Tag: Year-1981
Reviews tagged to the year 1981.
1981 was a great year for AOR. However, there was one other outfit who did remarkably well that year and…
‘Don’t Say No’ was Billy Squier’s sophomore effort, following his promising debut ‘Tale Of The Tape’ from 1980. Don’t Say…
Saxon required another monumental effort to separate themselves further from the pack and achieved that comprehensively with ‘Denim And Leather’…
‘Music From The Elder’ is a truly unique piece within the diverse Kiss studio output.
Released in February 1981, ‘Moving Pictures’ would go on to become one of Rush’s better selling albums, eventually going 4…
Signed to a lucrative deal with A&M, MPG and their one and only effort is notable for it’s disappointing show…
Journey’s ‘Escape’, where does one start when reviewing an album like this on a site like this?
Journey have released many live albums during their lengthy career but ‘Captured’ is their jewel in the crown as a…
‘Point Of Entry’ is not the immediate HM follow-up from Judas Priest that everyone was expecting. Instead, the album had…
Van Halen’s ‘Fair Warning’ is easily the most forgotten Roth era album, but for myself it’s their best.
Novo Combo were all about jangly pop rock, with a definite nod to The Police who were big news during…
Balance’s music was prime time AOR suited for early 80’s radio, such was their commercial style.
It was surprising to see Tycoon three years later with an album that was completely different, and held by many…
Air Raid’s pompous arrangements, tempo changes galore, and some impressive vocals by Offen, make this a great listen for fans…
Another period AOR classic from 1981 are the band Fortress, a Californian outfit with hints of southern fried rock and…
Black Sabbath’s 1981 album Mob Rules’ is easily as strong as ‘Heaven And Hell’, with not a poor track on…
‘Mayday’ is worth the hype and an easy classic. The following year’s ‘Revenge’ was equally as accomplished.
‘Live In Texas’ would be British band Trapeze’s last album before calling it a day.
Depending on who you talk to, this sophomore album from Shooting Star is considered by many to be their best…
Belgian band Danger were one of the first hard rock metal bands to emerge from that country, combining hard rock…
Who remembers these guys? The Rods. A manic and rabid trio from New York, who started out as commercial hard…
We look at Blue Oyster Cult’s 1981’s ‘Fire Of Unknown Origin’, an album which surprised many at the time as…
Please note, only 10 of the 16 tracks are available in the video. The ones missing are the Rarities.
I never really appreciated how good Love her all i can was until i heard Ace Frehley do a live…
The drummer in the videos above is not Bobby Rock.
[The Murf] In Canada: Platinum status is 100,00 units, Gold is 50,000 and Diamond Status is 1 million units.
The catalyst in this band was guitarist - the late Jimmy Berick. Jimmy was part of the Northern California band…
Think I'm gonna go on a treasure hunt for this. Quite enjoy this era of golden AM Radio pop.
I quite liked the band through the 1986-1988 period, but it ended up being a recipe for disaster. Much like…
[JeffLynneFan] I strongly disagree with you on this one. "Pleasure Palace" , "Edge Of Your Life" , "Love Don't Lie"…
More comments from the Net. From the Prog Not Frog website. "A Matter of Time" was released in 1981. It…
Some notes regarding this album. The ornate album cover is an absolute gem. It's never been released on CD so…