𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐏𝐓𝐒 - 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐔𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊 & 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋…
August 1983 — Y&T released their fifth studio album, Mean Streak via A&M Records.
Major hits include Midnight in Tokyo (inspired by the band's live show in Tokyo), Sentimental Fool, and the opening track, Mean Streak. The album peaked at No. 103 on the Billboard 200 on October 27, 1983.
Background:
By 1983, in spite of their lack of notable success, Y&T were starting to play at larger venues such as arenas, stadiums and amphitheaters across America and Europe, with a variety of acts including AC/DC, Alice Cooper, Blackfoot, Dio, Iron Maiden, Marillion, Motley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne, Twisted Sister and ZZ Top, garnering far more mainstream recognition in Europe and Japan than they did in their native America. With Mean Streak, radio airplay and exposure had increased in the US despite poor promotion from the record company.
The album was produced by Chris Tsangarides (R.I.P.), who was best known for his work with many Heavy Metal bands, including Gary Moore (R.I.P.), Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest, Helloween, Anvil, Angra, Anthem, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Tygers Of Pan Tang.
Critical Reception:
This was the third of five studio albums released by A&M Records for Y&T. Loudwire ranked the album at No. 28 on their list of the Top 30 Hair Metal albums.
AllMusic said the Hard Rock album was a disappointment to the band's fans who knew that their live shows were much better (what do they know?).
Metal Forces and Blabbermouth.net called out the combination of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal songs on the album, with Blabbermouth.net praising the title track as the band's best song.
Links to Artists, Albums, and Music Videos:
Click this link to listen to Mean Streak via Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/mean-streak-bonus-track-version-remastered/1443752928
Click this link to listen to Mean Streak via Spotify: Mean Streak https://open.spotify.com/album/0kRmCI3ZWKux6NS3jIvRyO
Click this link to watch the official music video for Mean Streak: https://youtu.be/381j3jvEch0
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