Label: Mushroom Records
Category: Music
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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 9397603216121
ASIN: B000006Z8V
Release Date: 1999-12-28
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Artist: Jimmy Barnes
Label: Mushroom Records Category: Music Average customer rating:
Format: Import Media: Audio CD Number Of Discs: 1 EAN: 9397603216121 ASIN: B000006Z8V Release Date: 1999-12-28 |
Freight Train Heart
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Album Description
Freight Train Heart became a huge hit for Jimmy Barnes, and with good reason. It followed on directly from the blue-collar rock of Bodyswerve and For the Working Class Man, yet managed to create its own identity. While it may have lacked complete originality ('Driving Wheels' is a simple update of 'Working Class Man'), Barnes managed to make this set of songs an instant classic, thanks to the strength of singles like 'Waitin' for the Heartache'. Slightly more polished than For the Working Class Man (but never losing sight of its pub-rock origins), Freight Train Heart nevertheless runs neck and neck with that album for the title of Barnes' best release. 1987 release.Customer Reviews:
AOR Classic!!!.......2005-07-29
..a classic 80's album due for re-release !.......2003-05-24
Barnes' voice kinda resembles that of Sammy Hagar's and just oozes cool; it has been described as one part pure AC/DC rasp, one part eternal romantic, and one part master storyteller. The musical accompaniment is faultless; Journey-like in terms of sheer quality. Hardly surprising given that most of the songs were co-produced by ex-Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain in tandem with `Escape' producer Mike Stone. Some of Cain's usual cohorts (Neal Schon, Randy Jackson) provide backing here and have co-write credits with Barnes. With Desmond Child and Jim Vallance also contributing, of course the record sounds highly commercial, but Barnes' commanding voice keeps proceedings rooted in rock. The vocals have a huge emotional quality without ever being overwrought, even on "Waitin' For The Heartache", a balladic anthem co-written by Desmond Child. As usual Neal Schon provides a stunning array of biting solos throughout. Other highlights are the blues-ballad "Too Much Ain't Enough" and the epic "Last Frontier".
This album had a sizeable budget behind it, and it shows. Hook-laden although never syrupy. A huge accomplishment. An album for everyone and a classic. Probably as mainstream as AOR ever got. If you missed it first time, it's due for re-release in 2003!
This is really rocking!.......2003-05-21
"Freight train heart" is absolutely Jimmy Barnes' finest release and should be of interest to anyone who claims to be a rock fan. If you like the mentioned Tom Cochrane, the rockiest stuff from Tom Petty, John Cougar Mellencamp and Bruce Springsteen, I would say that the chance of liking this album is very high.
Wonderful album all the way through..........2002-12-05
This album had a sizable budget behind it, and it shows. It's a classic kind of rock, boasting top flight songwriters and session players such as Jon Cain and Neal Schon (of Journey and Bad English fame), Jim Vallance (Aerosmith, Bryan Adams, etc), Randy Jackson, Desmond Child, et al. That fact, coupled with an impeccable production courtesy of Mike Stone and Jimmy's rough powerhouse vocals, means this is for everyone. Definitely one of my top ten discs of all time.
Jimmy has since mellowed out, I hear he's just doing soul nowadays, but he thankfully left behind some great discs like this one. The first time I heard it, I didn't like it so much, I don't know what I was thinking...
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