Contagious

by Y&T

Overview

After years of professional frustration with little to show for their efforts, Y&T parted with longtime label A&M to seek out pop-metal salvation at the hands of A&R guru John Kalodner and the red-hot Geffen Records. But although 1987's Contagious was given the same Kalodner treatment (party lyrics, gang vocals, synthesizer splashes, sugar-coated guitar riffs, etc.) which led to Aerosmith's miraculous comeback the same year, Dave Meniketti and crew would have no such luck. From the very first "hey!" which launches the bombastic title track (a barely disguised rehash of Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer"), Contagious is your textbook example of sleek, over-produced '80s pop-metal: all fluff and frilly shirts, no substance. Mid-paced melodic rockers like "L.A. Rocks" and "The Kid Goes Crazy" peddle their numbskull choruses ad nausea, to the point of embarrassment, actually. It may have worked for any number of lesser hair bands with prettier faces, but not for Y&T, who also managed to alienate whatever was left of their original audience in the process. And even though they would take another stab at it with the somewhat improved Ten, Contagious effectively signaled Y&T's death knell. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia

Product Details

Release Date:	03/23/2018
Label:	Imports
UPC:	4988031268568
Rank:	33161

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Y&T   Primary Artist
Kevin Elson   Vocals (Background)
Phil Kennemore   Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Dave Meniketti   Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Jimmy DeGrasso   Drums
Joey Alves   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Steffen Presley   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Taylor Rhodes   Composer
Bill Traut   Assistant
Kevin Beamish   Engineer,Producer
Kevin Elson   Mixing
Chris DeGarmo   Composer
Geoff Tate   Composer
Greg Fulginiti   Mastering
Robert White Johnson   Composer
Hugh Syme   Art Direction
Phil Kennemore   Composer
Nacio Herb Brown   Composer
Bruno Ravel   Composer
Al Pitrelli   Composer
Bruce Barris   Engineer
Dave Meniketti   Composer
Wally Buck   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Scott Boorey   Engineer,Producer,Executive Producer
Jimmy DeGrasso   Composer
Joey Alves   Composer
Glenn Wexler   Photography