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Wide Awake in Dreamland
Rock · 1988 · 8 tracks

Wide Awake in Dreamland

Pat Benatar

Late-80s arena rock at its most polished. Powerful vocals meet socially conscious lyrics and shimmering guitar work in a final stand for the decade's signature sound.

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The ultimate 80s power-vocal victory lap with a brain and a heart.

A powerful blend of stadium-sized defiance and late-night atmospheric reflection.

Wide Awake in Dreamland · vs · Pat Benatar
Road Trip+2.3σ

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

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
03
Let’s Stay Together
4:59
04
Don’t Walk Away
4:41
05
Too Long a Soldier
6:42
06
Cool Zero
5:30
07
Cerebral Man
4:47
08
Lift ’em On Up
5:00
09
Suffer the Little Children
4:13
10
Wide Awake in Dreamland
4:58
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive vocal entry on the title track where the operatic training meets pure rock grit.
The rhythmic interplay between the synth pads and Giraldo's sharp guitar stabs on 'Cool Zero'.
The somber, building intensity of 'Suffer the Little Children' which showcases a more serious lyrical depth.
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