Category: 1980s Reviews
All 1980s reviews for the GDMonline.info website.
In 1982, Ronnie Montrose released a synth riddled LP that was markedly different to the previous two Gamma LP’s that…
Dont’cha just love the Gamma 2 cover? The sharkfin in the backyard cutting through the garden hose zeroing in on…
A rather engaging band from Arizona were Icon, who sent heads a-spinning around the 1983/84 timeframe with an excellent full-on…
Wheels Are Turnin’ was written and recorded under a fair amount of pressure to deliver, and a look at the…
Recorded in early 1984 at producer Flemming Rasmussen’s Copenhagen studio, Metallica would wait until the summer month of July to…
‘Animal Grace’ got a pretty rough deal from April Wine fans and critics alike when it came out. Upon reflection…
Shelter are a band with a definite paid-up parking spot here at Glory Daze. It is a wonder (and a…
The songs provided by the J Geils Band on what would be their final studio album has zany lyrics, a…
1981 was a great year for AOR. However, there was one other outfit who did remarkably well that year and…
And so at the dawn of a new decade, the J Geils Band rocked up with a new album, the…
Icon’s resulting fourth 1989 album differed greatly from the rampaging metal of the debut and the AOR tinged follow ups,…
Well, despite Fifth Angel’s infamous history, and their ‘fallout’ with founding guitarist James Byrd, the band still did enough to…
Despite its place in history, and the fallout which occurred with Mechanic Records, ‘When Dream And Day Unite’ remains my…
Bad English deliver a perfect blend of radio-oriented rock (ROR he says?), hard-edged and ‘cutting up rough’ on one side…
Peter Frampton really has delivered a collection of good LP’s during the 80’s. ‘Breakin’ All The Rules’, ‘The Art Of…
Though they ended up being a well produced AOR sounding outfit, life for Silent Running did not start out as…
Rescue originated from Frankfurt, Germany, and are a definite addition to GDM, a seat at our Boardroom table guaranteed.
When we consider the discography of former Canadian metal queen Lee Aaron, we often overlook her 1989 album ‘Bodyrock’. Really,…
American band Nitro delivered one of the more unique albums of the HM genre. Not just then in 1989, but…
Admittedly there is not a lot here that would be considered showstopper material, though to be fair, Heist play a…
With the move to EMI, Saxon become even more polished and commercial, an obvious drawcard to American audiences used to…
Saxon were at the crossroads in 1985, half way between their traditional metal sound mixed with equal amounts of hard…
One look at the cover will tell you Helix have gone back to the streets to discover some RnR credibility….
With ‘Long Way To Heaven’ the Helix sound becomes more polished, though still retaining that gritty quality accumulated over the…
Please note, only 10 of the 16 tracks are available in the video. The ones missing are the Rarities.
I never really appreciated how good Love her all i can was until i heard Ace Frehley do a live…
The drummer in the videos above is not Bobby Rock.
[The Murf] In Canada: Platinum status is 100,00 units, Gold is 50,000 and Diamond Status is 1 million units.
The catalyst in this band was guitarist - the late Jimmy Berick. Jimmy was part of the Northern California band…
Think I'm gonna go on a treasure hunt for this. Quite enjoy this era of golden AM Radio pop.
I quite liked the band through the 1986-1988 period, but it ended up being a recipe for disaster. Much like…
[JeffLynneFan] I strongly disagree with you on this one. "Pleasure Palace" , "Edge Of Your Life" , "Love Don't Lie"…
More comments from the Net. From the Prog Not Frog website. "A Matter of Time" was released in 1981. It…
Some notes regarding this album. The ornate album cover is an absolute gem. It's never been released on CD so…