Category: 1983

Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

Iron Maiden – Piece Of Mind 0 (0)

In the annals of metal history there can be few bands that had the impetus of Iron Maiden during 1983.

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Michael Bolton - St

Michael Bolton – Michael Bolton 5 (2)

The importance of ‘Michael Bolton’ cannot be understated, if only for myself. I’ve heard a thousand AOR albums since, but…

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Def Leppard - Pyromania

Def Leppard – Pyromania 5 (1)

Def Leppard’s ‘Pyromania’ on face value is a natural inclusion here at Glory Daze, yet due to the constantly overplayed…

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Molly Hatchet - No Guts No Glory

Molly Hatchet – No Guts No Glory 0 (0)

Following two albums with the excellent Jimmy Farrar, Danny Joe Brown returned to the Molly Hatchet fold in 1983, after…

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Le Roux - So Fired Up

Le Roux – So Fired Up 5 (1)

Le Roux’s ‘So Fired Up’ would have to be one of the all time great AOR albums ever.

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Wrabit - West Side Kid

Wrabit – West Side Kid 3 (1)

Wrabit. Without doubt one of the essential and legendary bands in Canadian AOR.

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Ufo - Making Contact

UFO – Making Contact 0 (0)

‘Making Contact’ was the end of an era then for UFO , surrounded by everything that can go wrong with…

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Blue Oyster Cult - Revolution By Night

Blue Oyster Cult – Revolution By Night 3 (1)

Well and truly buried are the musical origins of this band from their early 70’s period. This is about as…

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Shelter - First Stop

Shelter – First Stop 5 (1)

Shelter are a band with a definite paid-up parking spot here at Glory Daze. It is a wonder (and a…

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Helix - No Rest For The Wicked

Helix – No Rest For The Wicked 4 (1)

1983 proved to be the breakthrough year for Canadian band Helix. After a several year stint as a band with…

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Magnum - The Eleventh Hour

Magnum – The Eleventh Hour 3 (2)

‘The Eleventh Hour’ was (in hindsight) not the strongest album from the Magnum back-catalog, and one can’t help feel the…

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Asia - Alpha

Asia – Alpha 5 (2)

If you read what others say about ‘Alpha’ many years later, you’d think that Asia was some sort of pop…

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Saxon - Power And The Glory

Saxon – Power And The Glory 0 (0)

Saxon were only five albums into their recording career, but to many they peaked with ‘Power And The Glory’. Natural…

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Queensryche - Queensryche Ep

Queensryche – Queensryche (EP) 0 (0)

Though Queensryche blatantly stole from the altar of Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, it’s not hard to see why the…

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Kiss - Lick It Up

Kiss – Lick It Up 4 (3)

A landmark album of sorts for the masked wonders of rock n roll! It’s the album which saw Kiss unmasked…

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Aldo Nova - Subject

Aldo Nova – Subject 3.5 (2)

‘Subject’ maybe Aldo Nova’s best work. Taken at face value its spotless AOR. This time around Nova employed a band…

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Journey - Frontiers

Journey – Frontiers 4.5 (2)

There are an abundance of perfect AOR albums but few as well known as Journey’s ‘Frontiers’. It’s AOR taken to…

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Shooting Star - Burning

Shooting Star – Burning 3 (1)

1983 saw the release of album number 4 from Kansas City’s finest – Shooting Star.

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Arcangel - Arcangel

Arcangel – Arcangel 4 (3)

For those coming to this site who are familiar with the Arcangel material, I’m sure you’ll agree, this one’s a…

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Preview - Preview

Preview – Preview 4 (2)

Preview are another fantastic period AOR band which is considered to be another ambassador of the GDM website.

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