
Elektra / Wea - Elektra / Wea
Release date: 1995-03-14
Audio CD
80's, Action, Adventure, Animation, Crime, Fantasy, Heavy Metal, Horror, Pop, Pop/Rock, Sci-Fi, Soundtrack, Soundtracks & Film Scores, Soundtracks & Scores, Thriller
1. Heavy Metal - Hagar, Sammy
2. Heartbeat - Riggs, Jerry
3. Working in the Coal Mine - Dorsey, Lee
4. Veteran of the Psychic Wars - Bloom, Eric
5. Reach Out - Comita, Pete
6. Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride) - Don Felder
7. True Companion - Fagen, Donald
8. Crazy (A Suitable Case for Treatment) - Nazareth
9. Radar Rider - Jordan, Marc
10. Open Arms - Journey
11. Queen Bee - Farner, Mark
12. I Must Be Dreamin'
13. The Mob Rules - Butler, Geezer
14. All of You - Don Felder
15. Prefabricated - Bonvoisin, Bernard
16. Blue Lamp - Nicks, Stevie




The soundtrack to the 1981 animated film is an excellent example of the merging of two pop culture genres that was prevalent during this era. And the wide range of musical styles is an outstanding cross-section of this "Golden Era" for FM rock-orientated radio.
There are arena tour mainstays like Black Sabbath (The Mob Rules), Blue Oyster Cult (Veteran of the Psychic Wars), Grand Funk Railroad (Queen Bee), Journey (Open Arms) and Nazareth (Crazy {A Suitable Case for Treatment}), along with members of super groups (Donald Fagen, Don Felder, Stevie Nicks) showing some style on their own.
Cheap Trick (Reach Out, I Must Be Dreamin') is at the height of its radio playlist power, while Riggs, Trust and the quirky Devo add some spice to the mix. Sammy Hagar provides a solid punch with the title track.
The heavy metal on here is platinum, as the performances are as good as it gets from these artists.