Category: 1970s Reviews
All 1970s reviews for the GDMonline.info website.
Finally getting a write-up is the debut Henry Paul Band LP ‘Grey Ghost’. This was recorded in 1979, a year…
‘Desmond Child And Rouge’ despite the disco flash has stood the test of time as a solid pop album.
Most people familiar with the Hounds’ material would prefer the energy of the first LP ‘Unleashed’. But melodic rockers and…
A much overlooked LP from 1979 comes from early 70’s legend Rick Derringer. ‘Guitars And Women’ to my ears, has…
Things would change for the better with 1979’s ‘Greatest Hints’. This is where the Michael Stanley Band would head down…
Ian Lloyd formerly of the band Stories strikes with his second solo LP ‘Goosebumps’ for Scotti Bros There’s lots of…
It’s pretty rare to see a melodic rock band with three female lead vocalists at the front. Chicago’s Tantrum were…
The ‘Wizard’ album is as rare ‘as’, and you would be doing well to find yourself a copy, Rush fans…
We had written about the British band Night earlier when reviewing their second LP ‘Long Distance’, this time we revert…
Trickster’s second effort is a sensational album which has taken me aback somewhat, for the period this is as classy…
By this stage of their career, the Faith Band had shifted from their funk and R&B tinged rock, to something…
The Faith Band recorded four albums between 1977 and 1979: ‘Excuse Me, I Just Cut A Record’ in 1977, ‘Rock…
‘Lovehunter’ is the best of Whitesnake albums in my opinion, before their much lamented AOR turn some eight years later.
A rock band named Boulder you’d expect this to be a play on words right? Nup. These boys all have…
It was from about this era that Ian Thomas developed a knack for writing music with strong thoughtful lyrics, it…
Lake went on to release several fine albums and retain their popularity in Germany, but for my money the first…
Survivor was initially going to be the second phase of the Jim Peterik Band, but sounding nothing like the original…
‘Three Hearts’ from Bob Welch is the follow-up to ‘French Kiss’ and is similar in style featuring two hit singles,…
Those of us who know the first two Rex albums would agree that Rex Smith and his band offered some…
Nick Gilder’s 1979 ‘Frequency’ album was one of the years most highly anticipated releases, but stalling out at 127 on…
I follow this bloke on YouTube called Dan McClellan who is a religious scholar. He's very good, calm and to…
Based on the legendary album cover I’d been trying to track this down for years. I can see why Eric…
A mixed bag, but ‘One Good Reason’ has to be one of the best songs the band ever produced.
This is a seriousky underrated album. 'Don't Accuse Her' is simply breathtaking.
This album now has a YTM link. 31 tracks in total. 18 extras on top of the original 13. Upon…
Just listened to this via the YTM link. Pretty damn good. Some quirky synth reminded me of Donnie Iris. Will…
This is the pick of the HPB albums for me. Though I do occasionally drag the others out for a…
The original review from Geir might come across as indifferent. But much of this album is really good. 'Escape' and…
Terrific, obscure Hi-Tech AOR in my book.
Great to see this album getting some love. 💜