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CD: Uriah Heep - Sonic Origami
From: Swazi	Date: October 8, 2025 at 16:08
Simply awesome! 😃👍

CD: Praying Mantis - Predator in Disguise
From: hair metal again	Date: October 7, 2025 at 4:59
excellent release for PRAYING MANTIS back in 91 and imho their best ever offering!Dennis Stratton is a great songwriter and that shows in that album which s full of strong melodic lines and catchy choruses !all the songs sound great and especially "she s hot","this time girl","only you" and "still want you"!superb album indeed

CD: Crowne - Wonderland
From: juan carlos	Date: October 6, 2025 at 23:33
Good Melodic Rock with a bit of Power touch. Well Produced/Some good solos but i feel the same formula: I've heard it all before. Don't get me wrong, Crowne Sounds fresh! So if you like the previous Crowne then you'll love this one as well. 80/100

CD: Andi Deris And The Bad Bankers - Million Dollar Haircuts On Ten Cent Heads
From: CC	Date: October 6, 2025 at 6:03
Also released as a 2 disc set with the second disc featuring 5 unreleased demos

CD: Leather Duchess - Gunslinger
From: Milky Joe	Date: October 3, 2025 at 19:04
This album is a blast of old school sleeze rock. "Gunslinger" is a personal favorite of mine, but the whole thing is a good time. Tyler has an amazing voice reminiscent of Jason McMaster. 8/10 for me.

CD: Whitesnake - Slide It In
From: Simon	Date: October 2, 2025 at 3:33
Indeed, this was Mel Galley’s songwriting on many tunes and his playing all over on both versions!! He was amazing but some have forgotten u bet. Mel great guitars and vocals, just like Sykes 87.

CD: 38 Special - Rock and Roll Strategy
From: Simon	Date: October 2, 2025 at 3:26
Max Carl on lead vocals (and keyboards) was a stellar replacement. Different of course but what a singer and songwriter!! Top 6 hit Second Chance and most of his songs fantastic. Timing and talent, they had plenty on this great underrated album. But no luck and since Don Barnes was is such a legend - some will never really care without him. No luck for Don either these years, since his 1989 brilliant solo album got shelved. All albums by any of these guys are great, pure talent.

CD: Teaze - Live at Liege
From: Papo Ripper	Date: October 1, 2025 at 17:30
The Live at Liege album is now on Escape Music !!!

CD: Teaze - Live at Liege
From: Papo Ripper	Date: October 1, 2025 at 17:29
What a fantastic live album ! Time has no effect on them, way back in the 70's/80's with a modern push ! Sound is awesome ! Great choice of their songs !! Go and get it !!!

CD: Bryan Adams - Reckless
From: edwithmj	Date: September 30, 2025 at 16:26
Another winner for Adams. I struggle to find a favourite here but Run To You is almost a perfect song for me and I never tire of it. One Night is a wonderful upbeat melodic rocker, Heaven is one of Adams' best ballads which is only ruined for me by the number of horrid dance remixes of it. Wasn't there some way Adams could've prevented this, or were the kickbacks just too good? Somebody is another pick and has a great chorus. Summer of 69 is very good too but I've never been a huge fan of it. My final pick is the hard rocking Long Gone. Essential if you ask me.

CD: Strangers - Emotions
From: jaroslav	Date: September 28, 2025 at 12:41
Beautiful melodick rock from Spain 👌

CD: Sea Hags - Sea Hags
From: Ace75	Date: September 27, 2025 at 11:11
Man, just got done listening to this again after a while, and this disc kicks Ass! Think of a sleazy Aerosmith Rocks and you got it!!

CD: H.E.A.T. - II
From: masmusic	Date: September 27, 2025 at 8:45
This is an awesome release! Not one filler track! 10/10

CD: H.E.A.T. - II
From: talrusher	Date: September 26, 2025 at 1:55
I just don't warm up to this album. Is it because it's mastered in a very strange way? Like every modern metal/rock album, which may sound good to younger people, doesn't sound like guitar music to me anymore. You could replace the instruments with synthetic ones and no one would notice. Apart from that, heat sound like nightwish to me in places. I'll stick to the first two albums.

CD: Van Zant - Always Look Up
From: endtimes	Date: September 25, 2025 at 15:17
“As Christians our job is to go out and to shout to the world with God’s truth,” says Donnie. “We’ve actually got a song on the album called ‘Warrior’ and the song reminds us that, as Christians, we need to fight for the Godly kingdom cause we have Satan and he’s there like a lion on a prowl, always trying to cause complete havoc. We need to be very vigilant, constantly aware and be warriors for God’s work.”

CD: 38 Special - Anthology
From: Lasse	Date: September 25, 2025 at 14:32
38 Special is a mix of classic rock & roll, southern vibes, AOR; just solid fun rock music with great harmonies since several very good singers! Even later albums have plenty to offer, never ever bad this band. This Anthology is as good as it gets, plenty of the early platinum records with hits like Caught Up in You, Teacher Teacher, big ballad Second Chance, killer sound with Rebel to Rebel, amazing ballad Saving Grace, to the happy days sunny lyrics "I got a system that's guaranteed I got a rock 'n roll strategy It ain't no science but it works for me It's just a rock 'n roll strategy Get in my car Head downtown Turn up the radio roll the windows down It ain't no science but it gets me around It's just rock 'n roll strategy" This is a rather complete double-disc Anthology. Superb! "We’ve been so low that the only place we could go is to look up. I hope our music touches even one person—then our mission for Jesus Christ is done." Btw, New Van Zant Album "Always Look Up", fantastic!!

CD: Don Barnes - Ride the Storm
From: Lasse	Date: September 25, 2025 at 14:01
What a group of musos, the VERY best. I will spin this plenty the coming days. Thanks for solid info above

CD: Savannah - Savannah
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: September 25, 2025 at 9:04
The second half of the album is better, with songs like "Spend A Little Time," "Never Let It Go" and the strutting "Back In Line," but then here comes another marshmallowy ballad (the third, although it's hard to count because many of the rockers sound like they want to be ballads too). They try (and fail) to go out rockin' all tuff and bloozy on "Hardline"; they just sound too fussy and restrained to pull it off. The second album is heavier, but again, I just don't really care for the tunes.

CD: Savannah - Savannah
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: September 25, 2025 at 8:59
I remember reading about this band in about 1999, maybe on Metal Sludge, when I first got on the Internet and began to learn there was a whole world of music out there besides what corporate FM rock radio played. Based on the positive review, I tried to find the CD but of course it wasn't carried in the mall stores where I bought most of my music back then. Kinda glad, because I think I would have been disappointed even back then, when I was jonesing for the rebirth of "real" rawk. This is way too AOR for me, touching only the lighter end of hair-metal. There are plenty of heavy riffs, but they're buried under keyboard goop and paired with a timid drum sound, and Earle Lord dominates everything with his syrupy, Tony Harnell-ish vocals. He belts it out long, loud, with wide-open mouth and lots of reverb, and it takes a few minutes to realize the melodies just are not that catchy. It's only track two and already it's a ballad, starting off with a big piano flourish—oh gawd, here we go. T

CD: Savannah - Savannah
From: Roxas	Date: September 25, 2025 at 7:15
Saw this going for a steal on ebay so picked it up. Brilliant, a real throwback for 2025.

CD: Van Halen - OU812
From: Revelation	Date: September 25, 2025 at 6:45
The 5th best-selling VH disc (4M) continues the mix of pop hits and rockers. Please don't miss the KILLER guitars and high energy in rockers like Black and Blue, Mine All Mine, Source of Infection and All Fired Up (Naturally Wired). They're awesome tracks and stellar live too!! Top notch Halen and impressive how they could make great album after great album in this decade and also continuing well into the 90s when so many stopped selling. I have a pro-recorded DVD from the "Oh You Ate One Too" Tour, and it's one of the best! This is when the chemistry was at the top in this band. They partied hard, played well and had so much fun - Later on, they started fighting and Ed's drinking habits did not help. First two Van Hagar albums are full joy!

