Category: 1980s Reviews

All 1980s reviews for the GDMonline.info website.

Y&T - Earthshaker

Y&T – Earthshaker 5 (1)

A name change and a bit of a shake-up for Y&T. This is in terms of image and musical delivery…

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Mother's Finest - Iron Age

Mother’s Finest – Iron Age 4 (1)

Atlanta’s Mothers Finest are another popular outfit among the GDM brethren. Who would’ve thought their hard rock breakthrough album from…

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Henry Paul Band - Anytime

Henry Paul Band – Anytime 4 (1)

‘Anytime’ was perhaps the best known of the Henry Paul Band four album run from 1979 to 1982. It was…

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Lake - Hot Day

Lake – Hot Day 4 (1)

All in all this is a somewhat uneven album from Lake. However, the best tracks are REAL standouts! Figure out…

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Foghat - Girls To Chat Boys To Bounce

Foghat – Girls To Chat, Boys To Bounce 2 (1)

If you were a hardcore Foghat fan at the time I could understand your plight. Aside from the first two…

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Praying Mantis - Time Tells No Lies

Praying Mantis – Time Tells No Lies 3 (1)

When one thinks about the early days of the NWOBHM, a couple of bands spring to mind. Iron Maiden, Saxon,…

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Def Leppard - High N Dry

Def Leppard – High N Dry 4 (1)

Produced by ‘Mutt’ Lange, Def Leppard’s ‘High N Dry’ was a fairly successful follow up to the heavy but crude…

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Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman

Ozzy Osbourne – Diary Of A Madman 0 (0)

‘Dairy Of A Madman’ only contained nine tracks, but the material is some of the best from that early Ozzy…

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Blackfoot - Tomcattin'

Blackfoot – Tomcattin’ 4 (1)

Blackfoot were a southern rock band that flew the Confederate flag during the 70’s and 80’s.

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Q5 - When The Mirror Cracks

Q5 – When The Mirror Cracks 2 (1)

It’s not quite clear who suggested that Q5 should drop the hard as nails approach and move to a keyboard…

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Q5 - Steel The Light

Q5 – Steel The Light 4 (1)

Q5 was another band from the booming metal scene of Seattle during the early 80’s. The band was formed in…

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John Hunter - Famous At Night

John Hunter – Famous At Night 0 (0)

Keyboardist/singer John Hunter is the member who went on to further his career beyond the Hounds, picking up a solo…

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Shy - Brave The Storm

Shy – Brave The Storm 4.5 (2)

Here is another album that formed part of my formative AOR years. The quite amazing ‘Brave The Storm’ album courtesy…

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Y&T - Down For The Count

Y&T – Down For The Count 4 (1)

So what’s a hard rock band like Y&T doing in a self-confessed AOR addicts music collection? The answer is simple….

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Pantera - I Am The Night

Pantera – I Am The Night 0 (0)

In the past, we’ve featured a couple of Pantera’s albums on GDM. But it would be a huge disservice to…

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Player - Room With A View

Player – Room With A View 4 (1)

Player is a group that gets it’s fair share of praise here at Glory Daze and rightfully so. With top…

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World Trade - World Trade

World Trade – World Trade 0 (0)

World Trade have a band lineup to dribble over. Formed from the ashes of the mid 80’s prog band Lodgic,…

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Lodgic - Nomadic Sands

Lodgic – Nomadic Sands 4 (1)

Lodgic appeared out of Los Angeles during the late 70’s. Playing a style of prog which wasn’t that popular at…

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Brighton Rock - Take A Deep Breath

Brighton Rock – Take A Deep Breath 4 (1)

On their second albun ‘Take A Deep Breath’ Brighton Rock move into melodic rock territory, as opposed to their raucous…

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Streets - Crimes In Mind

Streets – Crimes In Mind 4.5 (2)

The debut Streets album was a good solid effort, and despite the fact it was produced by Neil Kernon, it’s…

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