Change of Address is plainly one of the worst efforts from Swiss metal band Krokus.
After the loud and energetic outfit had their single mega-hit years earlier with Headhunter, a not-so-gradual creative decline ensued that perhaps culminated (but didn't end) with the release of this limp recording.
Artists like Bon Jovi and Def Leppard were re-categorizing metal during the mid-'80s, as the genre suddenly gained a huge mainstream audience thereby creating a commercial opportunity that caused many so-so metal acts to abandon their heavier musical roots.
The resulting power-chord pop on records like Change of Address was consistently cliché and worthless.
There is hardly any point in describing songs with titles like "Hard Luck Hero" and "Burning Up the Night," but they are, of course, laughably dopey and not at all ironic.
People who appreciate hard rock and metal from this era's master practitioners (Iron Maiden and Judas Priest most notably) can hardly stomach records like Change of Address, as these sickly offerings had a very destructive influence on heavy metal/hard rock.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot Shot CityJeff Klaven, Mark Kohler, Marc Storace | Krokus | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | School's OutMichael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith | Krokus | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | Let This Love BeginJeff Klaven | Krokus | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 4 | Burning Up the NightMarc Storace | Krokus | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | Say GoodbyeJeff Klaven, Marc Storace | Krokus | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 6 | World on FireJeff Klaven, Marc Storace | Krokus | Play | 06:11 | 14 MB | 33 MB |
| 7 | Hard Luck HeroJeff Klaven, Marc Storace | Krokus | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Now (All Through The Night) | Krokus | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | Long Way Form Home | Krokus | Play | 05:06 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 41 mins | 94 MB | |||||
| 41 mins | 249 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duane Baron | Engineer |
| 2 | Michael Bruce | Composer |
| 3 | Glen Buxton | Composer |
| 4 | Alice Cooper | Composer |
| 5 | Dennis Dunaway | Composer |
| 6 | Howard Fritzon | Art Direction |
| 7 | Tommy Keiser | Bass, Guitar, Vocals |
| 8 | Jeff Klaven | Composer, Drums, Percussion |
| 9 | Mark Kohler | Composer, Guitar (Rhythm) |
| 10 | Krokus | Primary Artist |
| 11 | Jürg Naegeli | Keyboards, Vocals |
| 12 | Neal Smith | Composer |
| 13 | Freddy Steady | Drums, Vocals |
| 14 | Marc Storace | Composer, Vocals |
| 15 | Von Thomas | Photography |
| 16 | Chris Von Rohr | Bass, Vocals |
| 17 | Fernando Von Arb | Guitar, Producer, Vocals |
| 18 | Tom Werman | Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |