#215
August 21 1984
Scandal
The Warrior
2.5 out of 5
Highlights:
Warrior
Man, “The Warrior” might be the best worst song ever. Or the worst best. Either way. How did Patty Smythe get this song and not…um…30 other bands? Or Laura Branigan? It was written by Holly Knight, co-writer of Animotion’s “Obsession” and…checks notes…Nick Gilder. Nick “Hot Child in the City” Gilder, man. That guy…he could write a glam classic. And Holly is one of the unsung heroes of 80s rock.
Excellent production by…checks notes again…Mike Chapman. Yep. The guy responsible for The Sweet’s best stuff and Blondie’s smash album Parallel Lines and Get the Knack.
The cred on this record is astounding.
You know all that red adds up to?
One
Good
Song.
The closest they get again is the penultimate power popper “Tonight”. But it’s not close enough.
But there is also a Journey song here that was sold to Scandal and then, when Journey re-recorded it, it resulted in a lawsuit but also an amazing story that cuts close to my heart.
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