Here's a crazy story. At 20, I was a HUGE fan of these ladies. I was not a very good guitar player. Had a great voice though. I played around with writing songs. I came up with one I imagined to be a cross between johnny moon, and magic man. I called it man in in the mirror. I wrote a letter to their label. Included the lyrics of my song. No music. Just lyrics. Asked if they used it, i'd like to have nancy's blue ovation signed. Seemed a modest request. Really had no expectations. Joined the navy, and about two years later, heard these dreams on the radio. Wasn't my song completely, but they did have a few of my hooks in there. Funny how your feeet in dreams never touch the earth. I walk without a cut through a stained glass wall. Like the song, it was surreal. I checked the albumn to see the credits for the lyrics, two guys. I did finally get an ovation, but it wasn't blue, and I bought it myself. Still love these ladies, sooo much talent, still enjoy listening. One of the top acts of that era.
People always ripping on the 80’s...What?...are you freaking insane ?....the 80’ s were the best with Heart...with the Look, sound, sensuality and passion...Loved it all...take me back...it was the best Decade period
I like that this guy asked good questions, but then let them take their time answering the questions and didn't interrupt them or talk over them like so many interviewers do. This was refreshing to watch.
Nancy's right about the focus being on them. They're women in rock, they're attractive and they're the lead singer and guitarist. Of course they drew the focus
70's Heart is still and always will be the best. The 70's band created creative rememberable rock songs. The 80's band had watered down, synthesized pop songs.
True, I am glad Nancy got her big hit song even though it was the over the top theatric 80's. All this time I thought that was Ann singing lead on These Dreams. She also sang and wrote a beautiful song in the 70's called "Treat me well." I actually prefer that song.
I completely agree...70's Heart was raw and organic. But like the majority of 80's rock music, image became more important than music, and everything went downhill musically speaking. I didn't like mid-80's Heart music. It did turn into watered-down synth pop and 100% corporate, like most rock bands did. It wasn't just Heart. All the rock songs had the same basic formula in the 80's...intro, a verse or two, then the proverbial meaningless guitar solo, then the end. Every song. Every band. It was predictable, bland and shitty. It sure made all the rock bands rich though, but my desire to hear the new music all but completely fizzled. I remember feeling pissed and disgusted with 'corporate' rock. I was just 12-13 yrs old when this all started happening, but I could see what was going on. Rock music had signed its own death warrant and would never return to its passionate, organic heights again. Give me 70's Heart all the day long.
@@MJEvermore853 I totally agree with you. It's actually something that I've been saying for a long time. The 80's was the true beginning of decline for rock music. If you listen to bands that produced music during the 60's and 70's during the 1980s it wasn't very pleasant or creative. I've noticed that even music reviewers now critique music during that period of time as being "too 80's." This meaning no bold lyrical or musical statements like in the past couple of decades and being way too synthesized. Majority of musical artists that began in the 1980s definitely lack.
@@MJEvermore853 "intro, a verse or two, then the proverbial meaningless guitar solo" You can say that about almost all music of the 60s, and 70s as well. The only bands that deviated from that format were the progressive/experimental rock bands which were very few. You can blame the synths all you want but that was the 80s unique sound...synths were just another musical instrument that allowed an artist to create not only music and songs but sounds as well. Most people would say that the 70s were too electric guitar influenced and every band had that rock guitar riff and guitar solo in all the songs!
THEY WERE SMART ENOUGH TO SELECT THE TRACKS TO GET TO THE TOP AGAIN AND THEY PERFORMED THEM WITH QUALITY. anyway let's face it the songs they wrote themselves for the CAPITOL years were weaker than the ones they did the during the 70s
They might have felt unnatural doing the whole '80s shtick but I love their '80s stuff and so do many others. They are artists but they are also entertainers.
They said they enjoyed the new image because it was like theater and acting. It was only afterward when this sex appeal characters became a constant expectation image, they were expected to maintain for success that they believed they sold out. I like the videos, but people could've been more versatility with the videos and let them play different characters. Nancy hated being the focused spotlight just because she was skinner. They really didn't do Ann justice during this time, covering her up in clothes that at the time were intended to slim which actually looking through todays preceptive actually made her look bigger them slimmer. Because the record company believed that boys would turn away from MTV seeing a "fat" lady on there (which she wasn't, she was and still is beautiful). Heart's true fans at the time (old and new), didn't care about Ann's size at the time and still don't. They cared about the fact that she could sing so dramatically like that and maintained so much energy rocking it out on stage. Fans of all kinds were and still are inspired by her when came on stage and sang her heart out. That's what those fans cared about.
I don't like that they make it seem ..sometimes..like they were forced into doing some of these things. They didn't need to sign with a new management company, they didn't need to tease their hair, Nancy didn't need to prance around in cleavage bearing tops (not that 14 year old me had any problem with it, quite the opposite), they didn't need to sign off on videos where Nancy was on camera twice as much as Ann, who was basically covered in drapes, when Ann is truly the breadwinning force in the band and always has been. They signed off on all these things because they wanted ..success...more bluntly, to keep making big money and maintaining rock star lifestyles. I'd be fine if they just admitted it bluntly, instead of making it seem like it was some male domination thing. News flash, when male rock stars get old and fat, they get picked on too. The "fat Elvis" period is a thing, you know? That being said, Ann Wilson is an all time great and I never tire of her voice. Even on horribly produced 80's tracks, her performances are standout. "Alone" is incredible. Just wish the producer didn't make it sound like there was a fire sale on string synths and gated reverbs at Guitar Center.
That was profound. Very true 👍 Have you heard the stripped down version of Alone from their DVD Alive In Seattle? Nancy accompanies Ann on acoustic guitar without too much production coming in behind it, allowing those vocals to shine...they give me chills! Check it out if you haven't, it's on youtube.
@@Katerina9256 I watched it. Not sure how much was touched up in production, but Ann is spectacular there as are Nancy's harmonies. I just would prefer an actual power ballad version, with the acoustic intro and no strings or string synths. I always liked Leese's solo on the studio version too, nothing wrong with it it's very melodic and no unnecessary shred. It's just that fake sounding piano intro, the string synths, the gigantic reverb on everything.
@@TheDmonet That reminds me that they also did a similar version with Howard on the Road Home DVD. And with orchestra. Certainly not the power ballad that you are looking for but good stuff from Howard..I believe he's playing a classical guitar on that if memory serves. And of course those vocals kill!
