing is very cool, but the solos [are bad]. His playing is sloppy, uncontrolled, and monotonous. I know of a million guys that can play faster and cleaner than Vinnie...That aside, the songs are really good, and Vinnie's rhythems are great. Buy this album, but don't get excited about the fast playing, because, believe me, it is very sub-par. My favorites include "Shoot ya full of Love", "Twisted", "Boyz r gonna Rock", and "Do ya wanna make love". The last 3 minutes of "Invasion" is the biggest waste of space.

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