History Music / HeartBand

* IntercourseWithYou: "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You".

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Several of their songs seem to just be copied from Music/LedZeppelin - one of the more obvious cases would be "Dream of the Archer" compared to "The Battle of Evermore".
** This is probably because they were originally a Music/LedZeppelin tribute band.

* IncestIsRelative: In a rather bizarre invoking of this trope, Ann and Nancy Wilson were rumoured early in their career to have been lesbian lovers. The rumour was started by their first record label, Mushroom Records, through innuendo and juxtaposition including the use of a suggestive photo and caption for the artwork of their first album, ''Dreamboat Annie'', in an attempt to garner publicity and boost album sales. The Wilson sisters were unaware of the rumour campaign being fueled by their recording company. Once they discovered it, due to comments made by a reporter during an interview, they were very unhappy with their representation, and indirectly attacked those responsible in their next album.

* HollywoodPudgy: Ann began to gain weight, and then to keep the band's "image" up often Nancy was shown more prominently in videos and on the stage.
* LesYay: See IncestIsRelative.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: It's pretty obvious what the sisters were up to during the ''Dreamboat Annie'' era, if the lyrics of the title track are any indication. Anne has admitted that "Crazy on You" was written under the influence of Shrooms.

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Heart is a rock band technically formed in {{Vancouver}}, Canada but with all its members originating from {{Seattle}}, Washington - one of their founding members was dodging the draft, everybody else followed, and later they moved back to Seattle once the whole thing blew over. While previous incarnations date from around 1967, the band itself was led by Ann and Nancy Wilson, who have also remained [[FaceOfTheBand the only constant members of]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_band#Members_and_former_members the band's ever-changing lineups.]] ToMakeALongStoryShort: they first got famous in TheSeventies, largely by sounding exactly like LedZeppelin, decreased in popularity by the middle of TheEighties but had a comeback in 1985, largely by moving away from Zeppelin-styled rock into {{Power Ballad}}s and reliance on synthesizers.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Several of their songs seem to just be copied from LedZeppelin - one of the more obvious cases would be "Dream of the Archer" compared to "The Battle of Evermore".
** This is probably because they were originally a LedZeppelin tribute band.

The Wilson sisters also played an important part in the {{Seattle}} music scene through their ownership of the Bad Animals Studio, used by key {{Grunge}} bands such as Music/AliceInChains, {{Nirvana}}, PearlJam and Music/{{Soundgarden}} and others like NeilYoung, JohnnyCash and {{REM}}. Ann Wilson also contributed vocals to the Music/AliceInChains EP ''Sap'' and later appeared at one of their tribute concerts.

The Wilson sisters also played an important part in the {{Seattle}} music scene through their ownership of the Bad Animals Studio, used by key {{Grunge}} bands such as Music/AliceInChains, {{Nirvana}}, PearlJam and {{Soundgarden}} and others like NeilYoung, JohnnyCash and {{REM}}. Ann Wilson also contributed vocals to the Music/AliceInChains EP ''Sap'' and later appeared at one of their tribute concerts.

* AudioErotica: As the VH1 countdown put it, "There wasn't one guy in the room who didn't get wood when she sang "''Ooooh'' Barracuda".

The Wilson sisters also played an important part in the {{Seattle}} music scene through their ownership of the Bad Animals Studio, used by key {{Grunge}} bands such as AliceInChains, {{Nirvana}}, PearlJam and {{Soundgarden}} and others like NeilYoung, JohnnyCash and {{REM}}. Ann Wilson also contributed vocals to the AliceInChains EP ''Sap'' and later appeared at one of their tribute concerts.

Heart is a rock band technically formed in {{Vancouver}}, Canada but with all its members originating from {{Seattle}}, Washington - one of their founding members was dodging the draft, everybody else followed, and later they moved back to Seattle once the whole thing blew over. While previous incarnations date from around 1967, the band itself was led by Ann and Nancy Wilson, who have also remained [[FaceOfTheBand the only constant members of]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_band#Members_and_former_members the band's ever-changing lineups.]] ToMakeALongStoryShort: they first got famous in TheSeventies, largely by sounding exactly like LedZeppelin, decreased in popularity by the middle of TheEighties but had a comeback in 1985, largely by moving away from Zeppelin-styled rock into {{Power Ballad}}s and {{Synthesizeritis}}.

