Category: 1987
By 1987, Dokken had ascended to the upper echelon of the hard rock scene. Not quite to the very top,…
Aerosmith were still looking for the big comeback album around 1987 after the underrated ‘Done With Mirrors’ had bombed two…
The success of Richard Marx’s debut was no overnight success. Marx finally hooked up with EMI/Manhattan after years of frustration…
Here is the second LP from British rock trio The Outfield. Still getting over the success of their bright and…
As the story goes the freshly-minted IQ went into the studio for ‘Nomzamo’ with loads of ideas but were woefully…
It’s doubtful few would disagree that Motley Crüe’s 1985’s ‘Theater Of Pain’ and ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’ were both immensely disappointing…
The third of Mr Mister’s catalogue, was this rather underrated set from 1987: ‘Go On’.
One year after debuting with Van Halen and ‘5150’, Sammy Hagar concluded his solo contract for Geffen with one final…
Treat completely dumbfounded and floored me with this special moment of Swedish AOR called ‘Dreamhunter’. It’s one of the best…
Most of the tracks here are of superior quality. Lou Gramm came ready as he goes back to the straight-up…
When reviewing the career and discography of the band Foreigner, their 1987 album ‘Inside Information’ is an album that appears…
One look at the cover will tell you Helix have gone back to the streets to discover some RnR credibility….
‘Wildest Dreams’ is not as OTT pomp and progressive as some if Saga’s earlier efforts such as ‘Silent Knight’ or…
Kiss are often dismissed as just another metal/hard rock band, but in truth there’s plenty of AOR and melodic rock…
JATO’s music is an awesome amalgam of hi-tech AOR in the vein of fellow era rockers Honeymoon Suite, Eight Seconds,…
Does the disc hold up to classic Jethro Tull? While the better were pointed out, there’s quite a bit of…
Of Michael Bolton’s three mid to late 80’s AOR masterpieces, ‘The Hunger’ is perhaps the least of the trio, but…
‘Mean’ was a hard rock excursion under the band name Montrose, officially the first album under the ‘Montrose’ name since…
All in all, this album was a notable change for Savatage, and though not their best release, it set them…
Revaluating this Black Sabbath album many years later reveals it be one of considerable heaviness, taking the melodic direction of…
The song titles on this LP are hilarious. I’ll Bi Yer Luv.. I mean.. come on. This is probably where…
Unfortunately this album wasn't available in it's entirety on YTM. All the individual tracks are there but no logged in…
I recently reacquainted myself with this album. It's much better than I remembered it by. Good to hear 'Can't Stop…
I like the storyline but not much else. 👎
Have added a new video into the review. 'Breaking Me Up'. These gals look and sound great. 💛
Carmine Appice is also involved with the band Ruffyunz, and appears on their 2023 album 'III'. https://raritetno.com/hard-rock/210584-ruffyunz-iii-2023.html
30 years on, the song 'Foreclosure Of A Dream' can be directly aimed at former Dutch PM Mark Rutte and…
There is one unofficial release on YouTube Music from around 2008/2009 with a load of Unreleased tracks. It's called Post…
I would agree this isn't one of Queen's best. Jazz which followed after this wasn't much better. Live Killers from…
I have this need to revisit the first two Argent albums for review. Argent and Ring Of Hands. Watch this…