Crimes Of Passion <\/i>may have received the lion\u2019s share of attention and Precious Time <\/i>boasted commercial success, but Get Nervous <\/i>was the best Pat Benatar album since her 1979 debut In The Heat Of The Night<\/i>.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
For this, her fourth studio release, Benatar made a daring leap by incorporating New Wave elements into her overall sound. And before anyone could accuse her of losing her mind, the cover photo featured her in a straitjacket, with her hair looking as though she had stuck her finger in light socket. Benatar was determined to have the last laugh on this album and, in turn, helped to put the fun back in rock music. <\/p>\n
Produced by Peter Coleman and husband Neil Geraldo, Get Nervous <\/i>starts off with a mid-tempo power ballad of the highest order, \u201cShadows Of The Night.\u201d From that point on, the pace rarely lets up. Even the two slow songs (\u201cFight It Out\u201d and \u201cTell It To Her\u201d) have tremendous muscle behind them. In those moments you can hear how much Benatar has been influenced by Kate Bush and The Police. You can even detect the sound of early U2 on \u201cThe Victim,\u201d which is also the track that makes the strongest impression here. <\/p>\n
Back in the day, a woman had to have the utmost confidence in herself if she had any hopes of succeeding in the male-dominated arena of rock music. Don\u2019t let Benatar\u2019s small frame fool you; she could rock out with the best of \u2019em. Songs like \u201cLooking For A Stranger\u201d and \u201cSilent Partner\u201d show off her expressive vocal range and her variation as an artist.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
The Benatar song that I hold closest to my heart is \u201cLittle Too Late,\u201d in which an ordinary pop song is taken to a whole new and exciting level with its great percussion elements and synth flourishes. Speaking of the synthesizer, the title track \u201cAnxiety (Get Nervous)\u201d shows the world just what cool things can be done with the instrument of the 80s. <\/p>\n
There are really no filler tracks or subpar songs to be found on Get Nervous<\/i>, though \u201cLooking For A Stranger\u201d and \u201cI Want Out\u201d do tend to have the shortest shelf life. And, despite the fact that \u201cI\u2019ll Do It\u201d is the type of song you play at full volume while cruising down Main Street in a convertible at night, its interlude is a little on the weak side. <\/p>\n
But those are minor complaints, especially when Get Nervous <\/i>is taken as a whole. After releasing three more albums, Benatar\u2019s career would come to a screeching halt at the start of the 90s. Pat\u2019s always a welcome guest on VH1, however, and is now considered as a pioneer in her field. A talent like hers cannot be denied for long, and if a full-fledged comeback isn\u2019t on the horizon, then surely an invitation for the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame is. This disc shows why. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":28843,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[5968],"rating":[5613],"class_list":["post-40342","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-pat-benatar","rating-rating-a-minus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/40342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/40342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=40342"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=40342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}