CD: Van Halen - 5150
From: Revelation	Date: September 25, 2025 at 6:37
The pop elements from 1984 were to be used again here on hits like Why Can't This be Love (very cool song and big hit), Dreams (is this Hagar's best, one of the all time male best, vocal performances (very close, impeccable!), Love Walks In (so what, why couldn't Eddie write a ballad hit, he did and it's good!). Good enough and Summer nights rock harder and all songs killer (perpaps only filler I skip is Get up). 6M sales in US, almost 7, this is the 3rd best-selling VH album ever, not bad at all. Again: Tired of the endless Roth/Hagar comparisons, useless really, EVH made KILLER music with both of them, best of both worlds. Just crank it up and enjoy the good music!

CD: Van Halen - 1984
From: Revelation	Date: September 25, 2025 at 6:27
Tired of the endless Roth/Hagar comparisons, useless really, VH bros made KILLER music with both of them, best of both worlds. ALREADY on this one, EDDIE (not HAGAR) brought in pop elements and loads of keyboards in the no. 1 hit and also I'll Wait because he wanted to. Get it, not due to Hagar. But make no mistake, lots of sinister guitar playing too here, great great album, and a diamond one, thanks to Jump (10M+ US sales).

CD: Darby Mills And The Unsung Heroes - Never Look Back
From: Revelation	Date: September 25, 2025 at 6:22
YES Koogles, this is a great album for Darby to be very proud of! I don't care about sales, this is a killer album. Mature, well-produced, great players, and she worked with strong songwriters, most important. Friends have talked about this album, since I love Lee Aaron, Chrissy Steele (with Headpins' guitarist Brian MacLeod), Lita Ford and many of those cool female rockers. So I'm glad I got this one too, smooth vocals, very good album!

CD: Don Barnes - Ride the Storm
From: Revelation	Date: September 25, 2025 at 6:09
Don Barnes - Ride The Storm (1989) with players like: Don Barnes - vocals, guitars; Martin Briley - keyboards; Jesse Harms - keyboards; Alan Pasqua - keyboards; Dann Huff - guitars; Tim Pierce - rhythm guitars; Mike Porcaro - bass; Jeff Porcaro - drums; Denny Carmassi - drums this album is promising to say the least!! ULTRA-TALENTED bunch (same year as that MEGA Giant debut disc too), but you also need the SONGS, and are they there too? Yes, they are! Don Barnes is no fool, he's a very smart guy, so he compiled both the songs and the players, so unbelievable that it did not come out in 1989 as planned. Despite label politics. First song "Lookin' For You" is such a HIT that should have been, great album. Many of us also LOVE 38 Special, so as no surprise this album fits right in, get it! JK Northrup has remastered to good result (he avoided the horrible loudness effect), and original mix by Brian Malouf is amazing. Almost 3 decades later, it was out, ear candy! Full score.

CD: Brother Firetribe - Feel the Burn
From: titothetitan	Date: September 24, 2025 at 7:03
The second album is still amazing and definitely the band’s best work. Unfortunately, the third and fourth were much weaker, and I lost interest in the band. This fourth album also disappoints me. Only the first track caught my attention, the rest is forgettable.

CD: Brother Firetribe - Heart Full of Fire
From: titothetitan	Date: September 24, 2025 at 6:59
The debut album has amazing songs but also several fillers. This second one is already a big improvement, as all the songs are really good and with catchy choruses. The bonus track Two Hearts is a beautiful ballad. Unfortunately for me, this was the band’s last remarkable album, and after the weak third one I started to lose interest.

CD: Kiss of the Gypsy - Kiss of the Gypsy
From: hair metal again	Date: September 24, 2025 at 0:29
pretty good debut for KISS OF THE GYPSY back in 92 with the support of a big company but unforunately no big songs that could take some airplay!their sound is hard rockin ,bluesy like late FM with nice ballads and a fine feel good vibe and overall is pleasant!"blind for love","no prize for the loser" ,"take this old heart" and "comin back " are the highlights

CD: No Love Lost - No Love Lost
From: jaroslav	Date: September 23, 2025 at 16:02
Perfect, melodic rock 😊

CD: The Law - The Law
From: Planet Y	Date: September 23, 2025 at 2:31
I contest that Rodgers' wonderful 1997-album "Now" is much more AOR-ish than The Law.

CD: H.E.A.T. - H.E.A.T.
From: talrusher	Date: September 23, 2025 at 1:41
What the hell is? One of the best CDs I've ever heard! The power of the 80s with modern good sound, played by modern young people Really every song is more than good! For. Me a 95/100

CD: Heartland - Travelling Through Time
From: Rockey	Date: September 22, 2025 at 1:00
I have this release. I really enjoyed it. Hope a new release coming soon.

CD: The Law - The Law
From: edwithmj	Date: September 21, 2025 at 17:21
Certainly better than The Firm and definitely the best thing Rodgers had done since leaving Bad Company (I still prefer Brian Howe era BC of course though): this album is the most AORish stuff he's ever done. My picks are For A Little Ride (hooks galore and super vocals), Miss You In A Heartbeat (better than the DL version purely because Rodgers is a better singer by miles), Laying Down The Law and the very smooth Missing You Bad Girl. I didn't go into this with high hopes but it just goes to show surprises still happen.

CD: Def Leppard - High 'n Dry
From: edwithmj	Date: September 21, 2025 at 4:50
Slightly less raw than the original but still a far cry from the sticky sweet over-produced flavour of Pyromania and Hysteria. I feel this album has more of an AC/DC influence than the first with songs like Let It Go, High 'N' Dry and You Got Me Runnin' (the latter of which is my favourite and has vocals that sound very similar to Bon Scott). Bringin' On The Heartbreak is DL's best ballad full stop. It's not sappy and it has excellent guitars. My last pick is the headbanging Lady Strange. It's understandable why they decided to get overproduced and polished so that they could achieve commercial success as this sort of music would not appeal to the MTV crowd, it's just a pity everyone tries to forget it exists.

CD: Def Leppard - On Through The Night
From: edwithmj	Date: September 21, 2025 at 4:42
This and High N' Dry are still my favourite DL albums. They both have that raw energy that ended with Pyromania. I find it difficult to pick favourite tracks here because it's so effortless to listen to the whole thing in one go. My picks are Rock Brigade, Hello America, Sorrow Is A Woman (melodic intro), When The Walls... is like a better version of Gods of War (and it has a spoken intro that works!) and it builds up nicely to a heavy chorus. Wasted is another winner with its timeless riff and chorus while Rocks Off reminds me of other NWOBHM bands like Tygers of Pan Tang. I've always thought Willis's and Clark's styles worked and played off each other better than Clark's and Collen's ever did. This is what DL were meant to be and it's sad that they try to ignore their origins.

CD: Def Leppard - Hysteria
From: edwithmj	Date: September 21, 2025 at 4:21
...is a great song with an annoying intro that I wish were not there. It seems to be another pretentious social commentary song like Civil War (which also has that infuriatingly pointless Cool Hand Luke quote intro). Don't Shoot Shotgun is another winner. Run Riot is my favourite song from the album and it also has the best solo (maybe Lange forgot to slow the guitars down here). Hysteria is the better ballad and I really enjoy it. Excitable again has an annoying intro which adds nothing to the song but is quite good regardless. Lastly, Love & Affection is a little like a harder Hysteria and is another song where the guitars are more prominent. Skip the first two songs and we have a super album.

CD: Def Leppard - Hysteria
From: edwithmj	Date: September 21, 2025 at 4:12
Giving this another listen, I agree with my previous comment that this is overproduced. I've never liked Women, it just seems to go on and on without any hooks or melodies. Rocket is slightly better but sounds so similar that I often get these two confused (probably because this also lasts too long). Also what's with some of the bits with backwards playing? I can't wait for the first two songs to end to be honest. The album really starts to get going with Animal, which is one of my favourite DL songs. Love Bites is a super ballad but I feel could've done with a better solo. Pour Some is a wonderful hard rocker but again, could've done with a better solo. I've always thought Armageddon It was quite good but the whole song seems to be an advertisement for someone's 'clever idea' of having 'I'm a-getting it' sound like Armageddon It. It's not really a pun because Armageddon It makes absolutely no sense. Who goes around saying Armageddon It when asked a question? Anyway, Gods Of War...

CD: Legs Diamond - Uncut Diamond
From: plastic sheet	Date: September 21, 2025 at 4:00
Though it's the belated fourth one, it feels much better than Firepower—definitely a high-rated album.

