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CD: Walk On Fire - Blind Faith
From: edwithmj	Date: January 20, 2025 at 16:42
I agree with the above comment. This is a very decent album with unique tracks that sound like no other contemporary band. My favourites are Wastelands which has always reminded me of another song I just can't remember (regardless, it's very memorable) and Caledonia, which is another one I've returned to often and is very laid back. Other highlights include Crime of Loving You and Miracle of Love. You won't find another album like it.

CD: Walk On Fire - Blind Faith
From: AORFanatic	Date: January 20, 2025 at 13:38
I think this is a very underrated album in my opinion, brilliant melodic rock from the UK, my favourite tracks are well most of them to be honest, there isn't really any weakness in the quality of this band who should have been much bigger and more well known just like so many other bands,I am glad to have this slice of British AOR in my collection.

CD: Babylon A.D. - Nothing Sacred
From: 123charpenay	Date: January 20, 2025 at 12:35
not a the same very high level than their first realise.nevertheless this record is a top class hard us record.derek is a super singer,very charismatic.he reminds me steven tyler.tracks 6 and 8 somme fillers but the rest is really excellent.redemption is an extraordinary song.it s a hit!!!!!!!!!!!!i recommand the bad reputation s reissue(french label from paris) cause we have 3 bonus tracks live with a very good sound.

CD: Alice Cooper - From The Inside
From: hair metal again	Date: January 20, 2025 at 3:49
sensational album for ALICE COOPER with a fine rock sound with much piano and keys along with the guitars !great lyrics ,massive melodic lines and excellent ballads make From The Inside a rather unique album with remarkable songwriting!"quiet room","nurse rozetta","inmates" and "how you gonna see me now" are excellent songs indeed!a must have for sure

CD: Stala and So - Play Another Round
From: CC	Date: January 19, 2025 at 14:37
I saw these guy supporting Tuff & Shameless way back in 2013 in London, and added their debut to my Amazon wish list. Sadly due to just how many items are in that list (not just CDs) a lot of stuff never ends up being bought. Something made me think of them recently and I finally got around to ordering their three albums. This and the self titled album were cheap as hell, so was worth a punt. For me of the two, this is the better album. Certainly a Reckless Love vibe on some of the songs, especially The boys are having fun, which is my fave track so far. Some really good Scandi melodic rock ... it may have taken 12 years for me to finally buy their music, but it was worth the wait.

CD: Kraemer - All The Way
From: Ydol eM	Date: January 19, 2025 at 14:31
A Frontiers' project by Serafino Perugino, with the production of Alessandro Del Vecchio... I could finish here, but it would be fair to continue, despite the predictable (but still good) content of a mix of hard aor rock with hard n'heavy edge. Erik Kraemer namely deserves credit for a solid performance that is, for me, a mix (again) of Ronni Le Tekro and Michael Kiske. So, if you like Frontiers bands like REVOLUTION SAINTS, EDGE OF FOREVER, or TNT, or some of Kiske's projects, you might also try KRAEMER. Music, that was made for pleasure. 80/100.

CD: Blackthorne - Afterlife
From: 123charpenay	Date: January 18, 2025 at 2:30
a super group????for a result so mediocre!!!!!!!!!!!!the voice of graham bonnet is a nightmare,he don t sing,he scream.!!!!i nedd some aspirin............

CD: Get Animal - Get Animal
From: hair metal again	Date: January 17, 2025 at 7:38
excellent release for ADAM BOMB and his gang offering a fine glammy hard rock sound with much energy and catchy tunes!always liked his voice and his rock n roll attitude and you really need to check this out!"hey hey nothin","shake the earth","i m on it" and "s.s.t." are great rockers indeed

CD: Rough Cutt - Wants You
From: James IV	Date: January 17, 2025 at 7:09
First listened to on release in 1986 on cassette. An absolute masterpiece hands down. Every track is true 100% US Hard Rock. 100/100

CD: Jump The Gun - The Return Of James Prunz
From: jaroslav	Date: January 17, 2025 at 6:18
The CD plays interestingly, but it's a disgusting mostly non-melodic and uninteresting (hard/metal) songs, 55/100

CD: Grafite - Grafite
From: jaroslav	Date: January 17, 2025 at 5:38
Wasted money

CD: Golden Earring - Face It
From: jaroslav	Date: January 17, 2025 at 5:32
Very pleasant music, fast rock with good musical ideas, it's not their best thing, but it belongs to the better half of their work

