Released in 1993, 3 years after their previous release "Brigade", this somewhat combines the 70s and 80s sound of Heart. The album starts with the ghostlike whispering intro of "Desire", and then rocks off with the track "Black on black II". This is a track in the style of "Barracuda" from the "Little Queen" album (1977), with its guitar rhythm. Not a bad start at all, as it shows the rocking side of the band. "Back to avalon" also goes in the vein of older Heart albums, with an acoustic verse and a catchy chorus. Following is a synth-bas(s)ed soft ballad (almost Roxy Music-like), "The woman in me". Very pleasant and not bad, though no favourite track of mine. "Rage" is heavier sounding and ok. "In walks the night" is another one of those feel-good ballads of the Heart that I truly like, and could easily have been found on one of their late 80s albums. The following track "My crazy head" is one of my favourites. Classic, very melodic 80s Heart. "Ring them bells" is an all-acoustic track by Bob Dylan. Not bad. "Will you be there" follows the hit tradition of "All I wanna do" ("Brigade"), very commercial and a good track. "Voodoo doll" is a track I easily could have been without, which certainly doesn't apply to the next track "Anything is possible". A great ballad and also one of my favourites, resembles Brigade's "Stranded". "Avalon (reprise)" is like a short intermission. Next up is "Desire walks on", not very memorable but ok. The last two tracks are the songs "The woman in me" and "Will you be there" sung is Spanish. So, is this their best release ever? No. I rate this number four after "Bad animals" (1987), "Brigade" (1990) and "Heart" (1985). Still, a good album with some really strong tracks. The sound and production is also very good.