CD: Def Leppard - Adrenalize
From: edwithmj	Date: September 21, 2025 at 3:56
...but never quite reaches the mark for me. I still sort of like I Wanna Touch You but it's ruined by the dreadful lyrics and Elliott's accent and warbling 'ahhh wanna terrch yewwww'. Tear It Down is skippable and I always forget how it goes. Like Hysteria, Adrenalize is over-production on steroids. Considering this was their last 'heyday' album before they went different with Slang, it's a complete whimper.

CD: Def Leppard - Adrenalize
From: edwithmj	Date: September 21, 2025 at 3:49
You know when they say albums grow on you? Well this has done the complete opposite. Even when I posted my last comment, I still thought this was average. Listening to it again recently, this album really is subpar. Let's Get Rocked is drivel lyrically and musically; Heaven Is has Elliott have this sort of high-pitched warbling I just can't stand, I hate it; Make Love Like A Man is quite possibly one of the worst songs ever made, here are the main lyrics: 'Make love like a man, I'm a man, that's what I am.' Elliott's vocals seem to have some sort of contrived American accent on them too. Tonight starts off well a bit like Bringin' On The Heartbreak but falters after the first ten seconds; White Lightning again has potential but is ruined by Elliott's vocals and it goes on for too long. Stand Up and Personal Property are probably the best songs on here for me but only because they sound like Hysteria cast offs. Have You Ever Needed... is a paint by numbers ballad and is fairly OK...

CD: Bite the Bullet - Bite the Bullet
From: FluffMeister	Date: September 20, 2025 at 13:18
Just bought this following an advert online for their new album. Never come across them before. I do really love this album. It's a little gem that is worth far more than the price you can pick it up for. Very poppy AOR. Love the singer.

CD: Metropolis - The Power of the Night
From: edwithmj	Date: September 20, 2025 at 5:41
Another near-perfect album, which I always return to despite having listened to it hundreds of times over the years. It's a shame that no follow up was ever released. My favourites are Wild And Blue, Never Look Back, which (like the Darby Mills version) reminds me of Drive, She Said's If This Is Love, the smooth Restless Moon (the song mostly similar to Stan's solo album Undertow), Whatever It Is, and of course The Best Is Good Enough. AOR brilliance.

CD: Darby Mills And The Unsung Heroes - Never Look Back
From: edwithmj	Date: September 20, 2025 at 5:19
Simply outstanding. The vocals are smooth and passionate, the melodies are out of this world and the songs are as near to perfect as you're going to get. I've had this for years but have recently 'rediscovered' it. It's strange how years later, this album sounds even better than when I first heard it. My favourites are Never Look Back, which sounds a bit like If This Is Love by Drive, She Said; Give It Up (a very addictive song), Run (great keyboards) and the heavier Bad Bad Boy.

CD: Sea Hags - Sea Hags
From: Ace75	Date: September 19, 2025 at 21:12
Spot on edwithmj!! One of my faves for sure!! This is produced by Mike clink as well, hence the guns sound!!

CD: Sea Hags - Dead and Gone
From: edwithmj	Date: September 19, 2025 at 16:30
Apparently recorded in 1987 before they got additional members who appeared on their S/T debut album. The performance is raw and has great energy but it's understandable why other guitarists were brought in for the debut. I would say this is for completists only or for those curious enough to hear how they sounded before.

CD: Sea Hags - Sea Hags
From: edwithmj	Date: September 19, 2025 at 16:14
This is still one of the best sleaze albums every made: it's raw, bluesy and has near-perfect vocals. It can be tough to get into if you're expecting a more 'glam' album, but it really sticks with you. It's tough to compare it to anything but think of early Guns N' Roses meets Bon Scott AC/DC. My picks are Half The Way Valley with its fast pace; Doghouse has an excellent riff and rhythm; the haunting Someday, Back To The Grind (extremely raw and a real head-banger), the instrumental Bunkbed Creek and All The Time. There is absolutely no filler on this whatsoever and it surprises me that this doesn't get more attention.

CD: Journey - Infinity
From: Revelation	Date: September 19, 2025 at 10:53
What a marvellous lineup; Rollie is great on keyboards and vocals and the absolute world class/if not all time best drummer Aynsley Dunbar WOW! Wheel In the Sky one of their best songs ever.

CD: Eden's Curse - Eden's Curse - Revisited
From: Revelation	Date: September 19, 2025 at 10:46
I get that bands wish to cash in on old recordings, but very often it's totally unnecessary since the originals (very much the case here) are already very solid. Absolutely no reason not to prefer the original classic to this one. Three original members gone! and the sound was better in the original CD in 2007.

CD: White Sister - Fashion By Passion
From: Revelation	Date: September 19, 2025 at 10:41
excal, April is indeed very good. Always reminds me of Y&T!

CD: Eden's Curse - Trinity
From: Revelation	Date: September 19, 2025 at 8:00
Killer album, fantastic lyrics, great guitars and drums, cool solid vocals, and very consistent. This or The Second Coming is the best, both top notch. When I play this to friends who missed the band when they came around, most of them are very impressed. Dennis Ward mixed very well, but the two founders Michael Eden & Paul Logue were also there to assist. What good ears they had together, sound is hard to beat, full score! Regular spins on this one. Lyrics among the best there is, true intelligent and with important meaning. Not the common sex drugs r'n'r rubbish that can wear out at times.

CD: Eden's Curse - Retribution: The Final Judgement
From: Revelation	Date: September 19, 2025 at 7:53
Pete Newdeck on drums and vocals was an important member that is missed on last couple of albums. Impeccable drumming and a larger than life perfect sound too.

CD: Eden's Curse - Revelation Live
From: Revelation	Date: September 19, 2025 at 7:50
Michael Eden vocals, writer, who formed the band, he's got an amazing lineup on this live album. I like both the European based version and this one, this the US version with ORIGINAL voice. But voice is important and it was Michael's band so I like this better than the new more Idol/TV-like vocalist. The 2nd and 3rd Eden's Curse albums will always be the best.

CD: Eden's Curse - The Second Coming
From: Revelation	Date: September 19, 2025 at 7:25
This is ONE OF THE BEST albums of that era, it's very very solid and consistent and yes Stixx, probably Dennis Ward's best sounding production of his many good ones. 2008 was a tough year to live on new band's music, but this is not to be forgotten. Ward also produces/mixes for House of Lords, but songs here are much better. Love the Christian lyrics and they have extra meaning when evil who rules the world has never been more visable. End of the world, fear not, what's to come is even better, but we need accept him first for eternal life. There IS a choice. Rock on.

CD: Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Democracy
From: gooup	Date: September 18, 2025 at 12:01
Da hell is this?

CD: Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy
From: gooup	Date: September 18, 2025 at 11:59
Meh ... that's all i can say

CD: Noisy Mama - Everybody Has One
From: CC	Date: September 16, 2025 at 15:13
I commented on this in 2003. I then commented again in 2014. Well here I am in 2025 listening to the album again and I still fucking love it.

CD: Sinister Minister - How Do You Like Them Apples
From: Bileth22	Date: September 16, 2025 at 9:39
Some of the best guitar playing and vocals I've have heard! Dio meets Led Zeppelin.

CD: Chicago - Born For This Moment
From: Ydol eM	Date: September 15, 2025 at 14:03
So far, the youngest CHICAGO's child. Wide-ranging music spread among, for example, not only PHIL COLLINS, JOE COCKER or TOTO... Various styles - pop rock, soul, funky, AOR, soft jazz..., more horns, less guitars, vivid rhythms, and the new decent vocalist. Born For This Moment - how fitting for me today - "Welcome and enjoy the world". 80/100.

CD: Last Autumn's Dream - Paintings
From: michaelmouseboxer	Date: September 14, 2025 at 21:52
For their second and final production with AOR Heaven, the Swedish melrockers refuse to adjust their musical style one jot, with the only tangible difference between this and their other albums being its length - ten tracks and a 42-minute runtime making it one of their shortest releases. This is a breezy party album with no slow songs and only a brief dip into hard rock territory, so fans of the band will be happy enough. "My Mistake to Make" and "Out of Love" are mid-tempo rockers with a good chorus. "Take It on the Run" is a decent cover and the obvious choice for a single. "In Case of Landing on Water" is the closest we get to a ballad and is full of 80s nostalgia, while "Rock Star Crazy" makes for a zesty outro with a good beat. Absolutely nothing new but relatively little filler. I don't see "Paintings" replacing anyone's favorite LAD album but it's worth spending money on.

