Category: 1980
Blackfoot were a southern rock band that flew the Confederate flag during the 70’s and 80’s.
Player is a group that gets it’s fair share of praise here at Glory Daze and rightfully so. With top…
‘Ready An’ Willing’ was the lit fuse that would spark Whitesnake’s popularity into the rest of the 80’s, though the…
Why Reckless didn’t do better at the time still remains a mystery to me. There are some absolute pearlers on…
38 Special clearly had no doubt about the direction they needed to go in 1980, after making their singles chart…
Point Blank appear to have been forgotten in the annals of boogie history, but their output rivals ZZ Top or…
If you were a part of the Aussie rock music culture during the late 70’s and early 80’s, then you’d…
Years after the fact, Split Enz remains a New Zealand institution in the land of the Long White Cloud. Many…
The coming together of the first Ozzy Osbourne/Blizzard Of Ozz incarnation is a long story in itself which won’t be…
There are a couple of essential releases we haven’t covered from the early days of Motorhead, and 1980s ‘Ace Of…
Somewhere in between the classic early years and the big self-titled ‘comeback’ album from 1985, Heart were overlooked by many….
This six piece band look as if they’ve come straight off the prairie land. But no, Spy originate from New…
The general consensus of Sammy Hagar’s solo career during the 70’s and 80’s is one of inconsistency. All his albums…
The end result for Saga on album number 3 was a wonderful album, very much ahead of its time and…
To most fans of the AOR/melodic hard rock genre, the name Paul Sabu surely requires no introduction. In my considered…
Very much an ‘off the wall’ outfit are these patriotically challenged musicians from the USA called Russia. .
Back in 1980 there were a slew of male solo AOR artists on the rise and Rupert Holmes was more…
‘The Game’ is one of the most controversial (if not the most controversial) Queen albums. The band shifted to a…
Looking like a rag tag bunch of barroom merchants are this lot from North Carolina called Nantucket.
Bit of a lightweight album from our Canadian friends Harlequin, with just enough rough edges and musical colour to make…
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. 💜