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Hi Infidelity

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Hi Infidelity
Hi Infidelity

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Hi Infidelity

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Many albums have scaled to the top of the American charts, many of them not so good, but few have been as widely forgotten and spurned as 's . In a way, the group deserved this kind of success. They had been slogging it out in the arenas of the U.S., building up a sizeable audience because they could deliver live. And then, in 1980, they delivered a record that not just summarized their strengths, but captured everything that was good about . This is the sound of the stadiums in that netherworld between giants like and 's slick, video-ready anthems. This is unabashedly mainstream , but there's a real urgency to the songs and the performances that gives it a real emotional core, even if the production keeps it tied to the early, previsual '80s. And so what if it does, because this is great , filled with hooks as expansive as and as catchy as the flu. That, of course, applies to the record's two biggest hits -- the power and the surging -- which define their era, but what gives the album real staying power is that the rest of the record works equally well. That's most apparent on the -inspired opener, whose insistent beat sent it to the charts, but also such great album tracks as the sun-kissed '60s homage What's really great about these songs is not just the sheen of professionalism that makes them addictive to listen to, but there's a real strain of pathos that runs through these songs -- the album's title isn't just a clever pun, but a description of the tortured romantic relationships that populate this record's songs. This is really , albeit by a group of guys instead of a singular vision, but that makes it more affecting, as well as a killer slice of ear candy. It's easy to dismiss , since they weren't hip at the time, and no amount of historical revisionism will make them cool kitsch. And, let's face it, their records were usually hit-and-miss affairs. But they did get it right once, and it's on this glorious record -- if you need proof why was giant, this is it. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Barnes & Noble does business -- big business -- by the book. As the #1 bookseller in the US, it operates about 720 Barnes & Noble superstores (selling books, music, movies, and gifts) throughout all 50 US states and Washington, DC. The stores are typically 10,000 to 60,000 sq. ft. and stock between 60,000 and 200,000 book titles. Many of its locations contain Starbucks cafes, as well as music departments that carry more than 30,000 titles.

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