Tag: Axe
Axe is the long running band of Bobby Barth, that formed from the Wisconsin band Babyface. Released several albums between 1979 and 2019.
It was at this point that American rockers Axe decided to try a few new things. Firstly, a harder-edged direction,…
By 1983, the Axe sound continued their likeable combination of vague boogie mixed with wholesome AOR, a sound labelmates Blackfoot…
Now I fully understand why Georg Siegl over at AOR Heaven compared Hobbit to early Axe, and now I can…
Overall I wasn’t completely engaged with the material here from 80’s heroes Axe. Like many, I was hoping the band…
Axe were last featured in 1996 with their ‘V’ album: which saw their trademark pomp sound heavied up considerably. This…
After a nearly twelve year layoff, Bobby Barth rebooted Axe back into life, ‘Five’ was the album to restart the…
Axe – after having annoyed the mid-west press everywhere between Minneapolis and Milwaukee, Babyface skulked into hiding, and popped their…
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. 💜