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US hard rock at its finest.
Product Reviews
 (4 stars) - Pretty Good
I am basing this review off the original vinyl album, which I just burned to CD.
We bought Heaven based on the MTV clip of Knocking On Heaven's Door. We liked that song well enough, and the band didn't have the typical poufy hair of the average hair metal band. They seemed more working class, and this album fits that description well. I understand they started off sounding more like AC/DC than hair metal, and you can still hear those influences in each cut. I'd venture to say this is AC/DC hair metal. However, what keeps this from being strictly hair metal is not only the songs, but the lack of that hair metal snare drum sound. Since I was never all that crazy about hair metal, these guys mix it up enough to make things interesting.
There is not a bad cut on the album, and to tell the truth, I like their version of Knockin' On Heaven's Door much better than the GNR version, or for that matter, the Bob Dylan version. It is by far, the best interpretation of that song ever recorded, as far as I'm concerned. The rest of the songs are working class rock with maybe a touch of glam to them, but still not enough to detract from their roots.
Good stuff and highly recommended.
 (1 stars) - Horrible
This cd isn't even good enough to be a coaster on my coffee table. SAVE YOUR MONEY
 (5 stars) - I find it
growig up in the 80's was great and live to tell about it. for years now I have been collecting HTF rock cd's I have over sixteen hundred but one that was poping up in my mind was this band but could not think of the name so after years of trying to figure out who these guys were I find a lp in some old record store here in Las Vegas and came home and did my amazon thing and now yes! finally got it. wow cool brings back my hollywood days.Thanks I got the last laugh now.
(5 stars) - A Blast From My Past
I originally bought this cassette back when cassettes where out numbering anything else.I have to say that their version of Knockin' On Heaven's Door is one of the best verison played my a metal band bar none (yes even better than G&R).The bonus tracks on the album are a wonderful surprise as well.I'm glad I finally have this one on compact disc and if you like really good 80's metal this album will not let you down.
 (2 stars) - This is when the band started losing it.
[...] Anyway, I'd just like to say that if you want Heaven with REAL balls (and not the rather-more-light-weight Hair-Metal that appears on this release) then try and find their first album, 1982's "Heaven Bent" (or just "Bent"). This was when the band were still an Australian Hard Rock/Metal act in the vein of AC/DC (Scottish-born lead vocalist Alan Fryer, the only original member of the band appearing on the "Knockin'.." album, actually tried-out as Bon Scott's replacement, before missing-out to Brian Johnson) and Rose Tattoo, with ex-members of both bands and with songs that genuinely rocked, and hard. Unfortunately most of those members left after the band shifted to the U.S which helps explain the more commercial sound of this album. So, whilst this album isn't crap, it's by no means the band at its best. Check out "Bent", and hear how the band REALLY rocked!
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