Tag: Year-1980

Reviews tagged to the year 1980.

Genesis - Duke

Genesis – Duke 0 (0)

This 1980 album by British prog rockers Genesis was a way-maker in their long and distinguished career. will admit, ‘Duke’…

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Eddie Money - Playing For Keeps

Eddie Money – Playing For Keeps 0 (0)

‘Playing For Keeps’ represents Eddie Money’s third album, caught between two excellent book-ends: 1978’s ‘Life For The Taking’ and 1982’s…

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Axe - Living On The Edge

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Now I fully understand why Georg Siegl over at AOR Heaven compared Hobbit to early Axe, and now I can…

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Dakota - Dakota

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Here is the debut Dakota album, the Pennsylvania duo had released the 1978 album ‘Somebody Else’s Dream’ under the moniker…

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New England - Explorer Suite

New England – Explorer Suite 4 (2)

Although they were not all Boston residents, that’s where they met and formed the band – New England seems a…

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Triumph - Progressions Of Power

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This 1980 LP from Canadian trio Triumph is certainly guaranteed to polarise their longtime fans. Some don’t like it, while…

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Steely Dan - Gaucho

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70’s jazz rock/West Coast legends Steely Dan have always been good entertainment value during my lifetime. The duo of Walter…

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Bryan Adams - Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams – Bryan Adams 0 (0)

No need to delve too deeply into maple leaf rocker Bryan Adams past since that’s been done here and elsewhere…

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The Cars - Panorama

The Cars – Panorama 2 (1)

The third album from Boston based band The Cars proved to be an indifferent affair. Stylistically, the band changed direction,…

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Wireless - No Static

Wireless – No Static 4 (1)

Rush’s Geddy Lee produced this, Wireless’ third and final album, and indeed this does have a lot of the vibe…

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The Outlaws - Ghost Riders

The Outlaws – Ghost Riders 3 (1)

We go down to about the three-quarter mark of The Outlaws discography, stopping off in the year 1980 to look…

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Toronto - Lookin' For Trouble

Toronto – Lookin’ For Trouble 0 (0)

Canadian based band Toronto (obviously!) are playing a radio-friendly brand of edgy hard rock. They placed themselves at the start…

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Ambrosia - One Eighty

Ambrosia – One Eighty 4.5 (2)

A popular band here at GDM among the writing staff is L.A outfit Ambrosia. Starting out from Progressive beginnings, the…

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Firefall - Clouds Across The Sun

Firefall – Clouds Across The Sun 0 (0)

If you were a record collector starting out on your back-catalogue journey of Firefall albums, then I would probably suggest…

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Jethro Tull - A

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By 1980 Jethro Tull started afresh. Long derided by fans as being an ‘A-bomination’, that is a little bit unfair…

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Zon - I'm Worried About The Boys

Zon – I’m Worried About The Boys 3 (1)

By 1980, Zon had dropped their pomp approach in favour of radio edged songs, and it would prove to be…

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Krokus - Metal Rendez-vous

Krokus – Metal Rendez-vous 3 (1)

By the time 1980 came around, Krokus had already released four albums. Still, despite the perceived AC/DC ‘rip-off’ notoriety, these…

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Robin Trower - Victims Of The Fury

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How this album stacks up in the overall canon of Robin Trower’s vast legacy is dependent on which side of…

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Yes - Drama

Yes – Drama 4 (1)

The version of Yes was relatively short-term, though it did introduce two future stars of the prog rock scene in…

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Prism - Young And The Restless

Prism – Young And Restless 0 (0)

Always a big favourite here at Glory Daze, Prism were at the top of their game in 1979 with the…

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