Category: 1985

Sylvie Vartan - Made In The Usa

Sylvie Vartan – Made In The USA 3 (1)

πŸ“Œ Sylvie Vartan is a music legend in her home country of France. She’s been in the music business since…

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Dokken - Under Lock And Key

Dokken – Under Lock And Key 4 (1)

Backed by a big label, name producers, a proven songwriter in Don Dokken, and a guitar virtuoso in George Lynch,…

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Stryper - Soldiers Under Command

Stryper – Soldiers Under Command 5 (1)

‘Soldiers Under Command’ and 1986’s ‘To Hell With The Devil’ are my preferred doses of Stryper. Both are highly recommended…

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The Outfield - Play Deep

The Outfield – Play Deep 4 (1)

The bands debut ‘Play Deep’ would finally hit the streets in November 1985, and within a year The Outfield would…

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Cheap Trick - Standing On The Edge

Cheap Trick – Standing On The Edge 0 (0)

‘Standing On The Edge’ was something of a beacon in the dark as well, returning Cheap Trick to the top…

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The Godz - I'Ll Get You Rockin'

The Godz – I’ll Get You Rockin’ 0 (0)

‘I’ll Get You Rockin’ meanwhile has enough quality to recommend it, just don’t expect results matching The Godz previous work.

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Van Zant - Van Zant

Van Zant – Van Zant 5 (1)

Not withstanding the covers, Van Zant is an excellent sounding album, and is full-on in the traditional AOR style.

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Rick Springfield - Tao

Rick Springfield – Tao 0 (0)

One album that has a consistent reputation throughout the 80’s is Rick Springfield’s ‘Tao’ from 1985.

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Air Supply - Air Supply

Air Supply – Air Supply 0 (0)

After being three years being out of the limelight, Air Supply return with a new album. that introduces AOR elements.

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Raven - Stay Hard

Raven – Stay Hard 0 (0)

With this album, Raven had to make major concessions with their sound, streamlining it into more of a slick mainstream…

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Seduce - Seduce

Seduce – Seduce 3 (1)

Seduce were an HM band that were formed by a trio of then 19 year olds back in 1980.

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Strangeways - Strangeways

Strangeways – Strangeways 4 (1)

Scottish legends Strangeways started off their climb to AOR cult-fandom with this debut release from 1985.

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Zz Top - Afterburner

ZZ Top – Afterburner 0 (0)

ZZ Top’s music on this album was still basically heavy, but the synth work overpowers everything in sight.

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Alcatrazz - Disturbing The Peace

Alcatrazz – Disturbing The Peace 0 (0)

Alcatrazz rebounded from the loss of Yngwie J Malmsteen and promptly replaced him with another guitar wizard, Steve Vai for…

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Utopia - Pov

Utopia – POV 0 (0)

By 1985 Utopia were back to their very best AOR form, but sadly they had never recovered commercially from 1980’s…

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The Tubes - Love Bomb

The Tubes – Love Bomb 3 (1)

The Tubes circa 1985 were probably on the cusp of winking out; only they didn’t quite know it.

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Vandenberg - Alibi

Vandenberg – Alibi 3 (1)

‘Alibi’ was the final of the three 80’s albums by Vandenberg. At a drop, I would say this release is…

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Duke Jupiter - The Line Of Your Fire

Duke Jupiter – The Line Of Your Fire 4 (2)

It’s a pity Duke Jupiter couldn’t fulfill their promise built up over a number of years. With numerous releases they…

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Fate - Fate

Fate – Fate 3 (2)

These blokes looked like they landed off the beaches of California and the screens of MTV. Signed to EMI Denmark,…

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Fortune - Fortune

Fortune – Fortune 5 (1)

In typical ‘one album wonders’ fashion for the 80’s era, Fortune went as fast as they came.

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