Youth Gone Wild: Heavy Metal Hits of the '80s, Vol. 2

• Artist: Various Artists
• Rating:
• Release Date: March 26, 1996
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Rock

Review

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

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Rock Me (Lyrics)	Mark Kendall, Michael Lardie, Alan Niven, Jack Russell	Great White	(7:18)
Heaven Tonight (Lyrics)	Yngwie Malmsteen, Joe Lynn Turner	Yngwie Malmsteen	(4:07)
The Final Countdown	Joey Tempest	Europe	(5:10)
Over My Head (Lyrics)	Jerry Gaskill, Doug Pinnick, Ty Tabor	King's X	(4:49)
Goin' Crazy! (Lyrics)	David Lee Roth, Steve Vai	David Lee Roth	(3:09)
It's Not Love (Lyrics)	Don Dokken, George Lynch, Jeff Pilson, Mick Brown	Dokken	(5:01)
Seventeen (Lyrics)	Reb Beach, Beau Hill, Kip Winger	Winger	(4:06)
Poison Ivy	Taime Downe, Eric Stacy	Faster Pussycat	(4:27)
Gotta Let Go (Lyrics)	Lita Ford, Geoffrey Leib	Lita Ford	(4:40)
I Want Out (Lyrics)	Kai Hansen	Helloween	(4:41)
I'm on to You	Jeff Jones	Hurricane	(3:59)
Edge of a Broken Heart (Lyrics)	Fee Waybill, Richard Marx	Vixen	(4:24)
Dreams in the Dark	Ray Gillen, Jake E. Lee, Paul O'Neill	Badlands	(3:30)
Wild Thing (Lyrics)	Chip Taylor	Sam Kinison	(4:29)

Credits

Sam Kinison (Performer), Sam Kinison (?), Badlands (Performer), Badlands (?), Dokken (Performer), Dokken (?), Europe (Performer), Europe (?), Faster Pussycat (Performer), Faster Pussycat (?), Lita Ford (Performer), Lita Ford (?), Great White (Performer), Great White (?), Helloween (Performer), Helloween (?), Hurricane (Performer), Hurricane (?), King's X (Performer), King's X (?), Yngwie Malmsteen (Performer), Yngwie Malmsteen (?), David Lee Roth (Performer), David Lee Roth (?), Winger (Performer), Winger (?), Vixen (Performer), Vixen (?)