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Breakthrough Debut Launched Hearts Hall of Fame Career: Dreamboat Annie Blends Electric and Acoustic Elements, Includes the Classics Magic Man and Crazy on You
50th Anniversary Edition of 1975 Album Features Audiophile Sound: Mobile Fidelitys Numbered-Edition Hybrid SACD Plays with Revealing Clarity and Rich Details
Hearts breakthrough debut, Dreamboat Annie, has often been framed in the context of a female-led band successfully matching the moves of its male counterparts during an era when women werent associated with rocking out particularly on a mainstream level. While that take is true Ann and Nancy Wilson practically stood alone amid a commercial age dominated by testosterone it undersells the appeal, scope, and craftsmanship of an album that deserves to be revered strictly because of its merit, not because of the gender of the groups principal members.
The band further separated itself from its rock contemporaries via a trove of lighter material. Eclipsing the six-minute mark, Soul of the Sea depicts Hearts ambitious interest in psychedelia, blues, and folk. Hearts tender side also emerges on the misty ballad How Deep It Goes, a prime example of Ann Wilsons penchant to deliver softness with the same penchant she does heaviness and a standout for Nancy Wilsons prowess on guitar. Both sisters similarly shine on the crossover (Love Me Like Music) Ill Be Your Song, whose mix of vulnerability, strings, and handclaps signal the extraordinary vision Heart had from the start. Decades later, it all sounds better than ever.
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