Passionworks certainly is a lost album of the 80s, I'm surprised that with the success of the self titled album it didn't get a second chance. How Can I Refuse was on the set list at the Heart tour and I remember in '85 it was well received by the audience. Allies, now, I would say is a better song than the wonderful Alone and is powerhouse Ann Wilson. The one weakness I would say is the weird drum effects which make the album slightly dated sounding but in retrospect, it deserved a lot more attention than it got. I really enjoyed it at the time, but it was evident Heart had changed as a band and there was no going back.
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