The man just won't stop recording. And, unlike the guy who kept getting mistaken for, Rick is operating at high energy. He won't slow down. I don't think he can. But he's not aggro. His blood just courses with adrenalin and God and sex and love. Depression will do that to you.

He's 74 here. And this is the best he's sounded, popwise, in ages. Well, since Rocket Science. Which was just a couple years past.

It gets a bit mired in the electro-dance pop that Rick ... read more

5mo

yenkocamaro696

So, I am finally on the last Rick Springfield record, and holy shit, I wish he didn't experiment with electronic pop. He last couple experiments were successes, but this record is kinda agonizing to listen to. Like the kinda shit you hear in Hell. Rick has a good voice and there's a song or two that aren't terrible, but man it sucks most of the way through. This record is definitely not worth a listen. Now that I've finished Springfield's discography, he is a 65/100 ... read more

6mo

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