Category: 1982
Billy Katt was riding high during 1981/1982 as the star of ‘The Greatest American Hero’. Who would’ve known he was…
707 were formed in the late 70’s and recorded two superb AOR albums. They came together in the heart of…
‘Streetheart’ was a very successful fifth album for these Canadian AOR legends, and deservedly so. From the opening bars of…
This is the pick of Henry Paul’s solo endeavours for me, others may prefer his earlier sets with the Southern…
Although this album a hit, it still wasn’t enough for Rainbow and Blackmore. And after 83’s ‘Bent Out Of Shape’…
Formed in 1980 and taking their name from a Pink Floyd lyric, Steel Breeze came to the attention of pop…
A&M Records gave Y&T loads of promo for ‘Black Tiger’. Thankfully this time around, it was an easily acquired LP…
Various Omega band members had become enamoured of technology, and wanted to include cutting edge sounds into the next record,…
Canadians Anvil were bigger than Ben Hur back in the 1981-1982 era. Coming to the fore with their mighty ‘Hard…
The 1978 to 1981 timeframe of Canadian legends Saga was for me the best period of their lengthy discography. This…
Ambrosia took a bold step on this their final album, pursuing a lumbering hard rock sound totally opposed to the…
This album is the black sheep of Peter Frampton’s discography according to Peter himself, released during tough times for the…
It was at this point that American rockers Axe decided to try a few new things. Firstly, a harder-edged direction,…
The 1982 album from Krokus ‘One Vice At A Time’ seems to be totally unloved in the review department, with…
Until Udo departed in 1986 it’s fair to say Accept never recorded a poor album. ‘Balls To The Wall’ may…
It would be fair to suggest that the inspiration that had driven The Who through the imminent period following Keith…
For many fans, especially in the U.S. ‘Hot Space’ was the final straw, believing Queen had truly lost their minds…
Despite the monstrous sound and attitude, Whitesnake still had to make do with home grown success during 1982. It wasn’t…
Moving on to the third installment of our recent Santana coverage, we look at 1982’s ‘Shango’ album.
‘Rough Diamonds’ builds on Bad Company’s AOR friendly nature of 1979’s ‘Desolation Angels’ to provide the stepping stone between their…
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. 💜