Tag: 38 Special
38 Special were formed in 1974 and are from Jacksonville. They were signed to A&M for many years and were popular from 1977 and well into the 80’s with a clutch of crossover southern rock meets commercial AOR styled albums.
‘Strength In Numbers’ is quite possibly 38 Special’s purest AOR moment, and featured some heavyweight guest musicians to boot.
38 Special clearly had no doubt about the direction they needed to go in 1980, after making their singles chart…
Southern AOR kings 38 Special had helped define the genre for nearly a decade, and they had a string of…
If ever there was a band moving against ‘type’, it would have to be the 90’s edition of original southern…
I follow this bloke on YouTube called Dan McClellan who is a religious scholar. He's very good, calm and to…
Based on the legendary album cover I’d been trying to track this down for years. I can see why Eric…
A mixed bag, but ‘One Good Reason’ has to be one of the best songs the band ever produced.
This is a seriousky underrated album. 'Don't Accuse Her' is simply breathtaking.
This album now has a YTM link. 31 tracks in total. 18 extras on top of the original 13. Upon…
Just listened to this via the YTM link. Pretty damn good. Some quirky synth reminded me of Donnie Iris. Will…
This is the pick of the HPB albums for me. Though I do occasionally drag the others out for a…
The original review from Geir might come across as indifferent. But much of this album is really good. 'Escape' and…
Terrific, obscure Hi-Tech AOR in my book.
Great to see this album getting some love. 💜