Brigade (CD - 1990)

Sensing that they had perhaps gone overboard in sweetening their sound with too many synthesizers on their past two hit albums, 1985's HEART and 1987's BAD ANIMALS, Heart attempted a return to basics for their first '90s release, BRIGADE. While not as raw and straight-ahead as early classics such as DREAMBOAT ANNIE, it was another release worthy of chart success and fit perfectly into the rock radio climate of the time. Like all of Heart's past records, BRIGADE's track list is a blend of both ballads ("Secret," "I Don't Want to Need You") and rockers ("Wild Child," "The Night"). minimize