Monday, February 21, 2022

The 1981 Listening Post - Shooting Star - Hang On for Your Life

 Shooting Star - Hang On for Your Life



#304

July 1981

Shooting Star

Hang on For Your Life

Genre: AOR

3.5 out of 5




Highlights: 

Hang On For Your Life

She’s Got Money

You’ve Got Love




I really like this kind of rock. I’m a sucker for things like Chickenfoot and Van Hagar and Montrose and…wait…those are all Sammy Hagar fronted joints….Hmmm…

Van McLain sounds a helluva like Cabo Wabo Boy and that’s a good thing. 

This thing, like future Shooting Star records, pops and crackles with radio friendly upper register rock. 

It’s not as sleazy as, say Crue or Ratt and there’s no gimmick or, that I can recall, video friendly visages but this one will get you there if you have the top down and blast “Teaser”. In fact, I bet your sunglasses magically develop white frames while listening to this one. 



https://music.apple.com/us/album/hang-on-for-your-life-remastered/1156396928

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