Magazine Songs Ranked
Magazine is the second studio album by American rock band Heart. It was originally released on April 19, 1977, by Mushroom Records in unfinished form, without the band’s permission. A second authorized version of the album was released on April 22, 1978. The album has been certified platinum in both the United States and Canada. While keeping the group under contract, Mushroom apparently was not interested in releasing a second Heart album. Flicker then ended his relationship with the label. The contract stipulated that Flicker would be the producer of all Heart recordings. The band took the position that since Mushroom was unable to provide the services of Flicker they would be free to sign with another label. Heart hired a lawyer to resolve the dispute, and they signed with Portrait Records, a subsidiary of CBS Records (now Sony BMG). Here are all of Magazine songs ranked.
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8. I’ve Got the Music in Me
“The stomping and lively “I’ve Got The Music In Me” is done live. Heart’s never-give-up creed is demonstrated here by the first verse: “Ain’t got no trouble in my life/No foolish dream to make me cry/I’m never frightened or worried/You know I always get by/I heat up/I cool down/Something gets in my way I go around it/Don’t let life get me down/Gonna take it the way that I found it” And how’s this for a lyric: “I can’t hold onto the blues so I play them.”
7. Without You
“Ann covers the Harry Nilsson standard “Without You” better than Mariah Carey did fifteen years later. Figures–Ann’s vocals are way more potent than Mariah’s. The piano and acoustic really enhance this song, but it all comes together when Ann and Nancy sing in unison.”
6. Just the Wine
“The slow and lyrical “Just The Wine” is something that would have fit on Dreamboat Annie with its strings. The wine is all the memories one will have after joining the herd: “Do you recall my friend/We never thought we’d ever fall/When the salesman came to call/Selling our soul to buy/Sometimes it ain’t no deal at all.””
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5. Mother Earth Blues
“Pure blues time with the slow and chugging “Mother Earth Blues” which is a moral that no matter who you are, despite having a Cadillac or making lots of money, the eventuality of mortality will come; we will all go back to mother earth. Heart can really do blues, with Ann’s hearty vocals and Roger Fisher’s guitars and even a harmonica that pops up for a few bars. There even a line cribbed from Led Zeppelin: “You know you shook me, babe/You shook me all night long.”
4. Here Song
“The brief “Here Song” is one of those string and acoustic guitar interludes that would fit at home on Dreamboat Annie. Love how initially flowery that song is. A cool, short interlude.”
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3. Devil Delight
“The guitar work is brilliant–especially on Devil Delight and Magazine it rivals anything they’ve ever done. Early Heart had some of the most incredible and unique guitar playing that I’ve ever heard, and this album has more than its share of that.”
2. Heartless
“The bluesy-rock stomp that characterized Dreamboat Annie is present in “Heartless.” Love that chorus: “Heartless-heartless! never out of control/Heartless-heartless! sin in the name of rock and roll/Heartless-heartless! he thinks it’s so cool to be cold/Never realize the way love dies when you crucify its soul.” Ann and Nancy’s harmonies are really the tops. One of their best songs ever!”
1. Magazine
“The title track seems like a variation of “Love Me Like Music” from Dreamboat Annie except slightly harder. Different verses detail a spoiled princess, and fans who want excitement after a drudgery of a day. A good but not great song.”
