A Matter of Attitude
| A Matter of Attitude | ||||
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| Studio album by Fate | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | Easy Sound, Copenhagen, Autumn 1986 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, melodic hard rock | |||
| Length | 37:58 | |||
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EMI (1986) MTM Classix (2004) | |||
| Producer | Svein Dag Hauge | |||
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A Matter of Attitude is the second album by Danish heavy metal band Fate, released in 1986.
The album was in the hook-filled melodic hard rock/pop metal vein, featuring tight vocal harmonies over a strong rhythm section, guitar, and sweeping synthesizer. Stylistically it was like Europe with a bit more bite. "I Won't Stop" was the album's first single, and the track was also released in an extended 12" remix version. The album was almost entirely hard-driving rockers, without the power ballads of many other bands of the genre. Original closer was "Do It", a tongue-in-cheek retro Louis Armstrong-style shuffle of the type David Lee Roth and David Johansen were experimenting with at the time.
After a decade and a half out of print, the album was re-released on CD by independent label MTM Classix in 2004. The re-release includes lyrics and liner notes, including a new thank-you section. The collection ends with two new bonus tracks. The first, "Hardcore Romance", is in a rawer style, sans the keyboards prevalent throughout the original '80s recording. The second, "Memories of You", makes up for the lack of balladry in the original track list, bringing back a subtler wash of keyboards and a subdued guitar.
Track listing
- "Won't Stop" – 3:21
- "Hard as a Rock" – 3:47
- "I Can't Stand Losing You" – 4:50
- "Point of No Return" – 3:51
- "The Hunter" – 4:16
- "Summer Love" – 4:00
- "Farrah" – 3:53
- "Get Up and Go" – 3:21
- "Limbo a Go Go" – 4:04
- "Do It" – 2:34
- "Hardcore Romance" [2004 bonus track]
- "Memories of You" [2004 bonus track]