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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Night Ranger comes out swinging, July 1, 2008
Being a longtime NR fan and I'll show my age here. I saw them open for ZZ Top in 1983, then headline with Ratt opening 3 months later. I last saw them in Dallas TX. at the Texas Jam 2 weeks before leaving home for a 6 year US Navy stint. OK, I'll cover that age thing back up now....
On to the album: Wow..... If you didn't understand that, I mean WOW..... and if that didn't get your attention I really mean WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This band never ceases to amaze me at how they can evolve and continue to make music that is both inherently Night Ranger, but up to date in its sound, and structure. Yes there is the dreggier Brad Gillis shredding, but accompanied by Jeff Watson's rock solid rhythm you can't go wrong.
For those that said Nederland was a flop, you may want to give this a listen; this AIN'T the Nederland Night Ranger. This is more like the Seven Night Ranger.
This cd is being advertised as the 8th Night Ranger release, so I can only assume that Feeding off the Mojo didn't count in this because it's only 2 of the 5 original members. By my count, it is actually the 9th release as I really enjoyed Feeding.
Needless to say, if you don't know Night Ranger, check this cd out. If you like the Classic Night Ranger, you can hear it within these tracks, but the total sound is a Night Ranger for the 21st century. And if you are one of those hypercritical people that never have anything good to say about GOOD music, you might want to move on.
And that's all I have to say about that.....
Get this cd, sit back and enjoy.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome album! But not your dad's Night Ranger., July 3, 2008
As some one who grew up listening late 1980s Hard Rock, I can truly say that 2007 and 2008 have been good years for CD releases by bands from the late 1980s era. In the past year, I have picked up excellent new releases from: Whitesnake, Def Leppard, Tesla, Dokken, and Great White. But overall, I'd have to say that this new Night Ranger release is the crowning jewel of the "80s revival".
"Hole in the Sun" rocks more than previous Night Ranger albums. And it doesn't really have the big ballad that many people probably expect from a Night Ranger album. But all in all, this may be Night Ranger's best album ever. It has quality songs front to back. And even though they have updated their sound for 2008, they avoid sounding like 40-somethings who are trying to fit in with the 23-year olds. Even though there's no new contender to be the next "Sister Christian" or "Goodbye", the new songs sound like logical extensions of things like "Rock In America" and "Don't Tell Me You Love Me", so it's not like they are trying to turn into Metallica or Creed or anything like that. Just good hard Night Ranger music.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Modern Night Ranger, modern sound, February 10, 2009
I wasn't sure what to expect when I saw the CD and bought it. There were no song samples and the reviews weren't much help. I went in hoping to hear a rocking CD with some of their classic sound mixed in.... boy was I wrong.
If you, too, were looking for classic Night Ranger, keep looking.
If you ever wondered what Night Ranger would sound like if it released a CD with the latest guitar sounds and rhythms that you hear in current pop songs by Pink and Kelly Clarkson, then you got your wish.
Depending on what you are expecting from Night Ranger, you might agree or disagree with my review.
I really didn't enjoy listening to this CD very much.
You won't find very much of their classic guitar sound on this CD. You might hear glimpses of it now and then in the guitar solos of a few songs, but that's about it. The flat, off key vocals on a few songs were disappointing.
I know it's the in thing to do, but it's not a very good fit for this group.
Kelly Keagy sounded like he was bored on the few songs he sings lead on. (Drama Queen, There is Life, Being) Not much feeling in his voice. I have no idea why he sounds the way he does on this CD.
The keyboards by Michael Lardie added a little to the tone of this album. But they were more in the background compared to past releases.
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When I heard the beginning to the song " Rock Star" I thought I was finally going to hear a good old fashioned hard rock song. It started out good, but then soon fizzled into a light hearted jangly talk/rap song.
Now I know why Amazon, doesn't have sound samples for this CD....
Maybe they will bring back more of their classic sound on their next CD.
If not, I won't even bother buying it.
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