Sweet - Desolation Boulevard (1974) {2005, Remastered, With Bonus Tracks}

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Artist: Sweet
Title: Desolation Boulevard
Year Of Release: 1974 / 2005
Label: RCA / Sony BMG Music #82876 670472
Genre: Glam Rock, Classic Rock
Quality: EAC Rip -> FLAC (Img+Cue,Log) / MP3 CBR320
Total Time: 01:15:51
Total Size: 598 / 226 Mb (Full Scans)
WebSite: Album Preview

Desolation Boulevard is the third studio album by the English glam rock band Sweet originally released in the United Kingdom in November 1974. Desolation Boulevard is considered by many to be the band's best album. Andy Scott, Sweet's guitarist, said of Desolation Boulevard: "Such diversity only proves that the band was never going to be just formulaic, giving this album a definitive place in Sweet history".

Sweet hit the peak of their powers on Desolation Boulevard, a wonderfully lightweight collection of fizzy melodies and big, dumb hooks. Essentially, the album consists of three dynamic singles buoyed by a bunch of filler, but those singles -- "Ballroom Blitz," "The 6-Teens," and "Fox on the Run" -- are addictive slices of bubblegum glam rock. And the filler is ridiculously silly and enjoyable, with "Sweet F.A.," "I Wanna Be Committed," and "No You Don't" sounding like a kind of bizarre prototype for the Ramones' punky bubblegum (only without the irony, of course). Although the filler is relatively strong, there are a number of weak patches on Desolation Boulevard, but it remains an intoxicatingly fun record and one that sounds surprisingly fresh, even with all of its kitschy '70s production techniques.

~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music

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Sweet - Desolation Boulevard (1974) {2005, Remastered, With Bonus Tracks}

Track List:

01. The Six Teens [4:03]
02. Solid Gold Brass [5:31]
03. Turn It Down [3:29]
04. Medussa [4:43]
05. Lady Starlight [3:13]
06. Man With the Golden Arm [8:27]
07. Fox on the Run [4:47]
08. Breakdown [3:05]
09. My Generation [3:57]

Bonus Tracks
10. Teenage Rampage [3:37]
11. Own Up, Take a Look at Yourself [4:00]
12. Burn on the Flame [3:38]
13. Someone Else Will [3:26]
14. Medussa (home demo) [5:48]
15. Burn on the Flame (home demo) [4:00]
16. I Wanna Be Committed [3:12]
17. Fox on the Run (7. version) [3:23]
18. Miss Demeanor [3:29]

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