Category: 1993

Mark Free - Long Way From Love

Mark Free – Long Way From Love 4 (2)

If anyone apart from me has the keys to the GDM kingdom then it would have to be former vocal…

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White Heart - Highlands

White Heart – Highlands 0 (0)

White Heart are like many other wonderful bands from the 80’s who managed to survive into the 90’s decade by…

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Praying Mantis - A Cry For The New World

Praying Mantis – Cry For The New World 0 (0)

Praying Mantis at this stage of their career had caught a second wind, and were riding on the huge wave…

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Donnie Iris And The Cruisers - Footsoldier In The Night

Donnie Iris And The Cruisers – Footsoldier In The Moonlight 0 (0)

Donnie Iris’ trademark style is here for all to see on what was a pretty good CD for the ‘lost…

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Barclay James Harvest - Caught In The Light

Barclay James Harvest – Caught In The Light 4 (1)

‘Caught In The Light’ is a very keyboard based album, giving Barclay James Harvest’s music a light, airy and dare…

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Eyes - Windows Of The Soul

Eyes – Windows Of The Soul 4.7 (3)

From what I’ve read since about ‘Windows Of The Soul’, the material of this album was recorded before that of…

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Winger - Pull

Winger – Pull 5 (1)

The era in which ‘Pull’ was released wasn’t a good one for melodic rock bands. Suffice to say that Kip…

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Jeff Paris - Lucky This Time

Jeff Paris – Lucky This Time 0 (0)

Come 1993, and small British label Now And Then signed Jeff Paris to their fledgling roster for the release of…

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Anthrax - Sound Of White Noise

Anthrax – Sound Of White Noise 0 (0)

This masterpiece remains proof of how good Anthrax once were, a classic in a barren era for metal.

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Accept - Objection Overruled

Accept – Objection Overruled 4 (1)

This album was Accept’s best with Udo since ‘Balls To The Wall,’ with the band clearly revitalized.

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Chicago - Stone Of Sisyphus

Chicago – Stone Of Sisyphus 4 (1)

Long time time Chicago fans are split into two camps. Those that love the Chicago Transit Authority material from the…

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Robby Valentine - The Magic Infinity

Robby Valentine – The Magic Infinity 4.3 (3)

Both of Robby Valentine’s two albums from 1992-1993 are high on the AOR quotient, and even if 1993 was a…

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Saga - The Security Of Illusion

Saga – The Security Of Illusion 4 (1)

By 1993 Saga’s classic early 80’s lineup had reunited after two excellent albums as a three piece (with Kurt Cress…

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Skagarack - Big Time

Skagarack – Big Time 0 (0)

Here’s the final installment from Danish melodic rockers Skagarack. After a three studio album deal with Medley Records came to…

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Spread Eagle - Open To The Public

Spread Eagle – Open To The Public 0 (0)

I’ve always maintained a soft spot for this transplanted New York band called Spread Eagle (originally from Boston), even though…

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Harem Scarem - Mood Swings

Harem Scarem – Mood Swings 4.5 (2)

Harem Scarem’s second album ‘Mood Swings’ was one of the few highlights during the 1993 year. In a year where…

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Air Supply - The Vanishing Race

Air Supply – The Vanishing Race 4 (2)

Well known ex pat Australian duo Air Supply have made a career out of playing soft pop-rock over the decades.

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Hittman - Vivas Machina

Hittman – Vivas Machina 3 (1)

Long after the tide of traditional heavy metal had surged out to sea, U.S metal band Hittman too had drifted…

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Legs Diamond - The Wish

Legs Diamond – The Wish 0 (0)

Just quite what Legs Diamond were doing in 1993 remains a mystery. ‘The Wish’ is from an era where melodic…

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Helix - It's A Business Doing Pleasure

Helix – It’s A Business Doing Pleasure 3 (1)

This Helix album started life off as a Brian Vollmer solo album, and though the credits would indicate this was…

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