by Ed Rivadavia
Here it is: the Spinal Tap-like, end-of-career live album recorded on that final Japanese tour. Everybody's done it, and Night Ranger certainly doesn't break the mold with this efficient greatest-hits set. By spanning their entire '80s career and containing virtually every major hit (&Sister Christian,& &Man in Motion,& &Don't tell me You Love Me&), the album proves that this much-maligned group's music has actually aged better than that of many of their peers. The sound is crystal-clear, the backing harmonies flawless, and the overall ambience about as &live&-sounding as a high-tech studio, but then that's the case with most live albums.