The siren-voiced Pat Benatar leapt onto the music scene in the late '70s, when hard rock was still pretty much a boys' club. She made a strong impression. On in-your-face hits like "Heartbreaker" and "Hit Me With Your Best Shot," Benatar issued challenges to bad-boy lovers, and her tough-gal image was bolstered through dramatic videos on MTV for a string of hits including "We Belong" and the powerful "Love is a Battlefield." But Benatar was always much more than an image, as the many strong compositions in her songbook attest.
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Run a Quick Search on "Best Shots" Pat Benatar to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Best Shots"Browse more products related to "Pat Benatar"Album DescriptionOut of print in the U.S.! Hot-selling compilation from the first lady of AOR/Rock 'N' Roll, originally released in 1989. Features 15 outstanding tracks including 'Love Is A Battlefield', 'Heartbreaker', 'We Live For Love', 'Shadows Of The Night', 'Hell Is For Children' and 'Hit Me With Your Best Shot'. EMI> Product NotesWhen Pat Benatar tore onto the scene in the late '70s, her stage presence and attitude were just as formidable as her talent. One of the new breed of women in rock, Benatar, a trained opera singer, assumed all of the rock poses from her male lead singer counterparts and delivered each song with a take-no-prisoners attitude. "Heartbreaker," her first single, was a big monster of locomotive hard rock. Its throaty, growling, and suggestive vocal style established Benatar as a contender in an arena championed by the likes of Robert Plant. Benatar also took cues from the hard rock catalog of tricks with "Hell Is for Children," building the song from a near-ballad into an all-out ballsy rocker. "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" had her combining her edge with a knack for strong melodies. "Promises in the Dark" and "Fire and Ice" continued in the same vein with guitarist Neil Giraldo's furious fretwork holding up to Benatar's vocal pyrotechnics. Best Shots also chronicles the less stellar singles, with the annoying "Love Is a Battlefield," and "We Belong to the Night." Benatar's fire burned brightest in the beginning and it seems best to remember her that way. --Steve Gdula If You Enjoy "Best Shots (CD)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Best Shots (CD)" by Pat Benatar (Artist)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Hard Rock Bestsellers
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