CD: Journey - Frontiers
From: edwithmj	Date: September 13, 2025 at 17:16
Sorry, the 'worst thing you've ever heard' still gets 65/100? How does that make sense? Regardless, while Escape has most of my favourite Journey songs there are still plenty of excellent keyboard-drenched AOR tracks here. Separate Worlds is a similar sort of opening hit to Don't Stop Believin' and I really like it; Send Her My Love showcases Perry's amazing vocal range with some smooth playing by Schon; Chain Reaction and Back Talk are about as heavy as you're going to get here I feel; Faithfully is a timeless classic and one of the best AOR ballads ever written as far as I'm concerned; After The Fall is another winner too, with its thumping bass and drums. Really the album is more consistent than Escape in that it has virtually no filler, even the bonus tracks are outstanding such as Only The Young for example. Hard Rock purists may be put off by the keyboard-drenched tracks here compared with their earlier stuff but it was the 80s, what do you expect?

CD: Journey - Frontiers
From: talrusher	Date: September 13, 2025 at 14:22
Sry, but what a messed up taste you have to have to call this record good. Starting with the underground mastering, where you have the feeling that half of the instruments got stuck somewhere in the filter, to this weird: let's get to it like we're playing hard metal, thing. You can listen to 3 songs. The rest is so bad that I have to hear even after the 3rd attempt whether they are in any Tact at all. Music from a time when there were only bad record players and lousy speakers. For me, the worst thing I've ever heard. 65/100

CD: Slaughter - The Wild Life
From: edwithmj	Date: September 13, 2025 at 4:07
If you thought the first one was average, be prepared for more of the same. Mark Slaughter reaches Dean Davidson levels of screeching, raspy vocals that seem to pierce my eardrums in that unpleasant way that an injured cat can wake me up at 2am. As for the songs, like the first album, there are too many of them: Reach is average and pretty forgettable, with lyrics that remind me of those self-esteem memes that appear on social media. Out For Love would be half decent but the vocals seem to be worse on this. Days Gone By just doesn't seem to hit the mark for me as a ballad and lyrically reminds me of Never Say Goodbye by Bon Jovi. Dance is just unpleasant for me and I've never liked this one either. My takes from this one are Times They Change (very, good instrumental parts) and Real Love which has the best vocals. I honestly can't remember how the rest of the songs go unfortunately. Slaughter just never clicked with me.

CD: KISS - Dynasty
From: edwithmj	Date: September 12, 2025 at 13:49
This is a remarkably below average album. I Was Made For Lovin' You is horrid in every possible way: the campy sounding vocals, the disco beat and the horrendous lyrics: it's a tie between this and Spit for Kiss's worst songs. 2000 Man is an almost equally unpleasant Frehley-sung song and it's so awful, I struggle to compare it to anything. Sure Know Something isn't too bad if played on its own, Dirty Livin' is also slightly listenable, if only because it's sung by Criss (whose voice I've always rated highly). Charisma is a dreary Simmons song with nasty background vocals best avoided. Magic Touch is also semi-decent. Hard Times is rescued by the decent solos. X-Ray Eyes, again would be decent if it were not for the backing vocals. Lastly Save Your Love is just boring and never goes anywhere: it almost has demo quality. Another Kiss release to avoid unfortunately.

CD: Riverdogs - Bone
From: Ydol eM	Date: September 12, 2025 at 10:50
Suppose you feel like spending almost an hour with a company of measured bluesy hard rock, similarly sounding to GREAT WHITE, FM, or MR. BIG..., then you might try this album. Echoes of the bittersweet tones of life. 85/100.

CD: The Amorettes - Haulin' Ass
From: juan carlos	Date: September 11, 2025 at 23:40
Plain and Simple Rock these chicks play. Some kind of attitude but nothing that i can impress me a bit. 7/10

CD: Amoral - Show Your Colors
From: juan carlos	Date: September 11, 2025 at 22:35
Amoral has shifted quite a bit from their earlier years of death metal riffing and vocal grunts. "Exit" "Sex N' Satan" "Vivid" & the quiet "Last October" are my faves. Some Cool Riffs! 8/10

CD: Ammouri - Dare to Be Happy
From: juan carlos	Date: September 11, 2025 at 21:30
Pretty decent effort besides the names involved here. Ammouri's powerful and versatile voice is central to the album's appeal. "Bad Illusion" or "Not Anymore" are cool HardRock songs. 7.5/10

CD: Amethyst - Innocent As Hell
From: juan carlos	Date: September 11, 2025 at 20:24
Certainly not Hardrock or Sleazy album but more Metal. Good effort and attitude but not great by any means. The hardrocker "Callin' Spells" or the acoustic "Sky" are cool ones. 7.5/10

CD: Shadow King - Shadow King
From: edukiki	Date: September 11, 2025 at 12:22
Buenas, ni el mejor tema de foreigner llega a él nivel de el peor tema de este disco ,el que dice que este CD lo usa para limpiar el polvo le contrato pero para limpiar en mi casa para que sepa lo que es polvo

CD: Cinderella - Gold
From: Ace75	Date: September 9, 2025 at 15:24
Hey doghouse, those 4 live tracks were pulled from a 1991 date from the Barton collosium in Little Rock Arkansas!!

CD: Halo - Heaven Calling
From: talrusher	Date: September 9, 2025 at 15:13
And again, I can't agree with the opinion of the people here. This album has everything the first one had, plus songs that really stick! For me, clearly the better choice. 85/100

CD: Halo - Halo
From: talrusher	Date: September 9, 2025 at 14:53
I can't understand the good reviews of the album at all. Please don't get me wrong, the album is not bad, but there are hit songs missing. Songs that you won't forget because there's something special about it that won't let you go. In contrast to my colleagues here, I think the best song on the record is actually language barrier. It is the only song that is somehow remembered. The following album does it much better. For me a 75/100

CD: Idle Cure - 2nd Avenue
From: talrusher	Date: September 8, 2025 at 11:32
An almost complete change of style. Much harder, very little keaboard and no more edrum. Can't decide which album I like better: the debut album or this one. Definitely one of the best albums I've ever heard!

CD: Meldrum - Blowin' Up the Machine
From: michaelmouseboxer	Date: September 8, 2025 at 10:39
Through what I can only imagine was a fluke of circumstance, Frontiers Records picked up the European distribution for the sophomore album of Michelle Meldrum’s eponymous band. It's a release so heavy and aggressive that it makes Phantom Blue sound like Vixen, making this the black sheep of the melrock catalog. It turns up the dial from the group’s 2002 release by incorporating elements from the nu- and death metal subgenres, with actual melodic songs few and far between. (“Another Kind” and “Get Me Out of Here” are the only ones I can think of and even that's a stretch.) Disappointingly, anything about the album that would appeal to metal fans is undermined by seriously troubled production values, with the mixing particularly substandard. Vocalist Moa Holmsten – whose solo fare is pop rock – isn’t particularly suited to the material, and she struggles with the heaviest songs. I'm still a fan of the release, but it's difficult to recommend it to anyone else.

CD: Idle Cure - Tough Love
From: talrusher	Date: September 8, 2025 at 7:38
The second album of Idle cure. Also good, but not as good as the first one. They have changed that less memorable keyboard tabs are played. Still a very, very good album, with the typical cool punch of the edrum. In my opinion, the best song from the album is runnin.

CD: Idle Cure - Idle Cure
From: talrusher	Date: September 8, 2025 at 7:26
In my opinion one of the best, maybe even the best album of Idle cure. Good mood songs with a lot of power, thanks to the punchy edrum. On Wikipedia it says that they are probably a copy of def Leppard. In my opinion, absolute nonsense. Because the only thing that connects both groups is the punchy edrumkit. The voice of the singer of Idle Cure is simply worlds better. The songs are much more clearly structured and arranged with heart and soul. I'm really not a religious person, but the songs convey the power of faith incredibly well. Some songs could play wonderfully in old karate movies or topgun. Pure mood, punch and memorable melodies, combined with a good message! A must for every rock fan!

CD: Fighter - The Waiting
From: talrusher	Date: September 8, 2025 at 7:15
Taste is known to be subjective. Nevertheless, I don't understand why the debut album is rated worse than their second. This album simply has everything a hit album must have. It rocks, has songs that are memorable and it's almost perfectly mixed. It's really fun to chase this album through a good hifi system!

