Category: 1999

Hastatus - Lethal Pride

Hastatus – Lethal Pride 0 (0)

I would say that Chilean band Hastatus are definitely worth a listen, especially if you are a Maiden, Ryche, or…

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Network - Crashin' Hollywood

Network (USA) – Crashin’ Hollywood 4 (2)

A rediscovered beauty from the late 80’s by Philly band Network which sees comparisons to Signal, Valentine and Velocity.

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Shotgun Symphony - Sea Of Desire

Shotgun Symphony – Sea Of Desire 4 (1)

A return to form by one of the darlings of early 90’s AOR – Shotgun Symphony.

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Ten Jinn - As On A Darkling Plain

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I had trouble trying to get into Ten Jinn as most of the material though good, really didn’t grab me.

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Drugplan - Drugplan

Drugplan – Drugplan 0 (0)

Personally for me, there are too few moments of interest to recommend Drugplan to followers of melodic rock despite the…

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8084 - So Far

8084 – So Far 4 (1)

This CD is a compilation of tracks taken from the 8084’s prior releases going back to the 80’s.

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John Taglieri - Leap Of Faith

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An initial snapshot of John Taglieri’s sound places him squarely in the Michael Morales bracket, and his vocals are at…

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Jimi Jamison's Survivor - Empires

Jimi Jamison’s Survivor – Empires 0 (0)

It’s a bit of a saga really, who’s version of Survivor is the real authentic one? Does Jimi Jamison have…

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Sayit - Sayit

Sayit – Sayit 3 (1)

Sayit is anchored in Marina Del Rey, and playing the sort of smooth music associated with the classic rock airwaves…

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Michael Morales - That's The Way

Michael Morales – That’s The Way 3 (1)

For this album, Michael Morales has stepped partially off the Rick Springfield bandwagon and has planted another foot on the…

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Hobbit - Two Feet Tall

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Some would call their style pomp, some would call it art rock, perhaps symphonic, even progressive, Hobbit prefer to call…

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Faith Nation - Ordinary People

Faith Nation – Ordinary People 4 (1)

Wow. What can I say? Faith Nation are an AORsters and pompsters dream, I did not think a US based…

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Bam Bam Boys - Bam Bam Boys

Bam Bam Boys – Bam Bam Boys 4 (1)

So, an epitaph then, that Riverside Records is able to get the Bam Bam Boys release out in 1999 some…

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Metropolis - The Power Of The Night

Metropolis – Metropolis 5 (2)

What we get from Stan Meissner any time and every time is a total quality product, as with this release…

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Peter Mayer - Romeo's Garage

Peter Mayer – Romeo’s Garage 0 (0)

Peter Mayer’s solo material is not quite as AOR as those PM albums instead it veers closer to the edge…

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Harlan Cage - Forbidden Colors

Harlan Cage – Forbidden Colors 3.5 (2)

At the time of writing, this was the only Harlan Cage album we hadn’t reviewed yet, so as part of…

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Starcastle - Concert Classics Vol 5

Starcastle – Concert Classics Vol 5 3 (1)

An albums worth of live material pulled out of the misty closets of time, from Illinois’ favourite prog rockers Starcastle.

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