CD: Mick Powell - Long Overdue
From: jaroslav	Date: January 17, 2025 at 3:35
A little prog AOR with touch of Rush, first song is pure AOR, my rating is 79/100

CD: Black Tiger - Alive
From: Ydol eM	Date: January 16, 2025 at 11:37
Another nice surprise from the last year from Czechia. For me, it's a real grower. The first impression wasn't very positive - plain music with an unsuitable vocal...but I gave this album its chance...and I got enjoyable AOR with the vocal that reminds me a bit of Ted Poley, but what I like the most is the guitar work and melodies, that undercolour songs like Dann Huff did in GIANT. The music for people who haven't forgotten to dream. 85/100.

CD: Voodoo Six - Make Way for the King
From: rbrigade	Date: January 16, 2025 at 9:52
This band is also mislabeled as US. They are from the UK. Average grunge/modern hard rock as I can recall

CD: Voodoo Circle - Whisky Fingers
From: rbrigade	Date: January 16, 2025 at 9:46
Cool band based in Germany, can someone correct the American flag in the bands homepage?

CD: Pretty Maids - Undress Your Madness
From: James IV	Date: January 15, 2025 at 7:59
What a great Rock release! Fantastic songs which are all very catchy. Their previous effort, Kingmaker is also great, but I do prefer this release due to the song quality. I luckily own the Japanese cd pressing with the bonus material. Worth it for the extra pennies. 90/100

CD: Buckcherry - 15
From: hair metal again	Date: January 15, 2025 at 1:49
excellent release for BUCKCHERRY having that star quality to provide a perfect sound and production !Josh s voice fits fine with that bluesy sleazy hard music and the songwriting is also very good with rockers like "crazy bitch",so far" and ballads like "carousel" and "sorry"!great stuff

CD: Winger - Karma
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: January 13, 2025 at 20:31
"'80's-prom-song formula," that was.

CD: Winger - Karma
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: January 13, 2025 at 20:29
This is a terrific latter-day album by a classic hair-band! There are plenty of call-backs to the '80's in fun, carefree tracks like the rock 'n' roll lifer's story "Deal With The Devil" and "Stone Cold Killer," which features a girl struttin' around in her hot pink leather. A little darkness creeps around the edges of "Come A Little Closer," and the pace ratchets up for "Pull Me Under." Elsewhere, "Big World Away" and "Supernova" show more maturity, starting out fairly typical but veering off into unexpected places come chorus time—Kip and Reb showing off some of those chops they've been telling us about for so long. And there are a couple of earnest, semi-epic ballads that don't follow the '80's-prom-song withmula to top it off. The production is simple and uncluttered, with a heavy bass thud (you can actually hear Kip's bass, unlike the first two albums). The only weak tracks are a bad slow blues and a throwaway piano instrumental.

CD: Winger - Winger
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: January 13, 2025 at 18:04
There's an old episode of American Top 40 from the summer of 1989 that you can listen to on YouTube. Leading up to "Headed For A Heartbreak," Shadoe Stevens (the first post-Casey Kasem host) relates how the band have been accused of not having paid their dues. Kip and Co. beg to differ, of course, and share some tall tales of grimy gigs from the early daze (one in particular involves a club-owner's dog peeing on their amps). The clear implication is that these hungry-years fables are about Winger, the band—four guys slugging it out together in the clubs before getting their big break. They might be from the individual members' pasts, but as noted above, Winger, as a unit, went straight to arenas.

CD: Alice Cooper - Road
From: hair metal again	Date: January 13, 2025 at 11:02
excellent new release for ALICE COOPER still rocking after so many years offering that classic 70 s hard rock music with an updated production!great lyrics as Alice describes what it s all about being a rock star on tour on the road!"white line frankenstein",'i m alice","welcome to the show" ,"big goodbye" and "dead dont dance" are great hard rock songs indeed

CD: Revolution Saints - Against the Winds
From: Ydol eM	Date: January 12, 2025 at 8:51
I'm not bothered about the co-authoring of no song here. Despite this fact, the album is consistent, offering a pleasant portion of hard aor rock, unsurprisingly rooted in JOURNEY. It reminds me of some of Kevin Chalfant's projects such as TWO FIRES. Classy routine. 80/100.

