It also marked the last Heart album to feature the longtime rhythm section of Mike DeRosier (drums) and Steve Fossen (bass), who left after the recording of the album and were replaced by Denny Carmassi and Mark Andes.
Billboard 200 for an incredible fourteen weeks. The single "This Man is Mine" actually scored the band a hit and helped keep the album on the U.S. She is, without a doubt, the reason that this band is so endearing. Either way vocalist Ann Wilson's incredibly sexy voice works. Hard rock songs like "City's Burning" and "The Situation" would easily have fit on past records, whereas the single "This Man Is Mine" features a more streamlined pop sound. Here there is a mix of new and old that works quite well.
With "Private Audition" Heart moved towards a more polished radio-friendly sound, yet not to the extent they would in a few years. "Private Audition" was the sixth studio album released by Heart, released in 1982.
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The glossy 80's were in full swing and the 70's Zeppelin hard rock sound was falling by the wayside. I've always considered these two Heart albums to be transitional albums. Heart - Private Audition/Passion Works (BGO) 1982/1983 The other track, To Long A Time is an early demo from 1976 of "Live Alive". Two bonus tracks are included with the remastered CD including a live cover of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven", a band that obviously had a lot of influence on Heart. Who was the idiot who suggested that these two sisters were sexual lovers? Idiot! In retaliation and to relieve here anger, Ann returned to her hotel room and wrote the song "Barracuda". He made the statement based on a sexy ad that the band's former record company placed in Rolling Stone magazine. As the story goes, a reporter made a comment, backstage after a live appearance, that the sisters were sex partners. I always found the story behind "Barracuda" somewhat interesting. It's one of those all time classic rock and roll records. To many Heart fans, "Little Queen" is the quintessential Heart record, and I wouldn't necessarily disagree. Whether she is belting out a heavy rocker like "Barracuda" or singing along to something more acoustic and folksy, her voice is perfect. Vocalist Ann Wilson, who also performs flute and some keyboards on the album, has one of the most beautiful voices ever. The entire album is very earthy sounding, something that would disappear as the band entered the 80's and moved more towards glossy pop and big-hair hard rock. Much of "Little Queen" consists of folk-influenced, acoustic-oriented rock such as "Treat Me Well" and "Cry to Me." "Dream of the Archer" has an acoustic Zep-vibe. Despite the fact that "Barracuda" and "Kick It Out" are heavy rockers "Little Queen" is not a 70's heavy metal album by any stretch. "Little Queen" is a solid rock 'n' roll record from beginning to end. However, "Little Queen" is not a couple singles with a bunch of filler stuffed around them.
"Kick It Out" is another hard rocker and fan favorite. Decades later and the song is still a regular player on rock radio across the globe. The song is about as heavy and hard hitting as Heart got. The album was hugely successful and produced one of their most popular hit songs, "Barracuda". They left Mushroom Records, with whom they released their first LP, and signed with Portrait Records. "Little Queen" was Heart's second studio album and their first on a major label.
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