STREETS - A ROCK OPERA

One of those albums where my enjoyment of it comes with quite a few buts. I mean, it's a glam metal rock opera from 1991, if that doesn't start you off on bad note already. But there are just so many good melodies and riffs in this thing, both heavy and ballad, that you can look past the mediocre vocals, corny production, over-the-top solos and overall rubbish aesthetic. Oliva's voice has never been to my taste, but at least here he can find some bits of passion and intensity in the way he works melodic ideas, and honestly some of the hooks here get stuck in my head all the time. It also doesn't really have any filler - although some segments (read: the solos) meander a bit, every song has at least one or two great riffs or great musical moments. As far as glam metal operas go, this one is probably one of the best.

7.2 (6th listen)

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