CD: Gregg Rolie - Gringo
From: Macca	Date: January 11, 2025 at 10:26
A masterpiece of its time..... big production, he tech blends with AOR hugeness. some programmed drums too, ultra melodic. I particularly like the cover of The Arrows (Canadas band) "Talk Talk", its almost a carbon copy..but the Arrows version edges it out. (Check out The Arrows 2 albums, awesome slabs of hi tech melody) A great album is Gringo

CD: Mr. Big - Lean Into It
From: Amy	Date: January 11, 2025 at 6:36
While debut was good (a couple of killer songs in "Big Love" & "Rock & Roll Over", both written by Eric Martin), this follow-up "Lean into It" is overall a little better in every department; stronger songs (again Eric shows he's a VERY good songwriter, helping pen the two biggest smash hits), better mix where drums are more solid and especially Billy Sheehan's bass is less treble-ish and sounds like real bass here, adding to a warmer and more pleasant rock sound. Probably the band's best album. Not every track is killer, but rather consistent and performances are amazing from every member of this so called super group. Worldwide, debut sold close to half a million copies, a good start, but this one sold close to 2M worldwide and started the love affair with the Japanese fans for real.

CD: Glen Burtnick - Talking In Code
From: Amy	Date: January 11, 2025 at 6:09
hair metal again, you are very active here and fine reviews. But it should be Hair metal again or perhaps Hair Metal Again, always start with capital letter and end with a . Try auto-correct then copy in the text (just trying to help, not attacking, ok). We're all fans of this music. This '86 album, I think, was only out on CD format in Japan. It's a fine album, certainly no classic, the only killer track I'd give full score is "Little Red House". Many other choruses lack the punch.

CD: Soren - Soren
From: Rockhunter666	Date: January 11, 2025 at 2:29
one of best 9/10.

CD: Glen Burtnick - Talking In Code
From: hair metal again	Date: January 10, 2025 at 9:35
excellent debut for GLENN BURTNICK offering some classy aor music with his great voice and remarkable songwriting ability!all the songs well writeen and performed but especially "little red house","hole in my pocket " and "brave hearts"!great stuff here

CD: Easy Action - That Makes One
From: Rockhunter666	Date: January 9, 2025 at 22:57
'In The Middle Of Nowhere' is one of best aor song that I ever listened. What a great solo!

CD: Demon - The Plague
From: hair metal again	Date: January 9, 2025 at 2:02
very good release for DEMON making a change in their sound and somehow reminding me of MAGNUM i d say !big keys ,concept theme ,many melodic lines and not any real rockers create a certain vibe and works ok offering an interesting album !"the plague","nowhere to run","blackheath " are the highlights

CD: Violet - Mysteria
From: AOR1	Date: January 8, 2025 at 12:31
Didn't liked their first one much but this is even worse. Same thin vocals and not 1 remarkable song. Although this is my favourite musical style, melodic rock with keyboards I can't recommend this one. 70/100

CD: High Heels - Emotions Can Run Wild
From: Rockhunter666	Date: January 8, 2025 at 1:00
You want buy this one? Just buy EZO

CD: Alien - Alien
From: Roxas	Date: January 6, 2025 at 9:23
Hi Hofmann, sorry if you already know this but if not what a mind blowing moment. Only One Woman was written by the Bee Gees, and originally sung by Graham Bonnet with his band The Marbles in the late 60's. Look it up!

CD: Yngwie Malmsteen - Blue Lightning
From: CC	Date: January 5, 2025 at 4:45
I haven't bought an Yngwie album in years. Not because I dislike his stuff, just purely because at one point he seemed to be releasing a new album every week and there was so much more music I needed to buy first. I picked this one up a few months ago as saw it cheap. Now beyond one or two songs, this is the first album by him I have bought where he handles all vocals, and while not an amazing vocalist, he isn't that bad. The covers though are very hit and miss. One of the main reasons is not the vocals or the typical over the top Yngwie guitar work, it's the fucking drums. At one point I thought their was a problem with the CD, but then I realised that what sounded like interference was actually the ridiculous drums where they are constantly played like the guy is sped up. Really does ruin most of the songs.

