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Make or Break Album......That Broke
I was always of fan of BnB. Nasty Nasty was a great album full of catchy songs. When I picked up In Heat, I was hoping this would be the album to put this band in the upper echelon on Hair bands, and provoke interest in thier earlier efforts among the mainstream. I think this was the make it, or break album for these guys and unfortunately it didn't pay off. There are some decent songs like "Suspicous" and "The Snake", but they really don't sound like Black n' Blue songs. I think the biggest problem is the involvement of Gene Simmons. Don't get me wrong, I am a Kiss fan, but Gene co-wrote most of the songs on In Heat and produced the album. The result is Black n' Blue's personality got lost in the mix. The disc is the band's swan song and for that reason alone I am glad to own it, but I would recommend getting the Greatest Hits disc or, get a copy of Nasty Nasty.

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Not Their Best Moment
I was pumped when this album came out back in 1988. I had loved "Without Love" and "Nasty Nasy" and thought things could only get better. In this case, no...things kind of went to pieces. Gone is the personality that permiated the music of the first three albums. The individual style and sound the band had created over the past several years had all but evaporated.

On "In Heat" the band seemed to leave behind their guitar oriented sound for a more bass and programmed drum sound similar to Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar on Me." You can particularly hear this on "Sight for Sore Eyes" (not another Aerosmith cover), "Rock On," "Gimmie Your Love" and "Suspicious." They're all variations on that same formula. "Stranger" almost sounds like an attempt at Def Leppard's "Foolin'," but not as good. They're really not bad songs, but they don't sound like the Black n' Blue I came to admire. Instead they sound like weak attempts to copy other bands' material.

The bright spots on the album are "The Snake," "Get Wise to the Rise," and "Great Guns of Fire." The songs have some semblance of that old Black n' Blue sound.

It was after this album that the band called it quits. Jaime St. James went on with his own band, St. James, while Tommy Thayer has gone on to work with Kiss. As I mentioned in the title of the review, "In Heat" isn't Black n. Blue's best moment (that would be Nasty Nasty" and Without Love"), but it has a few bright spots on it -- although they're few and far between. If you're a fan of the band, wait until the price comes down, because it really isn't work seeking out at the import price of $25+.

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Awesome Rock 'n Roll!
The Black 'n Blue album "In Heat"is awesome rock 'n roll by far! This was the last album Black 'n Blue released before they broke up in 1988. KISS bassist Gene Simmons produced this album and did a good job. (Black 'n Blue guitarist Tommy Thayer is now touring as the Ace Frehley Spaceman persona on the KISS/Aerosmith tour.) The standout track on this album is the opening song, "Rock On". It is a strong song with a great story, an awesome way to open an album, and there are rocking guitar riffs at the beginning of the song by Black 'n Blue guitarists Tommy Thayer and Jef "Woop" Warner. Highly Recommended!