Sweet hit the peak of their powers on Desolation Boulevard, a wonderfully lightweight collection of fizzy melodies and big, dumb hooks. Essentially, the album consists of three dynamic singles buoyed by a bunch of filler, but those singles -- "Ballroom Blitz," "The 6-Teens," and "Fox on the Run" -- are addictive slices of bubblegum glam rock. And the filler is ridiculously silly and enjoyable, with "Sweet F.A.," "I Wanna Be Committed," and "No You Don't" sounding like a kind of bizarre prototype for the Ramones' punky bubblegum (only without the irony, of course). Although the filler is relatively strong, there are a number of weak patches on Desolation Boulevard, but it remains an intoxicatingly fun record and one that sounds surprisingly fresh, even with all of its kitschy '70s production techniques.
foobar2000 1.4.3 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.91 dB -15.90 dB 4:05 01-Ballroom Blitz
DR11 -2.29 dB -15.65 dB 4:06 02-The 6-Teens
DR14 -1.22 dB -16.76 dB 4:35 03-No You Don't
DR13 -0.70 dB -15.56 dB 3:28 04-A.C.D.C
DR11 -2.19 dB -16.06 dB 3:14 05-I Wanna Be Committed
DR12 -2.35 dB -15.71 dB 6:16 06-Sweet F.A.
DR12 -2.99 dB -16.95 dB 3:26 07-Fox On The Run
DR12 -2.76 dB -15.95 dB 4:00 08-Set Me Free
DR12 -1.71 dB -16.94 dB 4:26 09-Into The Night
DR13 -2.54 dB -18.14 dB 5:36 10-Solid Gold Brass
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