Youth Gone Wild: Heavy Metal Hits of the '80s, Vol. 3

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

Review

The third and final volume of Youth Gone Wild: Heavy Metal Hits of the '80s has fewer hits than either of its predecessors, and it suffers as a result. Of all the cuts, only a handful -- Whitesnake's "Still of the Night," Cinderella's "Gypsy Road," White Lion's "Wait," Kingdom Come's "Get it On," Bulletboys' "Smooth Up In Ya," Britny Fox's "Girlschool" -- were actually hits, while the rest all seem to be randomly selected. Mr. Big's "Addicted to That Rush" has the virtuosity of Paul Gilbert and Billy Sheehan to reccomend it, and D.A.D. has some dark glamour, but Bang Tango, Raging Slab, Love/Hate, Dangerous Toys, Fastway, and Helix are all faceless and nearly interchangeable, making Vol. 3 considerably less entertaining than its predecessors. Still, the hits alone make the disc worthwhile for any nostalgic metalhead. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Still of the Night (Lyrics)	John Sykes, David Coverdale	Whitesnake	(6:39)
Gypsy Road (Lyrics)	Tom Keifer	Cinderella	(3:56)
Sleeping My Day Away (Lyrics)	Jacob Binzer, Jesper Binzer, Peter Jensen, Stig Pedersen	D:A:D	(4:24)
Wait (Lyrics)	Vito Bratta, Mike Tramp	White Lion	(4:02)
Someone Like You (Lyrics)	Tigg Ketler, Mark Knight, Kyle Kyle, Joe Lesté, Kyle Stevens	Bang Tango	(4:24)
Say What You Will	"Fast" Eddie Clarke, Jerry Shirley, Dave King	Fastway	(3:22)
Don't Dog Me	Greg Strzempka	Raging Slab	(3:52)
Get It On (Lyrics)	Lenny Wolf, Marty Wolff	Kingdom Come	(4:23)
Heavy Metal Love	Paul Hackman, Brian Vollmer	Helix	(3:01)
Rock Queen	Skid Rose	Love, Hate	(2:22)
Scared (Lyrics)	Danny Aaron, Scott Dalhover, Mark Geary, Jason McMaster, Mike Watson	Dangerous Toys	(4:04)
Smooth up in Ya	Jimmy d'Anda, Mick Sweda, Marq Torien, Lonnie Vencent	Bulletboys	(4:26)
Girlschool (Lyrics)	Dean Davidson	Britny Fox	(4:40)
Addicted to That Rush (Lyrics)	Billy Sheehan, Paul Gilbert, Pat Torpey	Mr. Big	(4:46)

Credits

Britny Fox (Performer), Britny Fox (?), Bulletboys (Performer), Bulletboys (?), Fastway (?), Kingdom Come (Performer), Kingdom Come (?), Love (Performer), Love (?), Mr. Big (Performer), Mr. Big (?), Raging Slab (Performer), Raging Slab (?), White Lion (Performer), White Lion (?), Whitesnake (Performer), Whitesnake (?), Bang Tango (Performer), Bang Tango (?), D:A:D (?), Dangerous Toys (Performer), Dangerous Toys (?), Helix (Performer), Helix (?), Hate (Performer), Cinderella (Performer), Cinderella (?), Alan Di Perna (Liner Notes)