CD: Sunstorm - Afterlife
From: Ydol eM	Date: January 4, 2025 at 10:38
Probably not in the same league as their first albums, anyway it's still a solid piece of hard rock of the early 80s, (eg. a mix of DEEP PURPLE and WHITESNAKE)...and RR is a decent replacement for JLT (IMO). 80/100.

CD: Compilations - Hot Night In The City
From: SgtRock	Date: January 4, 2025 at 8:33
Well the best song on this album, for me, is Allied Nations "Find Yourself Another Fool". Luckily for me they managed to get all their songs released on Aor-Fm. A little birdy tells me that the slipcase those Ltd Editions were released with was an ode basically to this compilations ethos and aesthetic, hence the "Another Hot Night In The City" and the artwork similarities. Personally, whenever I play this album...I get warm a fuzzy!

CD: Roko - Think About Tomorrow
From: Rockhunter666	Date: January 3, 2025 at 2:46
Think About Tomorrow is a great song, kind like old roko do a black album. Heavy heavy stuff.

CD: Fast Eddie Clarke - It Ain't Over Till It's Over
From: hair metal again	Date: January 3, 2025 at 2:34
very good hard rock album by FAST EDDIE CLARKE back in 93 sounding pure and true with that classic sound and rock n roll feel !nothing blowminding still enough quality in musicianship and songwriting to satisfy everyone!"all over bar shouting","laugh at the devil","in the city" and "lessons" are fine songs indeed

CD: Alliance - Alliance
From: SgtRock	Date: January 2, 2025 at 6:04
Sublime closet classic with a vocalist cut from the same cloth as Fergie Frederikson. Brilliant!

CD: Alannah Myles - Alannah Myles
From: Hofmann	Date: December 30, 2024 at 8:31
This IS a banger of a solid rock album! In times where many had low bass in the mix (Crazy Nights one reference), and programmed drums, this was fresh air! Larger than life analogue drum kit and HIGH in the mix superbly played BASS lines, and Alannah's vocals are full of power, feeling and great raspiness in places, making it a power rock album. Black Velvet was of course the landslide hit of the album, but killer ballad Lover of Mine also did well, totally four decent hits. Album passed 3 M worldwide, and ten winners make this a classic for sure. Very good production and musicians. Way more rock than pop, so don't miss out.

CD: Alien - Shiftin' Gear
From: Hofmann	Date: December 30, 2024 at 8:06
If you put aside the disappointment of mostly bassist Ken Sandin, that Shiftin' Gear was released under the Alien moniker (and not a solo album by band leader Tony Borg), it's actually not far behind the debut. Good singles were Angel Eyes and Turn on the Radio, very good songs. My fave is the splendid Strangers in a No-Mans Land, luv it. Sound of this album is quite good, not perfect, but certainly no worse than the 88 original mix of debut. A well done album, some fillers perhaps, but lots to be happy about and not to be missed for fans of this band. Smooth vocals and yes, Sandberg could pull off Only One Woman live too. I do agree some with titothetitan, not the best drum sound, but not annoyingly bad either. Dark Eyes had better sound, but lacked in the song dept to many fans. Tony Borg looked just like Ritchie Blackmore at the time, with the dark hair, hat and all, obviously an influence. Fun live clip: https://youtu.be/LdLOIR-PARc Jidhed and Edman, decent backup singers

CD: Alien - Alien
From: Hofmann	Date: December 30, 2024 at 7:31
Only One Woman should have been a HUGE hit, amazing ballad. Probably MTV did not play it/enuff, sadly. US remix was slightly improved, quite good if not perfect production/mix, but lovely songs and many classics. Actually both singers were stellar at the time. But US market was extremely hard to crack. Same fate for 220 Volt, Treat, Swedish Erotica, Pretty Maids, Stage Dolls, TNT. Some success, yes, but ONLY Europe and Shotgun Messiah passed gold sales. Anyway, great melodic disc.

CD: Blue Tears - Blue Tears
From: Hofmann	Date: December 30, 2024 at 6:55
A few very good songs, some fillers. My biggest problem with this disc is the horrendous snare drum sound, very annoying. Best songs imo are probably Rockin' With the Radio (singer likely purposely sounds just like JBJ on this one), Take This Heart, Innocent Kiss and Thunder in the Night.

