"A record (along with Madonna's debut) that set many youngsters on the path to puberty and sexual awakening (and helped more advanced players get actually laid). Indeed, ""Hungry Like the Wolf"" ranks high in the list of all-time sexy/horny songs. The title cut/opener is a near-perfect pop song – fun, aspirational, hooky. Also, songs that reference air races are generally cool, one has found. Overall, the tracks cohere nicely, each well made, hooky and sophisticated, with sharp edges, shearing guitars, pressing disco-inflected rhythms and tempos, and solid vocals at the center. Le Bon had a great voice and used it well – accessible yet distinct, strong, unhurried and credible in delivery. Beyond the two massive (and excellent!) hits, the other cuts are substantive and well thought out and well executed (with “Save It for the Morning After” and “New Religion” perhaps also deserving to be hits. This succeeds so well on its own terms – what else could one want from a quintessential New Wave act that very nicely balanced a stylish cool with commercial ambition? Rounding up (if only slightly) because anything that causes one to remember taking certain smokeshow (as no one said in 1982) high school girlfriends to the Omni in Atlanta to see DD deserves such a break.