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"Burning Heart" is a mighty martial anthem--"in the warrior's code there's no surrender/though his body says stop, his spirit cries never"-- pounding with power chords but also a Cold War anthem--"two world collide, rival nations" "is it east vs west, or man against man." Only Survivor could do something like this. Their theme song from Rocky III, "Eye Of The Tiger" reprised here, and it's a welcome addition, with those snarling guitars and familiar rhythm guitar. It's also a good opportunity to compare Dave Bickler with Jimi Jameson. John Cafferty seems synonymous with Eddie And The Cruisers or being a Springsteen clone, but he manages to bring the energetic but heavily produced keyboards/guitar number "Heart's On Fire" some credibility. I will say that this is very 80's, which is good. Untrained ears will find it hard to tell Kenny Loggins and Gladys Knight apart on the middling rocker-R&B hybrid "Double Or Nothing" a song with pronounced drums. Two of Vince DiCola's music scores are included, one being the majestic "War" heavy on dramatic keyboards. There is definitely an air of apprehension. I don't recall what part of the movie this was used--the prelude to or during one of the bouts? The funky and horn-heavy "Living In America" a kind of commentary on the American life, is the first time I heard the Godfather of Soul, and he lets loose with his trademark "OWWW" This song later ended up on Brown's Gravity album and was parodied by Weird Al as "Living With A Hernia." He reprises a part of one of his songs at the end: "I feel good!" While I love this song, I hate the way it was used in the movie as prancing and jeering propaganda against the Soviet boxer Drago. The sobering rocker "No Easy Way Out" by Robert Tepper rivals the Survivor songs as my favorite here. I love that way the frantic keyboards is accompanied by bass, before roaring into the climactic theme used in the chorus. There's a sense of cruel desperation in the chorus theme, especially when he sings, "giving in can't be wrong." and "I don't wanna pacify you/I don't want to drag you down/but I'm feeling like a prisoner/like a strange rin a no-name town/I see only angry faces/afraid that could be you and me." Tepper sounds like a sturdy rock version of Michael Bolton, without the annoying shrillness of the latter. Years before they became the kings of wishful thinking, Go West did "One Way Street" which is a more languid, relaxing affair, complete with heavily produced female backup singers. Not one of the better tracks. Touch's "The Sweetest Victory" is another energetic anthem laced with keyboards. The lead singer sounds like a clone of Steve Perry and the sound is clearly influenced by Journey. There's a nice harmony chorus included. The album ends with another Vince DiCola instrumental, "Training Montage," which I remember being used as Rocky jogs in the snow in the Soviet Union for his upcoming bout with Drago. The quick-paced pulsing bass synthesizer, drums, and accompanying piano really mimics someone jogging or striking a punching bag, with horn-like synthesizers sounding like Europe's "The Final Countdown." Despite the two filler tracks, the Rocky IV soundtrack is memorable for its high energy rockers from Survivor and Vince DiCola's upbeat synthesizer scores.Read full review
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This is a classic Album
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Love the film when heard the soundtrack loved it
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