Icons of female-led hard rock on 1973's Barracuda, then shoulder-padded staples of mid-'80s MTV, Heart's Anne and Nancy Wilson hit power-ballad paydirt with “What About Love”. Anne’s formidable pipes still wow critics today, but it was Nancy who sang UK Number 8 “These Dreams” so beautifully.
Comprising eight originals
and four covers, You And Me is a decent if slightly disorientating hotchpotch,
Sammy Hagar guesting on a fairly faithful cover of Simon & Garfunkel's The
Boxer, Duff McKagan and Taylor Hawkins showing for bubblegumrocker Party At The
Angel Ballroom, and the title track conjuring Stevie Nicks circa Landslide.
Another plus is Wilson’s largesse, palpable on two nods to late friends. The
Dragon is a mini epic for Alice In Chains' Layne Staley, while joyous guitar
instrumental 4 Edward quotes the keyboard riff from Van Halen's Jump.
James McNair (MOJO, 7/2021)
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