Category: 1984

Foreigner - Agent Provocateur

Foreigner – Agent Provocateur 3 (1)

In 1984 Foreigner were right up there in the forefront of the arena rock scene, leading the way in the…

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Force - Set Me Free

Force – Set Me Free (From This Pain Inside My Head) 4 (1)

Here’s an English band that flew under the radar back in 1984 that should’ve gone onto bigger things. From the…

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Gino Vannelli - Black Cars

Gino Vannelli – Black Cars 4 (1)

Now signed to the Dreyfuss label (a Polydor subsidiary based out of France), Gino Vannelli would take audiences on an…

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Giuffria - Giuffria

Giuffria – Giuffria 5 (2)

The album was one of the best AOR albums of 1984 and remains a favourite of the genre mainly because…

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Duke Jupiter - White Knuckle Ride

Duke Jupiter – White Knuckle Ride 4 (1)

I have our very own Editor to thank for leading me to Rochester’s finest – Duke Jupiter, I was expecting…

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Triumph - Thunder Seven

Triumph – Thunder Seven 0 (0)

My recent review of ‘Never Surrender’ proved slightly scathing, no such luck with Triumph’s seventh release, the obviously titled ‘Thunder…

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Alaska - Heart Of The Storm

Alaska – Heart Of The Storm 4.5 (2)

Alaska represented an important part of my CD collection all these years later, such is the reverence I have for…

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Keats - Keats

Keats – Keats 5 (2)

Keats, which is a collection of Alan Parsons Project alumni doing 1980’s AOR.

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Jefferson Starship - Nuclear Furniture

Jefferson Starship – Nuclear Furniture 4 (1)

On this album ‘Nuclear Furniture’, there’s no confusion whatsoever. A wonderful album, Jefferson Starship recreating the genius last seen on…

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Toto - Isolation

Toto – Isolation 5 (2)

For me, this is without hesitation the best Toto album for me, followed closely by the debut and ‘The Seventh…

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Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi – Bon Jovi 5 (1)

Looking back on it now, all things considered, the Bon Jovi debut album quite easily ranks as one of the…

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Lee Aaron - Metal Queen

Lee Aaron – Metal Queen 4 (1)

With Wrabit’s John Albani driving the show, the Lee Aaron sound for this album comes off like his former band…

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Legs Diamond - Out On Bail

Legs Diamond – Out On Bail 4.5 (2)

The 1984 album ‘Out On Bail’ from Legs Diamond is another forgotten gem from one of hard rocks premier hard…

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Airrace - Shaft Of Light

Airrace – Shaft Of Light 3.5 (2)

Back in 1984 this Airrace album was considered a breakthrough AOR album in British music circles, as finally good ‘ol…

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Ted Nugent - Penetrator

Ted Nugent – Penetrator 4 (1)

Ted Nugent goes AOR? Not quite, but the man went very close with this and other 80’s albums ‘Little Miss…

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Armored Saint - March Of The Saint

Armored Saint – March Of The Saint 4 (1)

Here’s one L.A band that should’ve been huge, but for some reason, Armored Saint missed their boarding call on the…

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Ratt - Out Of The Cellar

Ratt – Out Of The Cellar 4 (1)

Atlantic Records obviously saw ‘cha-ching’ signs with Ratt, and duly snapped them up. As history would show, this album would…

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Krokus - The Blitz

Krokus – The Blitz 0 (0)

Listening to this album, no one could accuse Krokus of being AC/DC clones anymore. The sound is far more polished.

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Michael Furlong - Use It Or Lose It

Michael Furlong – Use It Or Lose It 4 (1)

Originally from Nevada, Michael Furlong secured a major label deal with Atlantic and bought in a veteran lineup for this…

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Bryan Adams - Reckless

Bryan Adams – Reckless 5 (1)

The mega selling Bryan Adams ‘Reckless’ album, is voted by many as being one of the best of the AOR…

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