In the late 80's, Tommy Shaw (from Styx), Jack Blades (from Night Ranger), and Ted Nugent (from the gun range?) formed Damn Yankees to revive their flagging fortunes and came up with a surprising commercial success. The songs are credited to all three but in reality, it sounds a lot like a Night Ranger album. "High Enough" was the major hit, prerequisite power ballad, and enduring track from this one, while Ted's narcissistic complex comes to the forefront on the ugly-as-sin "Piledriver". His solos are mailed in to say the least. Look for "High Enough" on a compilation somewhere and don't bother with the rest.
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