NIGHT RANGER — Midnight Madness (review)

NIGHT RANGER — Midnight Madness album cover Album · 1983 · Hard Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
4.5/5 ·
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Midnight Madness is one of the very best albums from the AOR genre. The highlights include the four hit songs from the album: (You Can Still) Rock In America, Rumours In The Air, Sister Christian, and When You Close Your Eyes. (You Can Still) Rock In America is a classic rock and roll anthem, especially in America. And of course, no AOR album would be complete without a slow ballad and Sister Christian fits the bill, and is one of the very best of its kind. Back when this album was first released it was pretty hard to turn on the radio or MTV and not hear a song or see a video from this album. Listening to this album brings back wonderful memories of days gone by. I suppose that by today's standards of metal this is probably a pretty dull and boring pop album, but it has sentimental value for me and thus rates it a 4 1/2 star rating. If you like 80's AOR this is a must have because as I said in my opening, this is one of the very best of the AOR genre. On the other hand, if you dislike 80's AOR, or you've heard some of these songs on the radio and you disliked them, then I would highly recommend avoiding this album, because this album is a strong representative of the AOR genre, and if you don't like this genre you probably won't like this album.
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Pelata wrote:
more than 2 years ago
An excellent album from beginning to end. The songs on this album are fantastic. Journey may get all the credit (and I love Journey), but IMO Night Ranger gives them a serious run for their money.

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