Tag: Year-1989

Reviews tagged to the year 1989.

Icon - Right Between The Eyes

Icon – Right Between The Eyes 3 (1)

Icon’s resulting fourth 1989 album differed greatly from the rampaging metal of the debut and the AOR tinged follow ups,…

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Fifth Angel - Time Will Tell

Fifth Angel – Time Will Tell 4 (1)

Well, despite Fifth Angel’s infamous history, and their ‘fallout’ with founding guitarist James Byrd, the band still did enough to…

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Dream Theater - When Dream And Day Unite

Dream Theater – When Dream And Day Unite 5 (1)

Despite its place in history, and the fallout which occurred with Mechanic Records, ‘When Dream And Day Unite’ remains my…

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Bad English - Bad English

Bad English – Bad English 5 (3)

Bad English deliver a perfect blend of radio-oriented rock (ROR he says?), hard-edged and ‘cutting up rough’ on one side…

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Peter Frampton - When All The Pieces Fit

Peter Frampton – When All The Pieces Fit 0 (0)

Peter Frampton really has delivered a collection of good LP’s during the 80’s. ‘Breakin’ All The Rules’, ‘The Art Of…

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Silent Running - Deep

Silent Running – Deep 0 (0)

Though they ended up being a well produced AOR sounding outfit, life for Silent Running did not start out as…

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Rescue - Rescue

Rescue – Rescue 5 (1)

Rescue originated from Frankfurt, Germany, and are a definite addition to GDM, a seat at our Boardroom table guaranteed.

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Lee Aaron - Bodyrock

Lee Aaron – Bodyrock 4 (1)

When we consider the discography of former Canadian metal queen Lee Aaron, we often overlook her 1989 album ‘Bodyrock’. Really,…

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Nitro - O.f.r

Nitro – O.F.R 0 (0)

American band Nitro delivered one of the more unique albums of the HM genre. Not just then in 1989, but…

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Heist - High Heel Heaven

Heist – High Heel Heaven 3 (1)

Admittedly there is not a lot here that would be considered showstopper material, though to be fair, Heist play a…

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Kiss - Hot In The Shade

Kiss – Hot In The Shade 3 (1)

The Kiss momentum was halted with ‘Hot In The Shade’, their eighth studio album of the 80’s and by far…

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Czakan - State Of Confusion

Czakan – State Of Confusion 0 (0)

Musically Czakan compare similarly to Treat’s ‘Organized Crime’ period, plus you can pick the eyes out of many other German…

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Big Big Sun - Stop The World

Big Big Sun – Stop The World 3 (2)

As a memento of the 1989 year, I’d say that Big Big Sun is a worthy addition to your 80’s…

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Eye - It Might Rain

Eye – It Might Rain 3 (1)

Our interest in Eye/Timmy is due to the release of their 3CD Anthology recently put out by German label Pride…

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Saraya - Saraya

Saraya – Saraya 4 (1)

Saraya is the band name of singer Sandi Saraya, that started life off as the duo Alsace Lorraine which was…

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Distance - Under The One Sky

Distance – Under The One Sky 5 (1)

So with this rather eclectic mix of talent, what do we get with Distance? We get well produced AOR with…

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Black Sabbath - Headless Cross

Black Sabbath – Headless Cross 0 (0)

‘Headless Cross’ is an incredible slab of melodic metal from Black Sabbath, the production huge, the playing from all involved…

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Roadmaster - Live +5

Roadmaster – Live +5 3.5 (2)

A flashback in time for one of AOR’s most loved bands, Indianapolis’ pride and joy Roadmaster.

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Giant - Last Of The Runaways

Giant – Last Of The Runaways 4.3 (3)

Signed to A&M, Giant released a veritable classic with 1989’s ‘Last Of The Runaways’. The Terry Thomas production really lifting…

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Saga - The Beginner Guide To Throwing Shapes

Saga – The Beginners Guide To Throwing Shapes 3 (1)

1989 was the last great year for AOR, not withstanding this effort from Canadian legends Saga.

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Michael Bolton - Soul Provider

Michael Bolton – Soul Provider 4 (1)

Following on the back of his 1987 effort ‘The Hunger’, this would be the album to send Michael Bolton on…

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Malice - Crazy In The Night (Ep)

Malice – Crazy In The Night (EP) 0 (0)

By 1989, Los Angeles metallers Malice were left hanging out to dry after their contract with Atlantic Records had run…

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Skid Row (Usa) - Skid Row

Skid Row (USA) – Skid Row 5 (1)

Without doubt, the year of 1989 belonged to New Jersey rockers Skid Row, who released their debut album to massive…

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Signal - Loud And Clear

Signal – Loud And Clear 4.8 (4)

In hindsight, how could this band Signal not have made it? I ask you? All the ingredients were there for…

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