Category: 1999

Jethro Tull - J Tull Dot Com

Jethro Tull – Tull Dot Com 0 (0)

For old Jethro Tull fans this is a musically superior offering from the fading years of the past. Newbies should…

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Metallica - S&M

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This set is without doubt an experimental album from Metallica, it’s not perfect by any means.

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Dream Theater - Metropolis 2 Scenes From A Memory

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Dream Theater present an album where you need to concentrate on the intensity and the detail, the whole thing is…

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Black Rose - 99 Promo CD

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This demo from Swedish metallers Black Rose does have a solid metal sound to it, early 80’s metal with solid…

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Samson - Past Present Future

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‘Past Present And Future’ is one of many compilation CD’s by Paul Samson which contain a wide variety of material…

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Timmy - The Atlanta Project

Timmy – The Atlanta Project (EP) 4 (1)

There are only four songs from the band known as Timmy, but they are just fantastic, laced in keyboards with…

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Allied Forces - RU Wilde

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Here’s a band who initially had their hearts in the right place, but events would conspire to see Allied Forces…

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Alan Parsons - The Time Machine

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Critics dismissed this Alan Parsons album as substantially weak but I disagree. It’s a gentle and weaving album which integrates…

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The Promise - Human Fire

The Promise – Human Fire 4 (1)

I think ‘Human Fire’ is harder edged than The Promise debut, but also richer in sound, and sits comfortably among…

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Nelson - Life

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What Nelson deliver here is a great mix of that ‘After The Rain’ era rock meeting some of the new…

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Innuendo - Three

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For those who like 1980’s radio friendly AOR through to 1990’s modern pop you can’t go past Arizona based band…

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The Distance - Live And Learn

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Overall, I’d say The Distance is great melodic rock without delivering any real killer blows.

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Headstone Epitaph - Power Games

Headstone Epitaph – Power Games 0 (0)

Headstone Epitaph are for fans of Judas Priest circa ‘Defenders Of The Faith’ and onwards, or all of Helloween’s late…

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The Sweet - Live At The Rainbow 1973

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My highest recommendation for this disc from The Sweet, and as live albums go, it doesn’t get much better.

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Dungeon - Resurrection

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Resurrection’ is a fine example of melodic power metal, with Dungeon delivering rampant, crushing riffs and scorching lead solo’s.

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Atello - The Big Payoff

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The Atello debut release ‘The Big Payoff’ is steeped in the tradition of 80’s U.S hard rock, bringing to mind…

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Defyance - Time Lost

Defyance – Time Lost 0 (0)

Defyance are an American prog/power metal band which leans toward the likes of Crimson Glory, Fates Warning, Queensryche and Labyrinth.

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Danny Danzi - Somewhere Lost In Time

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Danny Danzi has turned out a great example of pumping melodic hard rock that any of the great acts of…

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Kick - Consider This

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Overall this is an excellent first outing for Kick. There are some stunning moments throughout that are lifted even higher…

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Angel - In The Beginning

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If you like a bit of melodic rock that fuses Led Zeppelin, Kingdom Come and Masters Of The Airwaves, then…

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