New Jersey
Artist: Bon Jovi
Community Score: 8.45

Bon Jovi had perfected a formula for hard pop/rock by the time of New Jersey, concentrating on singalong choruses sung over and over again, frequently by a rough, extensively overdubbed chorus, producing an effect not unlike what these songs sounded like in the arenas and stadiums where they were most often heard. The lyrics had that typical pop... Read More

Precious Time/Get Nervous
Artist: Pat Benatar

In 1999, BGO released Precious Time/Get Nervous, which contained two complete albums -- Precious Time (1981, originally released on Chrysalis) and Get Nervous (1982, originally released on Chrysalis) -- by Pat Benatar on one compact disc. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide Read More

All Time Greatest Hits
Artist: Steppenwolf
Community Score: 9.10

Steppenwolf were a band that straddled the fence between jamming hard and maintaining catchy AM radio hits, and for a while they pulled it off effortlessly. Here's their story in a nutshell: all the big hits that have kept the group a staple on oldies and classic-rock radio stations for years. "Born to Be Wild, "Magic Carpet Ride," "Rock Me,"... Read More

These Days - IMPORT BONUS TRACKS
Artist: Bon Jovi
Community Score: 5.00

With These Days, Bon Jovi firmly established themselves as an adult contemporary act. They still have their fair share of rockers, but they seem half-hearted and incomplete. Instead, the band sounds the most comfortable with love ballads and working class anthems, from hits "This Ain't a Love Song" and "Lie to Me" to the acoustic "Diamond Ring."... Read More

Greatest Hits
Artist: Heart

Heart had a pair of greatest-hits collections to their credit by 1997, but both did not contain all the renowned studio versions of their classic hits from the '70s (both 1980's Heart Greatest Hits: Live on Epic and 1997's Greatest Hits on Capitol contained half studio and half live material). 1998's Greatest Hits on Epic/Legacy finally... Read More

Greatest Hits
Artist: Heart
Community Score: 6.75

Heart's two decades of rock hits are compiled on this collection combining original studio recordings and live renditions. Among the featured cuts are the smashes "Crazy on You," "Barracuda (Live)," "Magic Man," "Straight On (Live)," "What About Love?," "Dreamboat Annie," "Dog and Butterfly (Live)" and "These Dreams." ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music... Read More

Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits
Artist: Def Leppard
Community Score: 8.24

Def Leppard was untouchable in the '80s. Over the course of four albums, the band established itself as one of the best and most popular hard rock/heavy metal groups of the decade, scoring a long list of hit singles. Vault compiles the biggest of those hits, as well as selections from their first album of the '90s, Adrenalize, and the outtakes... Read More

Wanted Dead or Alive
Artist: Bon Jovi
Community Score: 10.00

This single was released on all three formats only in Europe. The CD single is preferable for the two extra tracks it offers. ~ David Jehnzen, All Music Guide Read More

Heart
Artist: Heart
Community Score: 9.22

Heart was pretty much considered washed up when they released Heart in 1985. They learned a few important things while they had taken a short sabbatical -- they knew that hooks were important and they knew they could play up their looks for MTV. So, they delivered both with Heart, giving their audience anthemic hooks and tightly corseted bosoms,... Read More

VH1 Storytellers
Artist: Meat Loaf

Meatloaf's episode of VH1 Storytellers comes to home video, bringing plenty of anecdotes and conversation along with rousing performances of hits like "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)," "Paradise By the Dashboard Light," "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad," and "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through." Though the VHS version of this video is... Read More