Belly to Belly

Warrant | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 1, 1996)
• Original Release Date: October 1, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sanctuary Records
• ASIN: B000001Y9G
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,460 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alternative Warrant, October 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Belly to Belly (Audio CD)

You can either love this album or hate it. Be warned though, this IS an alternative album, but it is excellent and puts a lot of the so-called alternative bands to shame. It's heavy, it's creative, it's ambitious, it's different, and it's very very underrated. The album rocks hard on "A.Y.M.", "Indian Giver," and "Vertigo," but also still finds room for an amazing ballad "Letter To a Friend." I won't lie to you, it will take some time to get used to this different side of the band, but it's well worth it.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't Deserve The Critism It Gets, June 23, 2005

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Some Gravity (Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Belly to Belly (Audio CD)

"Belly To Belly"-Warrant's fifth studio album(not counting their greatest hits record)coming right after "Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich","Cherry Pie","Dog Eat Dog",and "Ultraphobic" is a really good album.Several Warrant fans tend to diss this album-why is that? The reason is because it is different from D.R.F.S.R. and Cherry Pie. Warrant has had a reputation for trying to keep up with the latest trends in music,and while this CD does prove that Warrant was trying to get away from songs like "Heaven" and "Cherry Pie"(songs that made them famous,songs that allowed them to have fans)and that they really did want to keep up with the latest trends in music,it still is really good. It is a little bit of a rock album and has maybe a little bit of blues/jazz to it. The opening track,"In The End(There's Nothing)" is a really good way to open an album and has really good lyrics and music to it.The two "Interlude" tracks are really strong instrumentals and the first instrumentals Warrant ever recorded and put on a CD. In the meantime,"Letter To A Friend" and "Falling Down" both deal with personal songwriging(boyfriends/girlfriends breaking up and death),and the songs that were the singles off of this album("Indian Giver","A.Y.M.",and "Feels Good")are all really good concepts for songs-and it is a shame that they were never hits. When Warrant was making this album,original drummer Steven Sweet and original lead guitarist Joey Allen had both been gone from the band ever since "Dog Eat Dog" had been released(that was about a year or two after D.E.D. had been released and it was before "Ultraphobic" had been released)and with Rick Steir(the lead guitarist on Ultra who had also been a member of the band Kingdom Come)on lead guitar and Bobby Borg on drums,the Warrant line-up at the time(Jani Lane,Jerry Dixon,Erik Turner,Steir and Borg)produced the album(this was the first Warrant album that the band themselves produced)and they did a really good job with the production and the songwriting.

Don't get fooled by all of the negative things You may have heard about this album-give it a listen.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Belly to Belly is Head to Toe Rock & Roll, September 24, 2002

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Chris Ivey (Texas,United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Belly to Belly (Audio CD)

In Warrant's defense, they have strived to give their audience what they wanted. In the 80's it was sex, drugs, and of course, RockNRoll. When the younger generation came to and saw what was being offered, they revolted. Hence, "GRUNGE". Now that Warrant was left without a label, without the media horse and cart(MTV), they were left to just focus on what the real audience wanted. This is where outstanding music and lyrics come together with their hard charged, explosive, yet emotional masterpieces; Dog Eat Dog, Ultraphobic, and of course Belly to Belly. The latter being one of the best examples by far. Jani has not only written better lyrics, it seems he finally has a band behind him to truly evoke those emotions passed on with those lyrics. No offense to Joey or his fans, he is by far one of the greats on the guitar. And as I too love the sweet sounds of the Hair Ballads, it is refreshing to hear one of the most talented voices in rock history stretch those "limits" saddled on him by marketing. Forever will we love "Cherry Pie", "Down Boys", and even if you won't admit it, "Heaven". Yet as we all grow and mature in our own rights, our love for our favorite music can grow and bend without breaking. Give this album a try and you will not be disappointed.