Mean Streak (CD)

• Category:  Music  »  Hard Rock & Metal  »  Pop Metal
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• Release Date: July 14, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Krescendo
• UPC: 5060176680104
• WAPI (Tower ID): 112217823
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #44651 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #1766 in Hard Rock & Metal (See Top 100 Hard Rock & Metal Bestsellers)
• #219 in Pop Metal (See Top 100 Pop Metal Bestsellers)

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Following the unexpected commercial underachiever that was their fourth album, Black Tiger, San Francisco's Y&T were reeling in confusion. All had seemed rosy back in 1981, when their comeback effort, Earthshaker, had been heralded as an instant classic by media and fans alike; but its successor had lacked both substance and energy by comparison, leaving the group uncertain of what to try next. Making sure to rediscover the edgy guitar tones of old for 1983's Mean Streak was a good start, but inconsistent songwriting continued to plague Y&T, who, as usual, fell way short of replicating the power of their live performances in a studio setting. Mean Streak's title track opened the proceedings in promising enough fashion, its raw energy and aggressive riffing making it one of the band's strongest singles yet. But the very next cut, "Straight Through the Heart," quickly ground everything to a halt with its flattened sonics and lurching rhythm; it took two, very tastefully executed power ballads like "Lonely Side of Town," and "Midnight in Tokyo" to salvage Side One. Side Two got under way with the competent, if rather tame "Breaking Away," only to mar a couple of commendable attempts at re-ignition in "Hang 'Em High," and "Sentimental Fool" (see its classy guitar harmonies) with the terrifying cock rock drivel of "Take You to the Limit" and "Down and Dirty." In the end, Mean Streak was another unbalanced outing that left most hard rock fans nonplussed, and serious Y&T supporters, who knew what the band was capable of, sorely disappointed. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia

The edgy guitar tones of 1983's Mean Streak may have been a sharp improvement over 1982's dreadfully produced Black Tiger, but increasingly inconsistent songwriting continued to plague Y&T, and none of their efforts seemed capable of translating the power of their live performances into a studio setting. Dominated by competent, if unspectacular, mid-tempo melodic rockers, the majority of Mean Streak is surprisingly tame by Y&T standards. The title track opens the proceedings in promising enough fashion, its raw energy hearkening back to the band's seminal Earthshaker album. But the very next cut, "Straight Through the Heart," grinds everything to a halt with its flat riffs and lurching rhythm. The tasteful power ballad tandem of "Lonely Side of Town" and "Midnight in Tokyo" manage to salvage side one, but except for another halfhearted attempt at ignition with "Hang 'Em High" and the classy guitar harmonies of "Sentimental Fool," side two is buried by the terrifying cock-rock drivel of "Take You to the Limit" and "Down and Dirty." ~ Eduardo Rivadavia

Following the unexpected commercial underachiever that was their fourth album, Black Tiger, San Francisco's Y&T were reeling in confusion. All had seemed rosy back in 1981, when their comeback effort, Earthshaker, had been heralded as an instant classic by media and fans alike; but its successor had lacked both substance and energy by comparison, leaving the group uncertain of what to try next. Making sure to rediscover the edgy guitar tones of old for 1983's Mean Streak was a good start, but inconsistent songwriting continued to plague Y&T, who, as usual, fell way short of replicating the power of their live performances in a studio setting. Mean Streak's title track opened the proceedings in promising enough fashion, its raw energy and aggressive riffing making it one of the band's strongest singles yet. But the very next cut, "Straight Through the Heart," quickly ground everything to a halt with its flattened sonics and lurching rhythm; it took two, very tastefully executed power ballads like "Lonely Side of Town," and "Midnight in Tokyo" to salvage Side One. Side Two got under way with the competent, if rather tame "Breaking Away," only to mar a couple of commendable attempts at re-ignition in "Hang 'Em High," and "Sentimental Fool" (see its classy guitar harmonies) with the terrifying cock rock drivel of "Take You to the Limit" and "Down and Dirty." In the end, Mean Streak was another unbalanced outing that left most hard rock fans nonplussed, and serious Y&T supporters, who knew what the band was capable of, sorely disappointed. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia

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