The Heat (Dan Reed Network Album)
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July 1991 |
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December 1990 - March 1991 |
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| Label (s) | Mercury Records | |||
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15th |
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64:16 |
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Little Mountain Sound Studios |
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The Heat is the third studio album by the American band Dan Reed Network .
Emergence
The band began in December 1990 at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver with the recordings for the follow-up album to Slam . The producer was again Bruce Fairbairn , who was responsible for the group's debut album . Fairbairn was part of the brass section on the song Life is Sex , where he played the trumpet. In addition to the fourteen songs selected for The Heat , the group also included the song Money , a cover version of a Pink Floyd track , on the album. This recording was made while working for Slam , produced by Nile Rodgers and Dan Reed , and released in August 1990 as the b-side of the single Lover .
Dan Reed Network were in the summer of 1990, the opening act of the Rolling Stones on the Urban Jungle Tour through Europe and then went on a club tour in the UK. Numerous songs that were included on the album The Heat were created during these tours. Politically, this time was shaped by the second Gulf War , which also had an impact on the songwriting . The band felt compelled to make a statement on the political situation in the world, which was printed under the title To the Tribes in the production notes for the album:
“ During the months these songs were being recorded, a war began and ended. Quite an emotional time for a modern world that seeks the meaning of everything. Peace protests and pro-war campaigns, smart bombs and military censorship, TV heroes and burning oil fields, all while we are still waging another war that we have not yet fully embraced, namely the state of our environment. If ecological problems continue to develop like this, borders will not matter, religious beliefs will not matter, economic greed will matter. If only we could agree not to agree to this situation, then we could fight this terrible enemy. The complexity of the problems will expand, but it is not too late to wake up. "
The Heat was released in July 1991, the tracks Mix It Up and Baby Now I were released as singles , but they only had chart success in Europe: In Great Britain Mix It Up reached number 49, Baby Now I number 60 in the charts; in the US, album and singles failed. Here the ballad Long Way To Go was also released as a single, but it was also not successful in the charts.
The titles The Salt of Joy and Let it Go were used for the 1992 soundtrack for the film Poison Ivy . Mix It Up was part of the soundtrack for Excessive Force , and Baby Now I was used in The Cutting Edge .
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The German Musikexpress said
“ The Heat heats up with the intensity of a rocket engine and once again shoots the colorful network around Mr. Reed into a universe made up of the most varied of styles. In the opener, Dan The Man demonstrates that blues and soul can be spaced out with relatively simple means, against which bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers seem almost awkward. The networkers also have a few other lessons that get to the heart of the usual fusion gossip with downright provocative casualness. Important components are always high voltage, full throttle and honest sweat. The Heat is bursting with life, desire and entertainment. Perhaps the most modern and intelligent music you can buy right now. "
The British magazine Raw awarded four stars and wrote about The Heat :
“ Fifteen titles that are as strong as“ Slam ”was patched together. In fact, "The Heat" is far closer to the spirit and feel of the classic first album than the follow-up album produced by Nile Rodgers. Dan Reed has always been able to write a catchy chorus or two, but this time he absolutely pushed his limits! [...] All in all, “The Heat” is a big step forward for the band, which should bring them the same success in the USA that they already have in this country. "
The German Rock Hard awarded 8 points and wrote:
" How else would it be explained that" The Heat "is a clear step back, albeit in a positive sense, towards the debut? Songs like 'Baby Now I', 'Mix It Up' or 'Thy Will Be Done' are extremely groovy and danceable and should ensure full dance floors in discos. DAN REED can be forgiven for the fact that there are also some weaker tracks on the album, which means that there are not so distinctive tracks, because all in all "The Heat" is a step in the right direction, and that is rewarded with 8 fat points. "
Metal Hammer disagreed:
“ Well, if you think that this work could be the breakthrough for men, the oats should sting tremendously. With The Heat we are dealing with a - admittedly melodious - imitation of the second album Slam. Unfortunately. Mortal Sin # 1: A hair-raising cover version of the Pink Floyd classic 'Money'. Not that I'm the orthodox Floyd fanatic, but who dares doesn't always have to win. As part of this distorted corruption, Mr. Fairbairn should have pulled the brakes on good taste: “Let Sleeping Dogs Lie!” And yet they were woken up, the sleeping dogs. Mortal Sin No. 2: The terrible blues ingratiation 'Chill Out' with a playful gramophone effect; we haven't had it since Satriani. Otherwise - unfortunately, noteworthy hits are in short supply here. Too harmless and boring; You won't sweat here. "
The Heat was the band's most successful release in the UK, but the album failed in the US.
Track list
- 4:07 - Baby Now I (Brannon, James, Pred, Reed, Sakamoto)
- 4:32 - Blame It on the Moon (Brannon, James, Pred, Reed, Sakamoto)
- 4:39 - Mix It Up (Brannon, James, Pred, Reed, Sakamoto)
- 4:17 - The Heat (Brannon, James, Pred, Reed, Sakamoto)
- 4:46 - Let It Go (Brannon, James, Pred, Reed, Sakamoto)
- 3:30 - Love Don't Work That Way (Brannon, James, Pred, Reed, Sakamoto)
- 3:59 - Money (Waters)
- 3:36 - Chill Out (James, Reed)
- 4:30 - Life Is Sex (Brannon, James, Pred, Reed, Sakamoto)
- 5:01 - The Salt of Joy (Brannon, James, Pred, Reed, Sakamoto)
- 4:35 - Take My Hand (Brannon, James, Pred, Reed, Sakamoto)
- 4:06 - The Lonely Sun (Brannon, James, Pred, Reed, Sakamoto)
- 4:47 - Thy Will Be Done (Reed, Stiles)
- 4:19 - Wake Up (Brannon, James, Pred, Reed, Sakamoto)
- 3:32 - Long Way to Go (Brannon, James, Pred, Reed, Sakamoto)