CD: David Pack - Anywhere You Go
From: nimzo	Date: September 8, 2025 at 6:38
Very good album that mixes West coast with AOR. The tracks "Anywhere You Go" and "She Don't (Come Around Anymore)" are 2 of the best AOR songs that I've heard in my life. It's a shame that this album doesn't contain more AOR tracks like those two. In that case, it would have been one of the most brutal AOR albums of all time. 87/100

CD: Coverdale-Page - Coverdale-Page
From: edwithmj	Date: September 7, 2025 at 15:49
The first two songs are easily forgettable (I've listened to this album several times over the last 16 or so years in an attempt to 'get it' and I still think to myself 'oh yeah' when I hear them.) Take Me is a sort of ballad with a Stairway to Heaven sort of solo and it's definitely the best thing here. Feeling Hot would be much better without the weird vocals. Take a Look is my second favourite here and is the most Whitesnake song you'll find, while Don't Leave Me is a bit of a snorefest that goes on for too long. If you want a better midlife crisis album, choose Restless Heart over this.

CD: Coverdale-Page - Coverdale-Page
From: edwithmj	Date: September 7, 2025 at 15:39
This is like a recording of Coverdale's midlife crisis. During the late 80s and early 90s, we got a plethora of bands who started declaring 'oh no, we're not hair bands really, the evil record company executives made us wear all the makeup and stuff. Really, we're blues artists, so we're going back to our blues roots.' So we had bands 'going back' to their heralded 'blues' roots to try and get back the musical credibility that critics didn't afford their most successful albums: think of artists like Cinderella and Great White to name a few. So we have Coverdale desperately telling the world 'the hairspray and makeup wasn't my idea, honest' and we get this. Page is here to add credibility and to try and regain some mainstream success. I'm not a huge Zep fan but Page hasn't done anything decent at all since that band folded. For some reason, Coverdale's voice sounds like it's aged 30 years since Slip of the Tongue and there aren't many songs I can hear again easily.

CD: Signal - Signal Live
From: titothetitan	Date: September 6, 2025 at 20:39
This concert was recorded on video by someone in the audience. It is not a professional recording, and the audio was extracted from the tape, which is why the quality is average.

CD: FM - Brotherhood
From: sweetsinnndy	Date: September 6, 2025 at 18:49
Just saw that the new album is out, only heard 1 song so far, Don't Call it Love. Up-tempo rocker, damn good.

CD: The Warning - Live From Auditorio Nacional, CDMX
From: CC	Date: September 3, 2025 at 15:04
Not really a fan of live albums, but bought this because they are one of my fave modern bands and have seen them live a few times, and they always sound great. Overall this is a pretty damn good album. Fantastic sound and pretty much covers all their most popular songs.

CD: Cinderella - Gold
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: September 3, 2025 at 13:44
This is a weird compilation. Two full discs for a band that only had four albums to start with. The first three-quarters of the set plays like the band's discography on shuffle until all the hits get played, in whatever order, and whichever deep cuts happen to pop up are tossed in as well. It's very random, but Cinderella are a band with few truly bad songs, so—it's fine. I'd be curious to know where the live tracks were recorded; of course they jam!

CD: Chicago - 19
From: Wild Obsession	Date: September 3, 2025 at 12:10
Yes, I agree the background on the song, and the potential artists that is was being proposed to is interesting information. And I wasn't trying to insult Oz, I just personally find "Look Away" to be abysmal......(yet it's been stuck in my head since my snarky comment......😒

CD: 38 Special - Strength in Numbers
From: Planet Y	Date: September 2, 2025 at 10:15
Found an original vinyl copy, still in the plastic. I love this sound, a bit like a southern Boston (the band), with melodic songs, guitars to add power when necessary and cool, sharp vocals. This is a top album for me.

CD: Motley Crue - From the Beginning
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: August 29, 2025 at 18:57
The only people who will buy this are the ones who want the Dolly Parton collab (which is awful, of course, but everyone loves Dolly as a person, so we try not to say so too loud).

CD: Motley Crue - From the Beginning
From: CC	Date: August 29, 2025 at 12:46
Another day another Crue compilation.

CD: Chicago - 19
From: endtimes	Date: August 29, 2025 at 2:26
Wild Obsession, I am not such a fan of sugary ballads either. But Oz's info was still interesting. A few people here after all with some brains

CD: Tygers Of Pan Tang - The Wreck-Age
From: hair metal again	Date: August 26, 2025 at 16:12
Excellent release for TYGERS OF PAN TANG with a strong melodic commercial edge in their sound and John s vocals shining all over."desert of no love","protection","women in cages" are the highlights.great band through the years

CD: Chicago - 19
From: Wild Obsession	Date: August 26, 2025 at 15:21
"Look Away" is "tripe".

CD: Chicago - 19
From: Oz	Date: August 26, 2025 at 3:37
Before "Look Away" was suggested to Chicago, the song was one of two ballads offered by Epic Records to Cheap Trick, who chose "The Flame" instead (also a no. 1 on Billboard, July '88). "Look Away" was also offered to EUROPE, but was turned down due to frontman Joey Tempest's refusal to record material written by outside writers. HUGE mistake, since that '88 Europe album would have really needed a big hit, if keeping up the success of Final Countdown. Pride was Joey's sort of downfall from the top of Billboard consequently, and Kee Marcello was devastated, since he felt they could have performed the song even better than Chicago did. Written by Diane Warren and produced by Ron Nevison, "Look Away" reached the no. 1 on the US Billboard chart in Dec '88. y American songwriter Diane Warren has written so very many hits, amazing really.

CD: Roxx Gang - Boxx Of Roxx
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: August 25, 2025 at 13:18
I'm a sucker for a complete live show from back in the day, so Disc 2 is worth a listen. Roxx Gang banged out most of their album and a couple extras, live at The Basement in Dallas and broadcast on Z-Rock. Sound quality is pretty good while still capturing the full atmosphere of a raucous club show, complete with dim-witted stage raps ("Hey Dallas, show me yer tittays!") and an audience of drunken yahoos. Kevin Steele brags about just getting back from Hollywood from shooting a video, and sings with a little extra rasp in his voice to make up for a relative lack of melody. That's okay; these are songs you pound drinks and shout along to, not ones you belt out with your eyes closed and your hand on your chest. But the world in which this was recorded feels very remote; most of the people you hear whooping it up are probably grandparents now.

CD: Roxx Gang - Thing's You've Never Done Before
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: August 25, 2025 at 12:56
... unsung heroes—just not mine.

CD: Roxx Gang - Thing's You've Never Done Before
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: August 25, 2025 at 12:55
This is the one album that counts from these Florida sleaze-metal back-benchers. There are some cool riffs here, but nothing too shreddy. Kevin Steele's vocals are on the lower end, and he probably became a singer more for his enthusiasm and attitude rather than his vocal abilities. These are like the heaviest, rowdiest songs off the first two Poison albums, with "Scratch My Back" and "No Easy Way Out" being the singles/videos. Neither of them got much airplay; there were just too many bands doing this and only so many hours in the day. "Race With The Devil" and "Fastest Gun In Town" sound almost like the same song to me, and then there's the requisite fake-blues of "Bball N' Chain," and the attempted power ballad with its overwrought dying-of-a-broken-heart lyrics and sha-na-na chorus, and the party ends with a very frank declaration of intent and a simulated orgasm. I dunno, man, they seemed to be trying so hard and yet it all comes off as pretty average. I'm sure they're somebody's

CD: Peter Cetera - Solitude/Solitaire
From: Macca	Date: August 25, 2025 at 9:18
A great hi tech AOR album...........Not sure why I avoided buying for decades........this andhis"one ore story" album I just purchased on CD........both great buys..... production back then was so crisp and clear.....Ceteras vice is god like...great timbre....essential purchase

CD: Peter Cetera - Solitude/Solitaire
From: Macca	Date: August 25, 2025 at 9:17
A great hi tech AOR album...........Not sure why I avoided buying for decades........this andhis"one ore story" album I just purchased on CD........both great buys..... production back then was so crisp and clear.....Ceteras vice is god like...great timbre....essential purchase

CD: Accept - Objection Overruled
From: Revelation	Date: August 24, 2025 at 6:20
hair metal again, I don't need to write so much, you said it. Great great comeback album, only bad thing was 93, a tough year for established classic hardrock and metal bands.

