Product Description

Audio CD

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Product Details

Publisher	Umvd Special Markets
Number Of Discs	1
Format	Audio CD
EAN	0075021521827
UPC	075021521827
Label	Umvd Special Markets
Studio	Umvd Special Markets
Artist	38 Special
Title	Rock & Roll Strategy
Release Date	1990-10-25
Manufacturer	Umvd Special Markets

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Customer Reviews

Not southern rock but good nonetheless

Review by William Dalrymple, 2010-06-06

If you look at this as a typical 38 special southern rock album you'll prob be disappointed/However look at this as a new bands first cd and You'll be more apt to enjoy it.With Don Barnes gone Max Carl sings a lot of leads and the sound is definately different but still has the Jeff Carlisi guitar sound and rocks but just in a different way/Like it or not you gotta give em credit for not being like 99% of bands do when they lose the lead singer and get the closest soundalike they can and stick with the same sound just tryin to copycat and recapture their classic sound.

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.38 Special, NOT

Review by MI_Central Dave, 2010-01-06

Does not sound like the trademark sound of .38 Special or Southern Rock. I can't even give this 2 stars after listening to some of the GREAT albums and songs they did prior to this smarmy pop fiasco.

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Aún sin Don Barnes es un Buen Disco.

Review by Pedro Jimenez, 2009-04-08

"Rock & Roll Strategy" es el primer álbum de la banda sin el estupendo cantante y guitarrista Don Barnes y fué grabado en 1988, siendo un gran seguidor de este grupo, debo confesar que en el momento en que adquirí el álbum no conocía su cambio de formación, que sólo era evidente por la fotografía de su portada (Entran Max Carl (voz y teclados) y Danny Chauncey (guitarras) por Don Barnes y Steve Brookins (Con esto perdiendo su clásico sonido con 2 baterías), este disco representa el regreso de Rodney Mills a la producción, lo cual habla de un cambio de estilo pero buscando conservar sus raíces, que en mi opinión dió un muy buen trabajo, que es cierto a los seguidores más conservadores del grupo no agradó mucho, no se puede dejar de reconocer que es en verdad una buena colección llena de canciones excelentes como "Love Strikes", "Midnight Magic", su principal sencillo "Second Chance", "Little Sheba" y "Hot ¨Lanta", por citar algunas y aún cuando la guitarra de Jeff Carlisi está menos presente en los temas no deja de hacer notar su presencia.
En mi opinión un trabajo diferente pero a la altura de sus anteriores, que tomando en cuenta el año de su lanzamiento hace notar su calidad, y debido a la gran cantidad y variedad de buenos discos que aparecieron el mismo año, resulta difícil sobresalir.
No podemos dejar pasar ésto por alto, si sólo recordamos lanzamientos como el ("OU812" de Van Halen, Hysteria de Def Leppard en su apogeo al igual del "Appetite for Destruction" de Guns and Roses y "Operation Mindcrime" de Queensryche por citar algunos), así podremos entender la importancia por grabar buena música en tiempos en que las ventas de discos estaban en el infinito. No me queda más que agradecer el poder haber estado ahí para accesar a tantos y grandes artistas en un momento en que la industria musical vivió abundancia y calidad.
.38 Special siguieron siendo tan buenos como antes y este cambio de estilo lo demuestra.

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What the heck is this?!?!?

Review by BigSteve331, 2003-12-03

Up until this point, the band had always stayed true to their guitar roots. Even if their songs had an "80's" feel to them, they were always guitar rock at their core. Not anymore. With the departure of Don Barnes, and the arrival of Max Carl on Keyboards, their trademark sound was gone. Gone was Barnes's strong guitar and vocals. In was Carl's cheesy, even wimpy, keyboards. I'll give him his due, he is not a bad singer, but he has no edge, no attitude. Simply put, he is not a rocker. Jeff Carlisi and Donnie Van Zant are the only reason this gets 2 stars. Otherwise, it's a 1 star effort. They just didn't sound like 38 Special anymore. They became a pop band. Ronnie was rolling in his grave over this one. How could his brother be a part of something like this?

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Ouch!

Review by WanderlustX2, 2000-09-13

The only reason this disc even got 2 stars is because of Donnie's contributions to the disc.

If you like sensitive 80's pop, I'd say that this may be a good CD.

If it's southern rock you're looking for, with the exception of a few redeeming tracks that Donnie has, this is best left out of your collection!

My rating is based on what the band was originally (and again, in the last few years) about.

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