#3 "BARRACUDA"
HEART, 1977

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In a world of music dominated by men, vintage Heart was some of the most kick-ass rock ever recorded. Sure, there were guys in the group, too, but as the album cover pictured above demonstrated, you never thought much about them as they hid in the background while the powerful, sexy, and immensely talented Ann and Nancy Wilson worked the forefront.  Ann's brilliant voice was (and still is) full of power.  Anyway, enough gushing...on with what we came here for.

The opening guitar riff in "Barracuda" is punch you in the mouth rock.  It's starting up a Harley and speeding away over the heads of unconscious bikers.  It's having sex on a swing set with 50 quadriplegic midgets with feathers in their mouth.  Ok...I went too far there.  But if you don't believe me, just BUCKLE UP AND LISTEN!

-Robert Berry

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