★★★★★
Between 1985 and 1992 Restless Heart scored 15 Top 10 hits including six number one hits and a string of Gold-selling albums. With Playlist: The Very Best of Restless Heart, the group presents a new collection of hits curated by the band for their fans. In addition to a dozen of their biggest hits or album tracks (Playlist isn't a "Greatest hits" collection so it doesn't represent 'just the hits'), there are two brand new tracks in "Memphis Rain" and "Home...
- www.roughstock.com
2013-05-21
★★★★★
Any serious-minded artist who calls an album Matters of the Heart would normally be asking for trouble ? titles like that aregenerally reserved for Valerie Bertinelli TV movies. For TracyChapman, though, a little bit of maudlin goes a long way. Chapman'sastonishing 1988 debut, Tracy Chapman, is still a pinnacle ofsinger-songwriter craft ? assured and determined, its songs rooted inthe folk narrative tradition yet adding a modern edge...
- ew.com
2010-08-27
★★★★★
With a dedication tofinding more interesting country material ("Sweet Whiskey Lies,""Hometown Boy"), Restless Heart isn't as hollow at the core as itused to be. But by still using the generic studio rock band Toto asits prototype, Restless Heart keeps rolling pristine harmonies andby-the-book riffs off the assembly line in thier new album, Matters of the Heart.
- ew.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
Restless Heart, amiddle-of-the-road lounge act in an ill-fitting Stetson, has lostlead singer Larry Stewart since its last album. It hardly matters.On Big Iron Horses, the group's new sound may be less homogenized than before, butRestless Heart still makes music that passes through the ears withoutonce touching any vital organs. D
- ew.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
Down to a quartet, the guys in Restless Heart still have the highest Eagles rating in country music -- they get the vocals right almost every time, and "Blame It on Love" evokes memories of the likes of "Witchy Woman...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
This album has "Long Lost Friend," "Dancy's Dream, " and other hits.
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
The guys found their niche with this project. Big, overpowering sound, heavy backbeats, and very tight harmonies are here. In contrast, the ballads "I'll Still Be Loving You" and "New York (Hold Her Tight)" are incredibly sensitive.
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
The band's debut includes the hits "Let the Heartache Ride," "I Want Everyone to Cry, " and "(Back to The) Heartbreak Kid."
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
BMG Special Products' Big Dreams may not be a strict hits collection, but it's a good budget-priced sampler that offers a nice snapshot of Restless Heart's peak hitmaking years. There are a number of hits here -- "Big Dreams in a Small Town," "That Rock Won't Roll," "Long Lost Friend," "Say What's in Your Heart," "I Want Everyone to Cry" -- that are balanced by solid album tracks...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28