Category: 1986

It’s not quite clear who suggested that Q5 should drop the hard as nails approach and move to a keyboard…

Hungarian band Omega were superstars in the old Eastern Bloc, this 1986 album being one of their best.

I suppose this site wouldn’t be complete without mention of Stan Meissner’s efforts and contribution to the melodic rock scene,…

Through their long and varied history, the Little River Band have delivered quality melodic rock, their mid 80’s era was…

When reviewing proceedings years later, it’s easy to put the pieces together for Adrenalin and lay the blame squarely at…

1986’s ‘Can’t Hold Back’ was a (sort of) comeback album for the ‘Money-Man’ – Eddie Money, Columbia Records continued to…

GTR’s sound is very traditionally English, and has outbursts of pomp that veer into Americana, though only fleetingly, overall, we…

‘So What’ would prove to be the final Lake album during the 80’s, and in contrast to its predecessor ‘Voices’,…

This album ‘In Pursuit Of Romance’, released in 1986 was Charlie’s last studio album until 2009’s ‘Kitchens Of Distinction’ turned…

Like the album-title, this set lives up to its name, though it might not be as high-profile as Jeff Paris’…

Survivor are a by-product of the late great 80’s with a spate of albums during that time, including this one…

Thankfully, the Killer Dwarfs sound had matured by 1986, taking them out of those early 80’s days of North American…

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a total fan of Black N Blue, and will admit to…

From Philadelphia and formed around the brother Scott and Brian, the Bricklin team manage to come up with an appealing…

Coming to the fore with her 1985 debut, Fiona Flanagan drew some worthwhile applause and some support shows with Canadian…

Doc Holliday’s AOR days have been numbered since ‘Danger Zone’, but this album gives an insight into some remarkable ability…

‘Strength In Numbers’ is quite possibly 38 Special’s purest AOR moment, and featured some heavyweight guest musicians to boot.

Without doubt, Bon Jovi’s ‘Slippery When Wet’ is one of the esssential albums of the 80’s, whether you are a…

On this album, David Lee Roth succeeded in proving that he was an integral part of the Van Halen sound…

To say Huey Lewis And The News were hot would be an understatement, they had an identifiable sound that had…