Heart Returns To Making Good Music- 4.5 Stars

Review Score: (10/10)
With BRIGADE, Heart released their first good album in several years. However, I can't call it great because there are a few top-notch rockers- "Wild Child", "Tall Dark Handsome Stranger", "Call Of the Wild", and "The Night"- surrounded by the usual AOR material, and, unlike JUPITERS DARLING, this one doesn't always rock consistently. Unfortunately, Ann Wilson was having severe weight problems when this was recorded, and it seemed to interfere with her creativity, as most of the songs are by outside writers, and the big hits were all ballads. I've learned from this that I should do all I can to avoid eating too much. Consequently, although the "official" star rating is a 5, in reality, I'm giving it 5 for effort and 4 for achievement for an overall rating of 4.5 stars. You should get this one, but only after you own the Epic/Legacy GREATEST HITS, the first four albums, ALIVE IN SEATTLE, and JUPITERS DARLING.

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