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Two LPs from Pat Benatar, originally released in 1981 and 1982. Pat Benatar continues to tour and record. Digitally remastered, slip-cased and with new notes. Tracks: Precious Time: Promises In The Dark / Fire And Ice / Just Like Me / Precious Time / It’s A Tuff Life / Take It Any Way You Want It / Evil Genius / Hard To Believe / Helter Skelter / Get Nervous: Shadows Of The Night / Looking For A Stranger / Anxiety (Get Nervous) / Fight It Out / The Victim / Little Too Late / I’ll Do It / I Want Out / Tell It To Her / Silent Partner
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1. Promises in the Dark...............4:49
2. Fire and Ice..........................3:21
3. Just Like Me..........................3:31
4. Precious Time........................6:03
5. It's a Tuff Life.......................3:20
6. Take It Any Way You Want It..2:50
7. Evil Genius............................4:36
8. Hard to Believe......................3:27
9. Helter Skelter........................3:51
10. Shadows of the Night............4:22
11. Looking for a Stranger...........3:27
12. Anxiety (Get Nervous)...........3:44
13. Fight It Out.........................3:57
14. The Victim..........................4:45
15. Little Too Late.....................4:08
16. I'll Do It..............................4:10
17. I Want Out.........................3:43
18. Tell It to Her.......................3:45
19. Silent Partner......................3:46
The above is the missing correct track listing the first reviewer mentioned, with running times. Tracks 1-9 are from Precious Time, released Jul '81 with tracks 10-19 from Get Nervous, released Nov.'82. Unlike the 1st reviewer, my preference on this double album set is the opposite way round, I go for the Get Nervous Album first, it's filled with glorious rock and pop/rock tracks and then Precious Time (everyone has their favourites).
Pat Benetar is very much underrated this side of the Atlantic and never really broke into the UK market but she has an excellent and powerful voice, from singing balladic melodies to out and out rock anthems.
But it's not just her voice that makes listening a pleasure, the quality of writing in some of the songs she performs (and writes too) puts them in a league higher than her contemporaries. You can really feel the pathos in lyrics in tracks like "Fire and Ice", my fave from Precious Time.
The frenetic pace of the guitar work on "Anxiety" is amazing but mixed with it's lyrics and PB's performance makes the track outstanding - it's true artistry in music, capturing and performing the whole character of someone in crisis (I know, I've been there!). But this then contrasts immediately against the gentle piano melody and rocking guitar riffs of "Fight it Out" with PB belting out the choruses in fine style.
I won't talk about each track but simply put, if you like rock, especially 80's rock, this double-CD is a must-have, even if just for the Get Nervous album.
2. Fire and Ice..........................3:21
3. Just Like Me..........................3:31
4. Precious Time........................6:03
5. It's a Tuff Life.......................3:20
6. Take It Any Way You Want It..2:50
7. Evil Genius............................4:36
8. Hard to Believe......................3:27
9. Helter Skelter........................3:51
10. Shadows of the Night............4:22
11. Looking for a Stranger...........3:27
12. Anxiety (Get Nervous)...........3:44
13. Fight It Out.........................3:57
14. The Victim..........................4:45
15. Little Too Late.....................4:08
16. I'll Do It..............................4:10
17. I Want Out.........................3:43
18. Tell It to Her.......................3:45
19. Silent Partner......................3:46
The above is the missing correct track listing the first reviewer mentioned, with running times. Tracks 1-9 are from Precious Time, released Jul '81 with tracks 10-19 from Get Nervous, released Nov.'82. Unlike the 1st reviewer, my preference on this double album set is the opposite way round, I go for the Get Nervous Album first, it's filled with glorious rock and pop/rock tracks and then Precious Time (everyone has their favourites).
Pat Benetar is very much underrated this side of the Atlantic and never really broke into the UK market but she has an excellent and powerful voice, from singing balladic melodies to out and out rock anthems.
But it's not just her voice that makes listening a pleasure, the quality of writing in some of the songs she performs (and writes too) puts them in a league higher than her contemporaries. You can really feel the pathos in lyrics in tracks like "Fire and Ice", my fave from Precious Time.
The frenetic pace of the guitar work on "Anxiety" is amazing but mixed with it's lyrics and PB's performance makes the track outstanding - it's true artistry in music, capturing and performing the whole character of someone in crisis (I know, I've been there!). But this then contrasts immediately against the gentle piano melody and rocking guitar riffs of "Fight it Out" with PB belting out the choruses in fine style.
I won't talk about each track but simply put, if you like rock, especially 80's rock, this double-CD is a must-have, even if just for the Get Nervous album.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I just saw this double pack but reading the track listing I think there has been a mistake as I only recognise the first 2 tracks listed here. I will assume that what you get is both of these great Pat Benatar albums in full, in which case, my advice would be - get em now!
Precious Time is a seriously old album now which I bought years ago and pulled out of my collection to play again today for the first time in ages, but looking down the track list I rediscovered how good this album is. Pat's voice was in great rock form here and I still think that Neil Geraldo was one of the most underrated guitarists of his generation because his playing on this album is second to none!
Every song is really well crafted, well arranged and well produced (although it might be interested to hear a digitally remastered version one day) from the opening chords of Promises (which was the song that turned me on to her when I first heard it on a free flexidisc from Sounds - for those of you that are old enough to remember that music paper now) to the closing reworking of the Beatles Helter Skelter.
Get Nervous is also a great album, if not quite packed with gems as PT, but it's worth it for Fire & Ice, and Anxiety alone, not to mention the killer single Shadows of the Night!
As a double pack, this is probably the best of Pat Benatar when she was at her peak. Buy these and you won't be disappointed. All Killer, No Filler so to speak. :-)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I just saw this double pack but reading the track listing I think there has been a mistake as I only recognise the first 2 tracks listed here. I will assume that what you get is both of these great Pat Benatar albums in full, in which case, my advice would be - get em now!
Precious Time is a seriously old album now which I bought years ago and pulled out of my collection to play again today for the first time in ages, but looking down the track list I rediscovered how good this album is. Pat's voice was in great rock form here and I still think that Neil Geraldo was one of the most underrated guitarists of his generation because his playing on this album is second to none!
Every song is really well crafted, well arranged and well produced (although it might be interested to hear a digitally remastered version one day) from the opening chords of Promises (which was the song that turned me on to her when I first heard it on a free flexidisc from Sounds - for those of you that are old enough to remember that music paper now) to the closing reworking of the Beatles Helter Skelter.
Get Nervous is also a great album, if not quite packed with gems as PT, but it's worth it for Fire & Ice, and Anxiety alone, not to mention the killer single Sex as a Weapon, which is probably my fave PB track of all!
As a double pack, this is probably the best of Pat Benatar when she was at her peak. Buy these and you won't be disappointed. All Killer, No Filler so to speak. :-)
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