CD: Whitesnake - 1987
From: Hofmann	Date: December 30, 2024 at 6:48
Never liked the poser line-up of this touring band, horrible! The recording line-up was WAY COOLER in every way, but as described above David did not pay them (many solo artists rip off their members, history is the same). The small 'Personnel' picture is amazing to see, very few pics around of this killer line-up. David has tried to cooperate with Sykes several times since, but of course Sykes hates him for firing him right before the much delayed album launch+tour. So what does Dave do? He tries to rewrite the history saying 'it would never have worked' but we don't buy his bullshit. He's a cheater and has to live with it. In that sence, you have to love a band like Poison, splitting money equally between the members (even if CC writes most of the songs); thus they are still together. Sykes is ON FIRE on this disc, and Dunbar is one of THE most beloved and merited drum legends on the planet. Without them, wouldn't have been the same. Sadly, Bob Rock only recorded Sykes' guitar parts.

CD: Cutting Crew - The Scattering
From: Planet Y	Date: December 29, 2024 at 3:57
Adult oriented pop? This band follows in the footsteps of Simple Minds, Tears for Fears with touches of symfo and AOR. Very classy, well produced and certainly worth wile.

CD: Pleasureland - Pleasureland
From: Swazi	Date: December 28, 2024 at 10:12
At last a release that does not sound like hundreds of other releases. Great stuff! Definitely a highlight in 2024! 😃👍

CD: Black 'n Blue - In Heat
From: SgtRock	Date: December 28, 2024 at 6:09
Very underrated album and much maligned by many of the fans of the band. But this is a desert island disc for me full of shout em out choruses, foot stomping, fist pumping hard rock with pop metal pretensions. Rock on!

CD: Blue Tears - Blue Tears
From: Roxas	Date: December 27, 2024 at 8:39
Yes, fantastic album. For those new to comments Gregg posted a message back on here Date: May 2, 2003 at 22:43. A few artists posted to their own pages, back in the day. This one here is great with Gregg no longer with us.

CD: Shanghai - Shanghai
From: SgtRock	Date: December 27, 2024 at 5:54
No comments for this excellent release from a band that used to be called Spider. Great pop rock with a couple or three classic songs, "SOS" ( written by Russ ballard), "Always A Rebel" (covered by Adrian Zmed) and the Beau Hill penned "Talk To Me" covered by Fiona on her self-titled debut. The rest of the songs are not quite as good but still worth a listen. To my knowledge never released on Cd and IMHO well deserving of a remastered re-issue.

CD: Art Of Dying - Art of Dying
From: Ydol eM	Date: December 27, 2024 at 4:34
The name of the band and also the front cover of this album imply that we'll get a rich portion of death/doom metal. But...the reality is far different. AOD plays a mix of post-grunge and alternative hard'n'heavy in the vein of FOO FIGHTERS, CREED, NICKELBACK, MOIST... For such kind of music, it isn't easy to keep real emotions through each song and not to get into a rut and cheap poses. This album follows the patterns and formulae of the grunge icons (NIRVANA, PEARL JAM...) with respect to the time it was realized. A good clone searching for its own identity. 65/100.

CD: Backyard Babies - Independent Days
From: hair metal again	Date: December 25, 2024 at 23:49
great band that BACKYARD BABIES mixing things from hard to glam topunk music and always got out that sleazy street feel !that collection has stuff from their previous ones along with b sides and live recordings and it is really great

CD: Haywire - Get Off
From: Oskar	Date: December 24, 2024 at 7:55
Yes, it is true that there are changes in this album, I also prefer the previous ones but I will not say that it is a bad album. The times were changing and the music too, of course. As already mentioned, here we find sounds that remind us of Extreme and also typical 90's sounds but I would also add a touch of Dan Reed Network. 8/10

CD: Blue Tears - Blue Tears
From: hair metal again	Date: December 23, 2024 at 7:52
excellent debut for BLUE TEARS offering some classy commercial hard rock music with big choruses ,many hooks and fine melodic lines with great lyrics about the young and the love game!polished production ,big sound and many radio friendly songs like "rockin with the radio","blue tears","halfway to heaven",'innocent kiss" and "true romance" make that album stands proud among the rest of the hair metal era!great stuff

CD: Discovery - Heart of Stone
From: jaroslav	Date: December 22, 2024 at 16:49
Melodic rock

CD: First Night - First Night
From: AOR1	Date: December 21, 2024 at 12:45
Very close to the perfect melodic rock release. Ok, the vocalist sings with little accent - nothing serious. All the songs are ultracatchy and will stick in your head for a long time. Well balanced mix of guitars and keyboards. To me this is in the top 5 releases from the last 5 years. Essential.

