PAT BENATAR – Get Nervous [Culture Factory vinyl look-a-like CD remastered] (2024), MP3+FLAC

Here’s in exclusive last year’s reissue of PAT BENATAR 4th album, 1982’s ”Get Nervous”, done by Culture Factory label, specialized in vinyl replica CD re-issues. The remastering is excellent, respecting the original analog crisp, warm sound.

‘Shadows Of The Night’. That’s it. This track alone makes this album a must have. A 1982 (we love albums of this ilk appeared that year) Melodic Rock / AOR radio-ready tune with that unique production. ‘That’ sound.
Next year, “Shadows Of The Night” garnered Benatar her third Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, deservedly. It’s her first approach to the radio-friendly sound she will develop in future albums.
”Get Nervous” is, for many, Benatar’s most complete album, as it packs strong rockers like the ones included into the first LP’s together with melodic pop-rockers, and even a couple of New Wave / AORish numbers. A diverse yet cohesive, amusing album.
All that variety while maintaining her crushing rock vocals. This record has an awesome energy.

In interviews regarding ”Get Nervous”, Pat Benatar made it clear that she had no desire to be stereotyped as a hard rocker — often adding that she preferred new wave / AOR melodic keyboards over hard rock and metal’s crunching guitars.
Indeed, ”Get Nervous” was the most melodic album she’d done since her debut LP ‘In the Heat of the Night’.

This isn’t to say that ”Get Nervous” was focused to the era radio-hit leanings; in fact, songs like “Anxiety (Get Nervous),” “The Victim,” and “Silent Partners” are intense, forceful jewels that rock aggressively.
But at the same time, the album’s Rock&pop elements and strong emphasis on melody leave no doubt that the last thing on Benatar’s mind was recording another ‘Crimes Of Passion’, her previous album.

If you are reading this, you really enjoy first half of the ’80s Rock music with melody, well crafted songs, sweet harmonies, and that huge production sound.
”Get Nervous” delivers a cocktail of all of that, and more.
Highly Recommended

01 – Shadows Of The Night
02 – Looking For A Stranger
03 – Anxiety (Get Nervous)
04 – Fight It Out
05 – The Victim
06 – Little Too Late
07 – I’ll Do It
08 – I Want Out
09 – Tell It To Her
10 – Silent Partner

Pat Benatar – lead and backing vocals
Neil Giraldo – guitars, backing vocals
Charlie Giordano – keyboards
Roger Capps – bass, backing vocals
Myron Grombacher – drums

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