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Release Date: 03/26/1996
The second installment of Rhino's
Youth Gone Wild: Heavy Metal Hits Of The '80s is divided between mid-'80s hits by
David Lee Roth (
"Goin' Crazy!"),
Great White ("Rock Me"),
Europe ("The Final Countdown") and
Yngwie Malmsteen ("Heaven Tonight") and late-'80s cuts from
Winger ("Seventeen"),
Vixen ("Edge of a Broken Heart"), and
Faster Pussycat ("Poison Ivy"). More than any other entry in the series,
Vol. 2 suffers from cutesy, ironic selections -- there's no reason
Sam Kinison's "Wild Thing" should have been included, and
Helloween only gained fame after being showcased on
Beavis & Butt-Head in the '90s -- and a few cuts, like
King's X's "Over My Head," appear to be on the disc simply because they were personal favorites of the compilers. Nevertheless,
Youth Gone Wild, Vol. 2 remains a good purchase, especially for fans who want to replace their worn cassettes with only the hits, not full albums.
~Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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