Category: 1980
With production of the album complete at the end of 1979, UFO and their label Chrysalis, released ‘No Place To…
It would be far from the truth if I claimed to be an avid follower of Blue Oyster Cult, much…
Dont’cha just love the Gamma 2 cover? The sharkfin in the backyard cutting through the garden hose zeroing in on…
And so at the dawn of a new decade, the J Geils Band rocked up with a new album, the…
The Biz were a Canadian pomp outfit who released this very rare one-off effort back in 1980 (not 1978 as…
After two albums with Boston based outfit Piper, it was with trepidation and bravery that front-man Billy Squier ventured out…
In a year that saw the NWOBHM at its strongest, Saxon certainly made a huge claim to releasing the best…
In classic two-album-only syndrome, Breathless delivered two LP’s between 1979 and 1980. Here’s the second.
With ‘Unmasked’ however, which along with ‘Crazy Nights’, it is easily the AOR highpoint of Kiss’s career.
With songs like ‘The Spirit Of Radio’ and ‘Freewill’, Rush were riding the airwaves and being more radio friendly than…
‘Dream After Dream’ was Journey’s only Soundtrack album, it was mostly instrumental, though you’ll hear some searing guitar amidst the…
Well early 1980 was a fun time in my life because Journey had just released their brilliant new LP ‘Departure’.
It is Birmingham metal band Judas Priest that landed the big fish in 1980 with ‘British Steel’, which would anchor…
‘Audio Visions’ represented the beginning of the end for Kansas Mk1 and creative differences and (as already documented elsewhere on…
Oak were the New Hampshire band that released two major label albums but unfortunately did not live up to their…
Van Halen’s ‘Women And Children First’ came between the impact of a stunning debut and a tepid follow up, and…
Couchois remind us of what an amazing time it was to be an AOR fan, with such classics as this…
‘Clear Approach’ is Trillion’s second album, and if you’re looking for an AOR album of sheer class, where pomp rock…
Fandango’s ‘Cadillac’ is great hard edged radio rock, though it’s not AOR in the purest sense.
Face Dancer’s second album ‘About Face’ isn’t as bombastic as ‘This World’. The material veering to a harder form of…
Obviously inspired, ‘Heaven And Hell’ was perhaps one of Black Sabbath’s greatest works, if not the best.
I recently reacquainted myself with this album. It's much better than I remembered it by. Good to hear 'Can't Stop…
I like the storyline but not much else. 👎
Have added a new video into the review. 'Breaking Me Up'. These gals look and sound great. 💛
Carmine Appice is also involved with the band Ruffyunz, and appears on their 2023 album 'III'. https://raritetno.com/hard-rock/210584-ruffyunz-iii-2023.html
30 years on, the song 'Foreclosure Of A Dream' can be directly aimed at former Dutch PM Mark Rutte and…
There is one unofficial release on YouTube Music from around 2008/2009 with a load of Unreleased tracks. It's called Post…
I would agree this isn't one of Queen's best. Jazz which followed after this wasn't much better. Live Killers from…
I have this need to revisit the first two Argent albums for review. Argent and Ring Of Hands. Watch this…
I recall buying this in 98 and foolishly expecting another Midnight Madness. It doesn’t sound like Night Ranger at all,…
Billy Joel should have revisited this type of sound years later and added some guitars. What a classic.