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Y&T

MEAN STREAK
Label ROCK CANDY
Catalog CANDY362
Format CD
Discs 1
Category ROCK/POPS
Street Date 2018-07-06
Description
Special Deluxe Collector’s Edition / Fully Remastered Audio / Bonus Track / 16-page full colour booklet - 3500-word essay enhanced artwork and new interview with Dave Meiniketti. WHEN Y&T THE hard rockin’ San Francisco quartet signed to A&M records in 1980 it signalled a golden era for the band revealing a fan base in the UK and Europe in general that they were utterly unaware of. Their debut major label album Earthshaker was more successful in Europe than in their own country building an audience that was hearing much in common with the NWOBHM and welcoming their hard-edged sound as if they were homecoming heroes. The bond was further cemented when the band elected to record their Black Tiger album in the UK and also attracted an impressive reaction when they toured which included a special guest performance at the coveted Reading Festival. It came as no surprise then to find that their next album continued the British connection with the band securing respected studio wizard Chris Tsangarides (Thin Lizzy Judas Priest Ozzy Osbourne) to produce Mean Streak another molten slice of face melting hard rock in the finest Y&T tradition. Recorded in their native San Francisco the record continued to enhance the band’s reputation as one of the most potent outfits of the era delivering great songs and incredible performances. They refused to sweeten their sound or kowtow to ill-informed suggestions stated or implied to become more accessible. Produced with pin-point accuracy the album (issued in 1983) resonates with explosive authority harnessing razor-sharp guitar riffs and impressive songs. Tracks such as ‘Midnight In Tokyo’ ‘Hang ‘Em High’ ‘Down N’ Dirty’ and the title track itself are all Y&T classics allowing vocalist Dave Meniketti to ride the tiger with all his might.
tracklisting
1. Mean Streak
2. Straight Thru The Heart
3. Lonely Side Of Town
4. Midnight In Tokyo
5. Breaking Away
6. Hang ‘Em High
7. Take You To The Limit
8. Sentimental Fool
9. Down And Dirty
10. I’m Not Sorry (Bonus Track)
 

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