Pat Benatar - In the Heat of the Night (1979)

[ladyislingering]

Re: Pat Benatar - "In the Heat of the Night" (1979)

Very well done Lady.

I only have two of her albums, and she is dynamite.

I bought the MFSL superdisc of this one when it came out.

Thank you!

And that sounds awesome. From what I remember, that was the highest grade vinyl on earth at the time.

My first listen to this particular album occurred when I pirated it, maybe 6 years ago.

I actually just bought the LP less than a month ago. It sounds incredible, and if I don't cool it, I might need to buy a back-up.

 

[Hepcat]

Re: Pat Benatar - "In the Heat of the Night" (1979)

Great reviews! When I get home tonight I'm going to slap a couple of Pat Benatar LPs on my turntable.

 

[Soot and Stars]

Re: Pat Benatar - "In the Heat of the Night" (1979)

Lady, ever since you made this great review, Pat Benatar became one of the artist I wanted to delve deeper into. I finally gave this a listen and it's great. My only disappointment was her version of "I Need A Lover" which wasn't bad but I prefer the original. Her cover of "No You Don't" by Sweet kicks ass! Metal introduced me too the original of it and it only made me think it's that much cooler. I also love the ballad "Don't Let It Show"! You are right about the fillers as some of the poppier tracks seem that way but I agree with you that it's still a solid album! Keep up the Great work LIL!

 

[ladyislingering]

Re: Pat Benatar - "In the Heat of the Night" (1979)

Thanks.
I'm always glad when the good stuff gets passed around. ;D

 

[rtbuck]

Re: Pat Benatar - "In the Heat of the Night" (1979)

Great Review Lady! I always loved this album especially the Sweet Cover (Hmmm do I mean the album cover or "No You Don't????!!!)

 

[Soot and Stars]

Re: Pat Benatar - "In the Heat of the Night" (1979)

I finally got this c.d., thanks to Lady's great writeup and influence in getting me interested in pat Benatar's actually albums!

 

[ladyislingering]

Re: Pat Benatar - "In the Heat of the Night" (1979)

Right on, Sooty.

It's such a killer debut from a woman who would come to be known for her stunning voice. It's been a little buried in history, in favour of her other records, but it's so good.

Glad to hear you're liking it.

 

[stepcousin]

Re: Pat Benatar - "In the Heat of the Night" (1979)

I love this album. They rocked back then, back when they had two guitarists when they played live. I say they because they were a band, the Pat Benatar Band so to speak. They werent trying to sound like anybody else, and they hadnt fallen into that 80's rut of having to write "hits", they just wanted to rock. I would rate this album maybe 2nd out of her catalog, behind Crimes Of Passion.

 

[Rockperson]

Re: Pat Benatar - "In the Heat of the Night" (1979)

Brilliant debut album, still holds up very well 30+ years later

 

[TheWhalerfan]

Re: Pat Benatar - "In the Heat of the Night" (1979)

Nice review. Rated-X is my personal fav.