BARRACUDA (Heart)
“Barracuda” is a song by the American rock band Heart. It was released as the first single from the band’s second album Little Queen (1977). The song is an aggressive early try at heavy metal, but some refer to it as a heavy hard rock number notable for a galloping guitar riff and its use of natural harmonics. Upon its release “Barracuda” became Heart’s second top-20 hit in the U.S., peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has become the band’s signature song and is a staple on American classic rock radio playlists. In 2009, it was named the 34th best hard rock song of all time by VH1. (More from Wikipedia)
The first album by Heart, Dreamboat Annie was released in 1975 and is one of my favorite albums of the 1970’s. The album spawned two hit singles, “Magic Man” and “Crazy on You”; but it sounds even better as an album to these ears. Numerous hit albums followed, with hits that included “Barracuda”, “Dog and Butterfly”, “These Dreams”, “What About Love?”, “All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You”, and many more.
(November 2013)
