Red Velvet Car

Red Velvet Car is a work on which Heart draws a more mature rock face through deep vocals, weighty guitar and settled arrangement. Pushing the roots-return direction of the previous Jupiters Darling further, rather than pushing fiercely, it carefully spreads the deep emotion and rich afterglow dwelling in the songs. A record filled throughout with a mature flavor backed by long, sure experience. Rather than aiming for flashy, immediate hits, by placing at its center Ann Wilson’s outstanding vocal expression, holding both power and delicacy, its deep appeal clearly emerges through careful listening. A folk-like acoustic feel and hard rock’s sure weight coexist unforced, and the Wilson sisters’ own duality strongly appears. A record that powerfully shows that, even as veterans, Heart’s sure songwriting and rich expression have not dimmed in the least. Achieving a strong result high on the US chart, it again proved the band’s deep-rooted popularity. Letting you carefully savor song quality and deep emotion over flashiness, it is a mature, fulfilling work — a record where the sisters’ sure talent shines.