CD: Quiet Riot - Quiet Riot
From: Revelation	Date: August 24, 2025 at 6:16
Totally agree, mr "rockhardrock". But two great songs don't make an album. What were they thinking. Shortino never sounded better though. After this one, the bass player did a "Sarzo" meaning to jump from one band to another for years.

CD: Quiet Riot - Condition Critical
From: Revelation	Date: August 24, 2025 at 6:12
Another Slade song and mostly fillers, horrid sound. No wonder Rudy jumped ship! You just don't win TWICE on any lottery! Even the album's song titles sound very Spinal Tap-ish also. Avoid!

CD: Quiet Riot - Metal Health
From: Revelation	Date: August 24, 2025 at 6:05
Average band, and they won on lottery with SLADE's song, huge hit. But what the band had problems with, is to write strong songs themselves. Shock full of fillers on all their albums. So yeah Stixx that this one reached stunningly 6,000,000 or so copies is insane. But the bigger they come... oh yes. Sound quality on most their albums is also demo quality, for some reason. Deaf management that did not put them way more often with outside writers...

CD: Masquerade - Masquerade
From: OriginalMasters	Date: August 24, 2025 at 5:26
The wizard on guitar here, Thomas Eric soon after called Thomas G:son (born Gustafsson) is a famous songwriter with plenty of pop hits mainly in his home country (and EU). But here he is way cooler, on this stellar slab of melodic hard rock that is way better than Max Martin's (also Martin White and born Martin Sandberg) first band It's Alive. Also G:son is impressive with his guitar skills. Unfortunately, by 92 grunge had taken over, so most Swedes do not even know about this great album nor its guitarist. Similar to debut by Glory and Swedish Erotica, Masquerade's debut is very much better than their other albums. But this is a little gem. Good vocals too that have hints of the sound of Per Henriksen, who sang lead on Fate's Scratch'N Sniff a couple of years earlier.

CD: Black Tiger - Black Tiger
From: Ydol eM	Date: August 24, 2025 at 3:07
An unassuming album by an unassuming band from Central Europe. On the other hand, I must admit that at the time when they started, they were like Robinson Crusoe on a desert island of the Czech AOR scene. Actually, the situation hasn't changed a lot (MOONPARK might be the exception), perhaps it's caused by a lack of traditions for hard aor rock music (does anybody remember/know some "local" interpreters of the late 80s/early 90s, eg Michael Penk, BSP, Nova Ruze...?). The debut of BT could have been suitable for Frontiers Records within the millennium period, imo MELODICA alike. I like Black Tiger. Their music is like the town they are from (I hope) - cosy with a hidden potential, where you'll always love coming back to. 85/100.

CD: 2 - 2
From: michaelmouseboxer	Date: August 23, 2025 at 21:49
This one's a very hard sell. The sole release of the Condiracci/Leatherwood project is an uninspired EP that has little to interest AOR fans. For the most part, this is mellow pop rock that never gets above second gear, although the opening "Like a Train" weirdly has a psychedelic tinge and a grungy guitar solo. Tracks 2, 5 and 6 are mildly upbeat and probably the most fun you'll have with the CD, but there's almost nothing in the way of memorable refrains. The singers sound eerily similar to each other and only unwillingly raise their voices above a croon. The entire release is only about 20 minutes long, but between waiting for a decent chorus and almost falling asleep during the slower songs, it felt much longer. Stay away.

CD: The Squirts - III
From: Andi	Date: August 23, 2025 at 11:05
This is not Hardrock

CD: Tiffany Kills - World on Fire
From: Andi	Date: August 23, 2025 at 11:03
Vocalist similar to the Black Sabaath album Headless Cross

CD: The Outlaws - Los Hombros Malo
From: Planet Y	Date: August 22, 2025 at 6:56
Gone are the country-styled guitar duals, but Outlaws do sound heavier and more direct than before. The muddy sound doesn't do the album any favours. Great sleeve.

CD: Player - Player/Danger Zone
From: Planet Y	Date: August 22, 2025 at 6:49
I only know Danger Zone, which I was lucky to find on vinyl in a bargain bin, together with Sneaker's brilliant Loose in the world (1982) album. Player is a softrock band that added some heavy guitars to their second album Danger Zone, resulting in an album that combines sophistication with rock power in a way that has rarely been achieved before and after.

CD: Nighthawk - Midnight Hunter
From: masmusic	Date: August 19, 2025 at 12:03
Just gave this a listen to! It's really good, catchy songs really good vocals!

CD: AOR - The Promised Land
From: John A D	Date: August 19, 2025 at 10:20
Wow, what a ride! The Promised Land is pure melodic rock magic—catchy hooks, soaring vocals, and that classic AOR spirit shining through every track. It’s the kind of album that makes you feel good and takes you back to the golden days of the genre, yet still sounds fresh. Definitely a must-listen for any melodic rock fan!

CD: Black Eye - Black Eye
From: Ydol eM	Date: August 17, 2025 at 14:59
Is David Readman able to sing a mediocre album? Yes, he is. This time, one of the many Frontiers projects fell short of my target. Despite the qualities of all the members, their heavy/power metal won't send you flying into another galaxy. Heavier, weaker than any PC 69 record (the songwriting and production could have been better), with often overly forceful singing. IMO, DR is like J.S. Soto, both are more suitable for rock than metal music. Black Eye... hmm...metaphorically not so too far away from it...70/100.

CD: TabU - Ven a mi
From: jaroslav	Date: August 16, 2025 at 16:51
Pretty melodic rock

CD: The Sweet - Full Circle
From: masmusic	Date: August 16, 2025 at 10:30
This is a really awesome release by Sweet. Not your typical Sweet release. However Andy Scott's guitar playing riffs are more on the harder side of melodic but fit in very well. Paul Manzi's vocals are top notch. This is the same vocalist who sang Fox On The Run. I refer this as a more mature version of Sweet. I give this a well deserved 9/10

CD: A.S.A.P. - Silver and Gold
From: Hofmann	Date: August 15, 2025 at 9:49
Indeed, not supposed to be Maiden (and Adrian did the right thing to leave No Prayer (their worst album) and this is his other side, the melodic side and it's very cool. Not all guitar players can sing, but I actually like his raspy voice quite a lot. Not a platinum album but something to be very proud of now when he has all the million sellers anyway with Maiden. I will now check out Smith-Kotzen because samples sound promising.

CD: DeVicious - Black Heart
From: Ydol eM	Date: August 15, 2025 at 9:23
A bit misdirecting front cover (not the band themselves, but the heroines who will save and protect our world), a bit imbalanced sound, anyway still a good piece of melodic hard n'heavy in the vein of PRETTY MAIDS, JADED HEART, or MILLENIUM. Btw. Auslander is right about the lyrics... I suppose the Nobel committee won't be taking this one up, but despite this, it’ll get a spot in my collection. 80/100.

CD: Eyes - Full Moon (The Lost Studio Sessions)
From: masmusic	Date: August 15, 2025 at 9:10
I gave this a good listen to last night. The first 3 tracks are awesome! The next 6 are good. Mark Weitz is a very good vocalist, He may not be JSS but he fills in and get the job done. I would rate this disc 7/10

CD: Whitesnake - Slide It In
From: OriginalMasters	Date: August 15, 2025 at 6:15
You bet, Oz. Mel Galley laid down about 90% of all guitars here and (similar to Sykes on 1987) also plenty backing vocals and writing (since DC cannot really play the guitar). Everyone knows about Sykes MAJOR importance of 1987, but way fewer fans realize the almost as popular (with more blues+soul perhaps, a little more classic 'Snake) Slide It In (double platinum RIAA, making it the 2nd most successful studio album from Whitesnake Inc.) was 90% Galley's work. Moody's Slow & Easy is a classic for sure, but Galley's "Love Ain't No Stranger" and "Give Me More Time" show what a great songwriter Mel really was (RIP). Truly lots of people talk about Sykes for 1984, but no, that was Galley (Sykes played a few solos on the US remix only). Mel also wrote fine songs with his project Phenomena, so despite the horrible accident (and insensitive firing/dismissal) he continued in the business with his brother Tom and esp. Phenomena II: Dream Runner is a marvellous album with many fine performers.

CD: Slade - The Live Anthology
From: Clayton Avalanche	Date: August 15, 2025 at 4:07
Slade are one of the best live-bands in rock-history. This compilation of their live-albums is all you need. The best of the best!!!

