Tag: Year-1984
Reviews tagged to the year 1984.
A rather engaging band from Arizona were Icon, who sent heads a-spinning around the 1983/84 timeframe with an excellent full-on…
Wheels Are Turnin’ was written and recorded under a fair amount of pressure to deliver, and a look at the…
Recorded in early 1984 at producer Flemming Rasmussen’s Copenhagen studio, Metallica would wait until the summer month of July to…
‘Animal Grace’ got a pretty rough deal from April Wine fans and critics alike when it came out. Upon reflection…
The songs provided by the J Geils Band on what would be their final studio album has zany lyrics, a…
After an industrious 1983 which saw Canadians Helix debut for their major label Capitol, the band returned refreshed and ready…
You can’t discount the success of Billy Squier during his 1980-1984 run. Three platinum selling albums including this one, all…
‘The Warning’ was Queensryche’s first full-length album, and followed immediately after their debut EP the year before.
The Stone Fury debut ‘Burns Like A Star’ has been unfairly compared by critics to Led Zeppelin but mostly this…
Kiss was undoubtedly at their peak in 1984, indeed from 1982-87 they were the most consistent hard rock/metal outfit in…
Jakata hail from south Los Angeles and deliver a sound that is hi-tech, west coast and AOR all rolled into…
For me, ‘Grace Under Pressure’ is a good but not great Rush album. Many of the songs don’t stick, apart…
‘1984’ returned Van Halen back to the top of the heap, with hit singles released at will and ending up…
The start to new years 1984 kicked off with the very early release of Judas Priest’s ‘Defenders Of The Faith’,…
Eurock were a Swedish AOR band that operated between 1977 and 1985 and were reluctantly embroiled in a naming dispute…
Autograph were practitioners of big keyboard use and huge choruses but somewhere along the way they failed to convince.
In my opinion, ‘Billy Satellite’ is one of the best true AOR albums ever released. It’s got everything really. Even…
Often overlooked as part of the 80’s metal legacy, Savatage’s early work must go down as some of the most…
If you are only familiar with Laura Branigan’s name through the song ‘Gloria’ I suggest you check out this album…
When it comes to stereotypical metal song titles and overall imagery, The Rods might be one of the best ever….
An obscure release from Honolulu Hawaii based Wiz Kidz, really, this is pretty damn good and we are well overdue…
I’ll admit I wasn’t a fan of Styx from 1979 through to 1984. However, the decision was made to review…
An absolute scintillating expression of AOR as expressed by L.A heroes White Sister. Mighty stuff!
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…