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Venus in Overdrive
Rock · 2008 · 12 tracks · 41m

Venus in Overdrive

Rick Springfield

Aggressive power-pop guitars meet high-gloss 21st-century production. A restless, high-energy record that recaptures the kinetic spirit of a radio-rock icon.

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It's like the 80s got a 2000s makeover with the volume turned up to eleven.

An urgent, high-energy blast of melodic rock that feels both nostalgic and fiercely present.

Venus in Overdrive · vs · Rick Springfield
Energetic+1.5σ

Energetic saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 41m
01
What’s Victoria’s Secret?
3:15
02
I’ll Miss That Someday
3:20
03
Venus in Overdrive
2:48
04
One Passenger
4:29
05
Oblivious
3:53
06
3 Warning Shots
3:26
07
Time Stand Still
4:16
08
God Blinked (Swing It Sister)
3:32
09
Mr. PC
2:42
10
She
4:18
11
Nothing Is Ever Lost
1:40
12
Saint Sahara
3:59
Moments Worth Waiting For
the explosive opening riff of the title track that recaptures the kinetic energy of his early 80s peak
the sudden shift into a more somber, atmospheric texture during the bridge of One Passenger
the way the vocal harmonies stack into a massive wall of sound on the chorus of What's Victoria's Secret?
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