CD: The Sweet - Cut Above the Rest
From: Clayton Avalanche	Date: August 15, 2025 at 3:29
Very good comeback-album as a Trio after former Lead-singer Brian Connolly left the band. Stand-out-tracks are the hardrockers 2,4,9 and the progressive-rock-opus "Mother Earth".

CD: Audioslave - Audioslave
From: CC	Date: August 14, 2025 at 18:57
I was never a fan of Soundgarden or RATM beyond a few songs from both bands, but I always said Cornell had an amazing voice and loved his backing vocals on Alice Coopers song Stolen prayer. When this project was announced I really did not think much about it until I heard Cochise. Holy fuck, what a song. It encouraged me to buy the debut album. While nothing was quite as good as that single, I really did like the album as it was basically a throwback classic rock album, far removed from the music you usually expected from the two bands that were combined for this. Between Cochise and Chris' theme tune for Casino Royale, I got two of my favourite modern rock songs.

CD: Steve Walsh - Black Butterfly
From: Ydol eM	Date: August 13, 2025 at 13:37
It would be a rather common hard rock..., but it has some points that add its value. The first is Steve Walsh himself. He seals the music with more pompy and melodic sound. The second is well-balanced (vocal-guitar-keyboards) arrangements. And last but not least is the person of Jerome Mazza - simply I like the way how he sings here (...and also these songs are more AORish). All in all, this is a mature and juicy hard rock within the range of DEEP PURPLE through CROWN OF THORNS to SEVENTH KEY. No stage to win, Only music within. 80/100.

CD: Stage Dolls - Stripped
From: Simon	Date: August 13, 2025 at 11:39
Cool Eric, drums indeed remind a little of Bryan Adams' "Waking Up the Neighbours" CD with the great Mickey Curry on drums. Fantastic huge sound on this one too. Great Norwegian band.

CD: Richie Sambora - Aftermath Of The Lowdown
From: Simon	Date: August 13, 2025 at 11:32
Tough to see the former KINGS of melodic rock scene, and once close brothers and stellar songwriting team, JBJ struggle with his voice (hurtful) and see Sambora having a hard time to let go of the bottle (recent clips are not nice). But from the start until at least around Have A Nice Day, the band was just AMAZING and we can value those recordings and concerts all the more. 13 years, come on Richie, give us a new full-length album please and rock out. Born To Rock and the other songs sound good! Aftermath is ok, the only song stuck in my head now while listening though is "Burn the Candle Down", good but not essential stuff.

CD: Y and T - Ten
From: Simon	Date: August 13, 2025 at 11:17
Pablo, very nice story about Meniketti signing your poster I also like this album very very much and thought it deserved better fate/success than it got. "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" is so very good, annoying it did not chart higher! So many good songs to choose from. "Come in From the Rain" and "Let it Out" could have been fine singles to follow up. Another snare sound that is amazing, one of the very best actually. Jimmy DeGrasso shared drums on this one with session and Journey drummer at the time, Steve Smith, who played on 9 out of 12 songs. Joey Alves, who left before this album, and by many insiders considered only second to Malcolm Young’s rhythm guitar playing, died on March 12, 2017. RIP Leonard Haze (fast foot), Phil Kennemore & Joey.

CD: Y and T - Contagious
From: Simon	Date: August 13, 2025 at 10:49
Great album, with a WONDERFUL snare sound, from one of those acts that seemed to have it all, but luck. Sold ok, but the one from same label same year that sold was (of course) G N'R (another diamond snare sound btw). "Contagious" was a great single, but another video for "Temptation" or the very catchy "Bodily Harm" would have been nice. But videos were costly, and many bands did not get to make more than one/few. Y&T did not achieve gold/platinum sales, but as a note, In Rock We Trust has sold over 450,000 copies, close to reaching gold certification status. And I feel a lot of rockers do respect the band, for one thing that Meniketti can rip a great bluesy guitar AND has a great great voice. Other highlights are "Fight For Your Life" and "Armed and Dangerous" on this rather consistent album. High rating deserved.

CD: Britton - Rock Harder
From: Simon	Date: August 13, 2025 at 9:20
Eric, I found the reissue recently and well, I actually like the songs quite a lot as well. Guitarist Jim McMellen is certainly above average with plenty cool riffs and solos, rhythm section (incl. former Great White drummer) is very tight, and Michael has a great voice, clean and strong. The remaster is "too loudness", as so common, but EQ is easily fixed and then, despite the not superb sound quality, it's a pretty good collection of songs. And sure bro, guitar solo in "Living On the Red Line" is awesome.

CD: Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin
From: MetalllianStallion	Date: August 12, 2025 at 18:48
Ironically, like the name of the song' Shot in the Dark". Jake was shot last year multiple times while walking his dog in the middle of the night in Vegas. LA TIMES - Rocker Jake E. Lee says shooter ‘emptied his clip on me,’ feels ‘very lucky’. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-10-18/jake-e-lee-shooting-las-vegas-injuries-ozzy

CD: Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin
From: MetalllianStallion	Date: August 12, 2025 at 18:35
Jake E. Lee's Final Words to Ozzy, "I should've thanked him for that" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PROfpmK_imo Jake E. Lee on 'Horrible' Ozzy Headbutting Firing, "Why do it like that?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX9VsEmqIls Jake E. Lee on Ozzy's Ultimate Sin: I don't want to get F'd again, Shot in the Dark Inside the Album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crnnLpS0xSU George Lynch on the Brutal Ozzy Betrayal That Shattered Him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_twblpBGvc

CD: Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin
From: MetalllianStallion	Date: August 12, 2025 at 18:31
They claimed Ozzy worshipped the devil. NO, he MARRIED the DEVIL👹. Sharon learned her music mafia management tactics from her father, Don Arden (Harry Levy) manager of Black Sabbath. As far as the bass player, you can hear it from the horse's mouth, as Jake E Lee said he saved Soussan from being fired multiple times on the Ultimate Sin tour, only to be repaid with a knife in his back. Jake was gracious till the end with Ozzy, harboring no bitterness.

CD: Yngwie Malmsteen - Odyssey
From: Revelation	Date: August 12, 2025 at 6:17
Amy. You write so very well. Also felt Yngwie never had good management/real support during his amazing first decade! Love this quite catchy CD. Joe’s best ever vocals!

CD: The Dan Reed Network - Dan Reed Network
From: Revelation	Date: August 12, 2025 at 6:11
Actually one of king producer Bruce Fairbairn’s amazing sounding productions that only sold a couple 100,000 but deserved much more. I like all songs and the only thing missing for this funky talented band was the most important ingredient; LUCK.

CD: Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin
From: Revelation	Date: August 12, 2025 at 6:02
Soussan was fired from Vince Neil Band since Stevens felt he was false and mediocre. In fact 100% of the cool bass lines on EXPOSED are recorded by Steve Stevens himself. What Osbournes did esp. to Robert John Daisley (and Jake and probably tens of other musiscians), and not giving him any credit last decade at all, despite being their main song writer throughout the entire 80s, is pure evil. Also Lemmy says in his book, he got only coffee money for his part in writing the huge hit that was Mama I’m Coming Home, that was the main reason why No More Tears reached US sales 5M recently. Bob Daisley, again, played the awesome cool bass on No More Tears. But him wanting royalties and trying to sue Osbournes for rightful salary/payments, made them hate him and even erasing him and RIP Lee Kerslake (drums) from recordings. Also evil and very greedy! Bob Daisley’s 2014 book ”For Facts Sake” is very well reviewed and highly recommended!

CD: Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin
From: Revelation	Date: August 12, 2025 at 5:30
'Shot In The Dark' is a song that was originally written way back in 1982, four years before Ozzy did it on the 'Ultimate Sin' album. The story goes like this... Long before FM were formed, singer Steve Overland had the band Wildlife which also featured his brother Chris, drummer Simon Kirke from Bad Company and bassist Phil Soussan and they recorded two albums. The track was recorded in demo form in a slower AOR pace by Wildlife. However when Phil Soussan left the band to join the more lucrative Ozzy Osbourne band he was asked by the Ozzy camp if he had anything to offer and wallah! Ozzy liked it and re-wrote a few of the lyrics and took on 50% of the writing credits, unbeknown to Overland bros, whose writing credit was wiped out. To this day, Overlands have never received a penny for their song. Phil Soussan stole Overlands’ song, spread rumours to get the incredibly talented Jake E Lee (very cool playing here!!) fired. But what you give is what you get?

