Category: 1982

Billy Katt - Secret Smiles

Billy Katt – Secret Smiles 4 (1)

Billy Katt was riding high during 1981/1982 as the star of ‘The Greatest American Hero’. Who would’ve known he was…

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707 - Megaforce

707 – Megaforce 3 (1)

707 were formed in the late 70’s and recorded two superb AOR albums. They came together in the heart of…

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Streetheart - Streetheart

Streetheart – Streetheart 4 (1)

‘Streetheart’ was a very successful fifth album for these Canadian AOR legends, and deservedly so. From the opening bars of…

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Henry Paul - Henry Paul

Henry Paul – Henry Paul 3 (1)

This is the pick of Henry Paul’s solo endeavours for me, others may prefer his earlier sets with the Southern…

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Rainbow - Straight Between The Eyes

Rainbow – Straight Between The Eyes 3.5 (2)

Although this album a hit, it still wasn’t enough for Rainbow and Blackmore. And after 83’s ‘Bent Out Of Shape’…

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Steel Breeze - Steel Breeze

Steel Breeze – Steel Breeze 3 (1)

Formed in 1980 and taking their name from a Pink Floyd lyric, Steel Breeze came to the attention of pop…

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Y&T - Black Tiger

Y&T – Black Tiger 3 (1)

A&M Records gave Y&T loads of promo for ‘Black Tiger’. Thankfully this time around, it was an easily acquired LP…

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Omega - Omega XI

Omega – Omega XI 0 (0)

Various Omega band members had become enamoured of technology, and wanted to include cutting edge sounds into the next record,…

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Anvil - Metal On Metal

Anvil – Metal On Metal 0 (0)

Canadians Anvil were bigger than Ben Hur back in the 1981-1982 era. Coming to the fore with their mighty ‘Hard…

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Saga - In Transit

Saga – In Transit (Live) 0 (0)

The 1978 to 1981 timeframe of Canadian legends Saga was for me the best period of their lengthy discography. This…

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Ambrosia - Road Island

Ambrosia – Road Island 0 (0)

Ambrosia took a bold step on this their final album, pursuing a lumbering hard rock sound totally opposed to the…

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Peter Frampton - The Art Of Control

Peter Frampton – The Art Of Control 0 (0)

This album is the black sheep of Peter Frampton’s discography according to Peter himself, released during tough times for the…

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Axe - Offering

Axe – Offering 0 (0)

It was at this point that American rockers Axe decided to try a few new things. Firstly, a harder-edged direction,…

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Krokus - One Vice At A Time

Krokus – One Vice At A Time 0 (0)

The 1982 album from Krokus ‘One Vice At A Time’ seems to be totally unloved in the review department, with…

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Accept - Restless And Wild

Accept – Restless And Wild 5 (1)

Until Udo departed in 1986 it’s fair to say Accept never recorded a poor album. ‘Balls To The Wall’ may…

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The Who - It's Hard

The Who – It’s Hard 0 (0)

It would be fair to suggest that the inspiration that had driven The Who through the imminent period following Keith…

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Queen - Hot Space

Queen – Hot Space 0 (0)

For many fans, especially in the U.S. ‘Hot Space’ was the final straw, believing Queen had truly lost their minds…

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Whitesnake - Saints And Sinners

Whitesnake – Saints And Sinners 4 (1)

Despite the monstrous sound and attitude, Whitesnake still had to make do with home grown success during 1982. It wasn’t…

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Santana - Shango

Santana – Shango 0 (0)

Moving on to the third installment of our recent Santana coverage, we look at 1982’s ‘Shango’ album.

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Bad Company - Rough Diamonds

Bad Company – Rough Diamonds 0 (0)

‘Rough Diamonds’ builds on Bad Company’s AOR friendly nature of 1979’s ‘Desolation Angels’ to provide the stepping stone between their…

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