* {{Synthesizeritis}}: Many of their 80's hits incur into this, like "If Looks Could Kill". And '''all''' of Bad Animals.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: It's pretty obvious what the sisters were up to during the ''Dreamboat Annie'' era, if the lyrics of the title track are indication. Anne has admitted that "Crazy on You" was written under the influence of Shrooms.

Heart is a rock band technically formed in {{Vancouver}}, Canada but with all its members originating from {{Seattle}}, Washington - one of their founding members was dodging the draft, everybody else followed, and later they moved back to Seattle once the whole thing blew over. While previous incarnations date from around 1967, the band itself was led by Ann and Nancy Wilson, who have also remained [[FaceOfTheBand the only constant members of]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_band#Members_and_former_members the band's ever-changing lineups.]] ToMakeALongStoryShort: they first got famous in TheSeventies, largely by sounding exactly like LedZeppelin, decreased in popularity by the middle of TheEighties but had a comeback in 1985, largely by moving away from Zeppelin-styled rock into {{Power Ballad}}s.

* {{Synthesizeritis}}: Many of their 80's hits incur into this, like "If Looks Could Kill".

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: The very trippy ''Dreamboat Annie'' album. Anne has admitted that "Crazy on You" was written under the influence of Psilocybin.

* BlackSheepHit: "These Dreams"

* GreatestHitsAlbum: The Essential Heart

** This is probably due to the fact that they were originally a LedZeppelin tribute band.

* HollywoodHomely: See HollywoodPudgy

* IncestIsRelative: In a rather bizarre invoking of this trope, Ann and Nancy Wilson were rumoured early in their career to have been lesbian lovers. The rumour was started by their first record label, Mushroom Records, through innuendo and juxtaposition including the use of a suggestive photo and caption for the artwork of their first album, Dreamboat Annie, in an attempt to garner publicity and boost album sales. The Wilson sisters were unaware of the rumour campaign being fueled by their recording company. Once they discovered it, due to comments made by a reporter during an interview, they were very unhappy with their representation, and indirectly attacked those responsible in their next album.

* IncestIsRelative: In a rather bizarre invoking of this trope, Ann and Nancy Wilson were rumoured early in their career to have been lesbian lovers. The rumour was started by their first record label, Mushroom Records, through innuendo and juxtaposition — including the use of a suggestive photo and caption for the artwork of their first album, Dreamboat Annie — in an attempt to garner publicity and boost album sales. The Wilson sisters were unaware of the rumour campaign being fueled by their recording company. Once they discovered it, due to comments made by a reporter during an interview, they were very unhappy with their representation, and indirectly attacked those responsible in their next album.

* IncestIsRelative: In a rather bizarre invoking of this trope, Ann and Nancy Wilson were rumoured early in their career to have been lesbian lovers. The rumour was started by their first record label, Mushroom Records, through innuendo and juxtaposition — including the use of a suggestive photo and caption for the artwork of their first album, Dreamboat Annie — in an attempt to garner publicity and boost album sales. The Wilson sisters were unaware of the rumour campaign being fueled by their recording company. Once they discovered it, due to comments made by a reporter during an interview, they were very unhappy with their representation, and indirectly attacked those responsible in their next album.

* {{Crowning Moment Of Awesome}}/{{Crowning Music Of Awesome}}: "Barracuda", written by Ann. She had discovered what the record label was doing and was absolutely disgusted, making a song [[TakeThat attacking the record label]] that became huge.

The Wilson sisters also played an important part in the {{Seattle}} music scene through their ownership of the Bad Animals Studio, used by key {{Grunge}} bands such as AliceInChains, {{Nirvana}}, PearlJam and {{Soundgarden}} and others like NeilYoung, JohnnyCash and {{REM}}.

* {{Crowning Moment Of Awesome}}/{{Crowning Music Of Awesome}}: "Barracuda", written by Ann. She had discovered what the record label was doing and was absolutely disgusted, making a song attacking the record label that became huge.