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Michael Bolton
Rock · 1983 · 9 tracks

Michael Bolton

Michael Bolton

High-octane arena rock fueled by gritty guitar solos and a raspy, soul-inflected belt. A heavy, urgent precursor to the power ballad era.

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It's Michael Bolton before the ballads, rocking out with a future Kiss guitarist and a lot of grit.

A high-stakes mixture of romantic desperation and arena-sized defiance.

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Defiant+3.1σ

Defiant saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
Fools Game
3:56
02
She Did the Same Thing
3:53
03
Hometown Hero
3:41
04
Can’t Hold On, Can't Let Go
3:22
05
Fighting for My Life
3:29
06
Paradise
4:00
07
Back in My Arms Again
3:15
08
Carrie
3:52
09
I Almost Believed You
4:06
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive transition from the brooding verse to the soaring, guitar-heavy hook of Fools Game
Bruce Kulick's technical, high-gain guitar solo on Fighting for My Life that bridges the gap between AOR and metal
The raw, gravelly desperation in the bridge of I Almost Believed You where the rock artifice drops for pure soul
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