Fanatic

Fanatic is a work on which Heart, freely moving between powerful vocals, acoustic shading and heavy guitar riffs, powerfully shows a rock vitality that has not dimmed in the least even over a long career. While inheriting the mature roots-return direction of the previous works, a harder, more aggressive guitar sound is foregrounded. The songs’ styles are truly varied, yet with the voices and guitar of the Wilson sisters, Ann and Nancy, a consistent, sure presence is born across the whole work. By the sharp edge of hard, aggressive rock numbers and the deep shading of delicate ballads lining up side by side, the album has rich, large rise and fall. Ann Wilson’s overwhelming singing, even as a veteran, shows no decline at all, powerfully in sharp form. Nancy Wilson’s guitar also surely supports that world. A record on which one can again powerfully feel Heart’s sure playing and the overwhelming conviction of the singing, even as veterans. Rather than chasing flashy trends, they keep powerfully sounding their own sure rock. Showing the Wilson sisters’ unchanging passion and mature ability, it is an engaging rock work — a record showing the band’s vigor.