CD: Queensryche - Rage for Order
From: Revelation	Date: August 12, 2025 at 4:48
Mick. Good points there man!

CD: Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
From: Revelation	Date: August 12, 2025 at 4:47
Best lineup and album!! Killer sound, pounding drums, rich bass, main songwriters Tate & DeGarmo shine on every song. One cool thing why this album is very often in top of various lists is that it was not an album with hits, ballads or pop songs (common at the time to say the least), but just a serious hardhitting metal/hardrock album with a cool storyline/concept. Judas Priest’s Defenders disc has a similar darkness (no pop hits) approach that so many like. Hard not to love this classic album. New lineup without Tate, DeGarmo & Rockenfield is so average (sorry poor) in comparison imo. Totally different animal. BTW, Since departing from Queensrÿche, DeGarmo has made his living as a professional private jet pilot. He and Vito Bratta are missed by and faves of many many hardcore rockers. But staying your whole life in that nasty cut throat biz called r ’n’ r is not for everybody. Respect!

CD: Halestorm - Everest
From: CC	Date: August 11, 2025 at 18:34
disappointing. incredibly dark album with little or no hooks. what happened to the band who had fun and wrote catchy, fun rock songs?

CD: Treat - Treat (1992)
From: Simon	Date: August 11, 2025 at 9:49
Songs like Bangin' On Your Door, Poor Man, Dog Day Comin' Down, Learn To Fly and the beautiful Justice, are as good as other killer Treat songs. Stellar production and replacement vocalist (who has a good career still), Mats Leven, never sounded better than on this album and the Swedish Erotica debut. Some fillers, but not bad fillers, so overall rating still high. 1992, that was the problem. Cool the band came back from 2005, and still rockin'! "In 2005, a compilation album was released called Weapons of Choice, which sold surprisingly well around the world and led to the band reforming with the 1989 line-up plus Nalle Påhlsson on bass."

CD: Electric Angels - Electric Angels
From: Simon	Date: August 11, 2025 at 9:43
The band was originally managed by guitarist Bruce Kulick of Kiss fame, who also produced a demo for the band. One of the band's original unreleased songs, "Put the 'EX' in Sex" had conveniently become the title of a later Kiss song. Jon Bon Jovi was a fan of the band and "Bed of Roses" was a tribute to the Electric Angel's "True Love and Other Fairy Tales" which included the lyrics, "...our bed of roses has become a bed of nails". A blond backstage at an Angels show at Club Bene in Sayerville, New Jersey said to Bon Jovi, "Oh my god, you look just like Jon Bon Jovi." Bon Jovi contributed an endorsement statement to the promotional tape for Atlantic Record's, "Electric Angels." (Wikipedia). Despite lack of sales, it's a wonderful album.

CD: Electric Angels - Lost in the Atlantic
From: Simon	Date: August 11, 2025 at 9:40
First 2 songs are amazing, great album. edwithmj has good points, I feel the same, very good disc (even though Atlantic did not promote it). Excellent sound too.

CD: The Loveless - A Tale of Gin and Salvation
From: Simon	Date: August 11, 2025 at 9:37
Electric Angels (1990) was an excellent Hanoi Rocks-type debut (an album also endorsed by Bon Jovi). The planned follow up, incl. superb songs like "NY Times" and "God's Children", was stopped by their label I think. This album by The Loveless is very much a third Electric Angels album and also very very strong! Feelgood well done rock 'n' roll!

CD: Lace - Lace
From: plastic sheet	Date: August 10, 2025 at 19:27
The overall average level; the third piece is a golden song.

CD: Thundermother - Black and Gold
From: Ydol eM	Date: August 8, 2025 at 2:39
If you still long for (arena) hard rock of the second part of the 80s with female vocals, for example, LITA FORD did at that time, then feel free to play this catchy, well-balanced album. For me, a pleasant surprise and their best up to now. A high-octane roller coaster ride that keeps you coming back for more. 85/100.

CD: Passion Street - Million Miles Away
From: jaroslav	Date: August 7, 2025 at 8:50
Phenomenal melodic rock ❤️

CD: Heartland - Mind Your Head
From: Rockey	Date: August 7, 2025 at 1:25
A very good disc but not as good as the previous cd Move On. But this release does have its moments not a bad release. Better than 111.

CD: Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: August 5, 2025 at 20:40
Sharon pulling his strings? Maybe. But I do think a part of him really did want to do the show very badly, since his most recent farewell tour was cut short. He was always pretty open about how much performing meant to him. As far as a price to pay? You could make the case that his last few years of life were his price, "permanently disabled" in insurance-company lingo, or an "invalid" to use the old-fashioned term. To quote a character in one of Jim Thompson's novels, "Oh yes, there is a hell, my boy, and you do not have to dig for it."

CD: Arrival - Arrival
From: liebig	Date: August 5, 2025 at 19:46
A good blend between Melodic Pompy Rock and Hard Rock Nothing to die for 6/10

CD: Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin
From: MetalllianStallion	Date: August 5, 2025 at 18:58
As you can see by Ozzy's quotes above he definitely believed in God, and a final judgment. Unlike Jimmy Page who I think was pretty deep into the occult, it seemed Ozzy the family man was more of a 'sinister showman' from the way people spoke of him. Of course drugs/booze seemed to be one of his biggest vices, along with his witch wife Sharon who has screwed over more musicians than a squadron of hovering groupies. Jake E Lee who cowrote many songs on Ozzy albums, but got majorly screwed out of millions in royalties. I have to wonder if it was Sharon pulling the strings making Ozzy perform with Sabbath last July with Parkinson's. Even hocking Ozzy's DNA in a soft drink 'Liquid Death' (KISS would be envious). The loving wife was doing media interviews almost immediately after his death. I think Ozzy went along to get along with her as the band's manager, as it was more of a business arrangement in many ways, than a actual marriage. Ozz-Man, now you know what's on the other side.

CD: Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin
From: MetalllianStallion	Date: August 5, 2025 at 18:21
Ozzy, the self proclaimed "Prince of Darkness" leaves this world to find out what's on the other side. Osbourne, in a 2010 interview with Classic Rock Magazine, said: “I don’t know what happens when you die. And I don’t want to find out.” In his memoir I Am Ozzy (2010), he reflects on the reality of death and the possibility of judgment: “If there is a heaven and hell, I’m going to be in the middle of them both.” Osbourne told Rolling Stone (2004): “I’ve always believed there’s a God. I don’t worship the devil, I never have.” In “Sinner” (from The Ultimate Sin, 1986), Osbourne touches on moral accountability: “I’m a sinner, I confess to all the evil I’ve done I’ve got no one but myself to blame. ”In a 2009 interview with The NY Times, he commented: “There’s gotta be a judgment. There’s got to be a price for some of the things I’ve done. But I hope I can make peace with God before I go.” BBC(2002), “I’m not sure if I deserve heaven. But I’m hoping God sees something redeemable in me.”

CD: Enuff Z'Nuff - Xtra Cherries
From: Doug	Date: August 5, 2025 at 16:57
Is it just me but does the ending riff to "Back to the Wall," sound like a straight up Queen riff and "Heavy Metal" sure sounds a lot like Stone Temple Pilots', "Meadow." I admire Chip stepping up to take on vocals, but not gonna lie, I miss Donnie.

CD: Junkyard - Old Habits Die Hard
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: August 5, 2025 at 10:37
Old Habits Die Hard is an official release of about half the songs from the widely-circulated Joker/XXX releases listed elsewhere on this site. It's been a long time since I listened to the full collection (they used to offer the songs for individual download on their official website, for free), so I can't say if these are the best bananas from the bunch, but it's all prime Junkyard, with their punked-up, bloozy tales of life on the slide. Best ones for me are "Out Cold," "Fall To Pieces," "Holdin' On," "Staredown," "Take Me Home" and the poignant "Hangin' Around With My Dreams." Tales of poverty, failure, addiction and bad, bad love, all delivered with serious rock 'n' roll swagger.

CD: Junkyard - Shut Up - We're Trying To Practice
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: August 5, 2025 at 10:24
Cleopatra were mostly known around 1999-2000 for putting out crap, like poorly re-recorded greatest-hits compilations and tribute albums featuring out-of-work hair-band guys in various configurations. With Shut Up, they really found a diamond in the rough.