Category: 1996

Axe - Five

Axe – Five 3 (1)

After a nearly twelve year layoff, Bobby Barth rebooted Axe back into life, ‘Five’ was the album to restart the…

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Southern Sons - Zone

Southern Sons – Zone 0 (0)

This is the third and final instalment from Melbourne’s Southern Sons, it’s not as lush as the other two, but…

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Dante Fox - Under Suspicion

Dante Fox – Under Suspicion 3 (1)

Overall, this is a feature rich slab of melodic rock from Dante Fox, and you will definitely get value for…

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Stan Bush - The Child Within

Stan Bush – The Child Within 3 (1)

Stan Bush’s 1996 effort ‘The Child Within’ is less of a heavy rock album, and is more in keeping with…

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Player - Lost In Reality

Player – Lost In Reality 0 (0)

This Player album was originally known as ‘Electric Shadow’ and released in 1995 outside of the US, where this type…

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Alan Parsons - On Air

Alan Parsons – On Air 3 (1)

As with all Alan Parson albums, they are not musically arresting, and they definitely don’t hit you in the face…

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Firehouse - Good Acoustics

Firehouse – Good Acoustics 0 (0)

Firehouse ventured into 1996 with an acoustic-semi-unplugged CD, having migrated through the grunge era and coming out the other end.

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Geoff Downes - Evolution

Geoff Downes – Evolution 1 (1)

Why Geoff Downes had to go and do an album full of schmaltzy covers is beyond me, the Asia maestro…

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Robby Valentine - Valentine

Robby Valentine – Valentine 5 (1)

This is my favourite Robby Valentine album, and that says quite a lot about this record as his releases throughout…

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Peter Mayer - Green Eyed Radio

Peter Mayer – Green Eyed Radio 5 (1)

So, for some classy musicianship, Peter Mayer has a voice that melds warmth and feeling, songs that breathe with ambience,…

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Fee Waybill - Don'T Be Scared Of These Hands

Fee Waybill – Don’t Be Scared Of These Hands 0 (0)

Fans of pure AOR and westcoast have always appreciated Fee Waybill’s endearing 1984 gem ‘Read My Lips’, but it would…

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The Scorpions - Pure Instinct

The Scorpions – Pure Instinct 1 (1)

Nothing could have prepared anyone for The Scorpions ‘Pure Instinct’, 1996 was a faceless year for music in general and…

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Reo Speedwagon - Building The Bridge

REO Speedwagon – Building The Bridge 2 (1)

There’s not really a great deal I can say about this album from the REO Speedwagon team, as history would…

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Metallica - Load

Metallica – Load 1 (1)

Metallica’s complete removal from what made them legends was total and complete, ‘Load’ abandoned everything the band stood for.

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Tim Feehan - Pray For Rain

Tim Feehan – Pray For Rain 3 (1)

In comparison to Tim Feehan’s other mainstream albums, it’s not as heavy as ‘Full Contact’ for example, but not as…

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The Tubes - Genius Of America

The Tubes – Genius Of America 0 (0)

Effectively a comeback album for Fee Waybill and The Tubes troops, and probably not as immediate as their earlier material,…

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Kiss - Mtv Unplugged

Kiss – MTV Unplugged 0 (0)

The 1996 reunion of Kiss’ original lineup has led to overlooking the actual significance this MTV Unplugged live album has…

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Journey - Trial By Fire

Journey – Trial By Fire 4 (1)

Journey delivered too many ballads in ‘Trial By Fire’, but they are offset by some songs that cut up with…

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Harlan Cage - Harlan Cage

Harlan Cage – Harlan Cage 4 (1)

Some of these tracks are unbelievable, and I have no hesitation in declaring Harlan Cage one of the albums of…

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Only Child - Only Child Ii

Only Child – Only Child II 3 (1)

It’s a hard task to emulate the debut Only Child album, Paul and his band don’t even try to, the…

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