I was given this album quite a few years ago now (on tape, so yes a very long time ago) and loved it straight away. I just happened to come across this album (on CD) and fell in love with the songs all over again. All the songs are great and it gets a big thumbs up from me!
5つ星のうち5.0A Solid Rock and Roll Album from 38 Special!!
2004年4月10日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み
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"Strength in Numbers" is the 1986 album release from Southern Arena rockers 38 Special. At the time, the band was at the peak of a winning streak crafting albums of upbeat melodic pop-rock with a slight Country tinge. This album is no exception. It's a fantastic album from beginning to finish and displays the band's tight musicality and hook-filled songwriting at its best. Guitarist Don Barnes is mostly up front on lead vocals here while main lead singer Donnie Van Zant takes a step back from the microphone until the very end of the album bringing it to a dynamic finish on its final two tracks. Tracks such as the hits "Somebody Like You" and "Like No Other Night" were all over the airwaves when this album was released. Other standouts such as "Last Time", "Just A Little Love", "Hearts On Fire" and "Against The Night" are impossible to dislike and contain enough hooks to have you humming in no time. The slower tracks ("Once In A Lifetime" and "Has There Ever Been A Good Goodbye") are equally enjoyable and shows the band tackling ballads as effortless as their trademark rock numbers. With all this said, "Strength In Numbers" is a great album and a wonderful trip down memory lane. The album also marked the end of an era for 38 Special. Two years later, the band regrouped with a new line-up without guitarist/singer Don Barnes. Barnes did return to the band a decade later bringing back its signature sound. If you can find a copy of "Strength In Numbers" (as I was fortunate enough to find), pick it up. It's worth it.
When you listen to this album and you start thinking, Wow, there is not one bad song on this entire disc, you know it is a five star album. This CD never lets up. None of the tunes are absolute killer (like Back to Paradise), which may explain why a lot are not in their greatest hits collections but they are ALL very good and will have you bouncing, bobbing and rocking your head to smooth guitar melodies and vocals.
After hearing this album, I went out and purchased several others thinking that I was missing out on stuff that wasn't showing up on their "Greatest Hits" albums. Unfortunately, I was disappointed because the other albums couldn't even come close to the depth of great songs on here. I love listening to this when I want to relax and yet have music that won't get me bored in the least.
If you like 38 special at all, this is definitely one to get and you can't go wrong with the ultra cheap prices.