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Damn Yankees | 
 enlarge | Artist: Damn Yankees
Label: Rhino Flashback
Category: Music
Buy New: $5.98
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Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 6611
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 26159
UPC: 081227992804
EAN: 0081227992804
ASIN: B0017CW5C6
Release Date: May 20, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Coming of Age | | • | Bad Reputation | | • | Runaway | | • | High Enough | | • | Damn Yankees | | • | Come Again | | • | Mystified | | • | Rock City | | • | Tell Me How You Want It | | • | Piledriver |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 33 more reviews...
 Melodic rock supergroup July 16, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
One of the last highly successful melodic rock groups of the 1990's, Damn Yankees was a supergroup featuring guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw (Styx), bassist/vocalist Jack Blades (Night Ranger), drummer Michael Cartelloni (Tommy Shaw's band) and guitarist/deer annihilator Ted Nugent.
Musically, Damn Yankees was quite similar to Bad English, another high profile supergroup (featuring John Waite and members of Journey) of that era. It was the logical progression of each band member's earlier 80's AOR work into the hair metal era. The result was a very slick, polished, melodic hard rock sound that was appealing to hard rock fans and pure gold to mainstream radio and MTV. The band's major hit was the massively poplar power ballad High Enough, which was actually a pretty rockin' song, especially compared to Bad English's sappy When I See You Smile. The rest of the album was upbeat, melodic, and a good blend of Styx's arena rock, Night Ranger's melodies, and gonzo lead guitar by Nugent, who really cut loose with the closing track Piledriver.
Perhaps the best thing about Damn Yankees is that it brought Tommy Shaw and Jack Blades together. Each was a respected songwriter, but together they made a brilliant songwriting team, not just for Damn Yankees but for other artists as well.
If you're a fan of 80's rock, hair metal, or any of the band member's earlier work, the two Damn Yankees albums (this one and 1992's Don't Tread) are must-have melodic rock albums. They're about as perfect an example of the pre-grunge, early 90's hard rock sound as it gets.
 WORTH THE PRICE May 12, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If a CD has at least three good songs its worth buying and this CD has eight. If you like Ted Nuggent and the rock from the 80's and early 90's you'll like this CD. If you like good music that is well crafted you'll like this CD. If you like rock bands that can sing you need to get this CD.
Anyone that rates this less then 4 stars hates Rock n' Roll! April 17, 2007
This is still on of the best Rock n' Roll CD's out there. There is not a bad song on this disk or the follow-up "Don't Tread." These guys truly are a super group. Tommy Shaw and Jack Blades went on to make "My Hallucination" in 1995 witch is another great CD. Every true fan of the Rock Genre should own all 3.
 Supergroup Of The Early 90's January 8, 2007
Wow has it really been 16 years since this album came out? Damn Yankees was a "supergroup" project that put together Ted Nugent, Tommy Shaw (Styx), Jack Blades (Nightranger) and drummer Michael Cartellone for two albums of early 90's era heavy rock. The album spawned the huge hit ballad "High Enough" and it looked for a while as if this band were going to be really big. All 3 of the big name musicians pretty much get equal billing on this one with Shaw, Blades, and Nugent sharing lead vocal duties. Shaw sticks to rhythm guitar on this disc with Ted contributing most of the lead. This is not what I would call a great album, but there are some decent songs on it. "Runaway" is a good Tommy Shaw tune. The title track "Damn Yankees" is a fist pumping anthem, and Ted's finale "Piledriver" is pretty much what we have come to expect from the Motor City Madman. The rest of the songs on this disc are ok with rather juvenile lyrics and typical power rock instrumentation. Amazon has this CD listed used for .39 cents so if you have ever thought of checking it out you can get it cheap.
Good Stuff September 27, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, and Ted Nugent join up here to form the supergroup Damn Yankees. And it is awesome. The raw talent talent showcased here is also a stickler too. Their other pursuits such as Shaw's Styx, Blades' Night Ranger, and Nugent's solo. These guys proved that the arena rock style will never die as long as we don't let it.
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