CD: Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
From: hair metal again	Date: December 19, 2024 at 4:12
excellent album for SURVIVOR with that mega hit that made them a global act but the rest is also outstanding!fine balance between keys and guitars ,the best they ever had i think and diverse songwriting make Eye Of The Tiger an instant classic and of course their finest moment!essential

CD: After Lapse - Pathways
From: 123charpenay	Date: December 17, 2024 at 12:07
a pity.frontiers records is in the deep of the hole............................

CD: Wishing Well - Little Dreamer
From: jaroslav	Date: December 16, 2024 at 14:09
Hi, please can you help me to get this record? Thank you. jaroslav.mourecek@seznam.cz

CD: 8084 - So Far
From: hair metal again	Date: December 16, 2024 at 0:32
excellent collection of songs for 8084 out of their first 3 albums with a classy commercial hard rock sound and many fine melodic lines that will satisfy all fans !"too late for love" ,"surrender" and "call me" are the highlights!great band indeed

CD: Entourage - Jammin Up Tight
From: emptym1	Date: December 14, 2024 at 13:44
This is an excellent hard rock album. Well written songs that absolutely rock.

CD: Degreed - Are You Ready
From: Ydol eM	Date: December 14, 2024 at 12:34
I have the same feelings as Swazi had. A real grower. Arena heavy rock which rides the new wave of Scandi hair metal. For fans of ECLIPSE, H.E.A.T... 85/100.

CD: Demon - Night Of The Demon
From: hair metal again	Date: December 13, 2024 at 23:27
excellent debut for DEMON back in 81 offering that pure hard rock feel of that era with rocking vibe and a nice street feel!"night of the demon","liar","big love" and "foolto play the hard way" stand ot but the rest is pretty good as well!great stuff

CD: Jillson - Deadly Girl
From: hair metal again	Date: December 12, 2024 at 9:52
excellent hair metal indie for JILLSON with their sound being somewhere between KISS and BRITNY FOX! Tommy Paris sounds great and there s a sweet hard rockin vibe in all of the songs that keeps the interest high !"it s emotion","goodbye","on my own" and "make love" are great songs indeed !impressive

CD: Spike - Spike's Late Night Song Book 1 and 2
From: CC	Date: December 11, 2024 at 16:42
Previous two albums on a single release minus the DVDs. Limited edition with all copies signed by Spike and hand numbered. CDR format.

CD: Beyond the Blue - Beyond the Blue
From: SgtRock	Date: December 11, 2024 at 12:09
I think these guys are Dutch. Very American sounding and good for it. A nice one to add to the aor/west coast collection. I think theres a reissue available as a digital down load from Amazon which includes 2 bonus tracks which are remixes of songs from the album.

CD: Heartwind - III
From: Pee Dee	Date: December 10, 2024 at 19:20
I really enjoyed their debut album. Didn’t care much for the second. But THIS! Oh, boy. It’s an AOR dream. Classic. Emotional. Powerful vocals. Killer melodies. EPIC!

CD: Jaded Heart - Helluva Time
From: SgtRock	Date: December 9, 2024 at 10:03
One of Jaded Hearts best albums (if not "the" best) and the one with the least amount of "Jovi- ismns". Personally I think JH went to the dogs after this album and a direction contrary to the melodic glory of Helluva Time.

CD: Ballard - Standing In The Shadows
From: Vince	Date: December 9, 2024 at 0:57
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CD: Laudamus - Laudamus
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: December 7, 2024 at 15:28
And somehow this didn't get tagged as CCM?

CD: Best of 2023 - Best of 2023
From: metalmastermusic	Date: December 6, 2024 at 11:03
I enjoy the different takes from each reviewer! Learning about new bands is always a pleasure as so many are overlooked every year. Hair splitting over genre is silly at best. It's not like they are straying into rap,EDM,country genres. Rock/Metal is all acceptable. Everyone has their preferences for sure. For me guitar first style music is mine but I enjoy the occasional AOR band. Thanks for the reviews guys!

CD: Laudamus - Laudamus
From: Aorultima	Date: December 6, 2024 at 8:53
First album with bonus reissue

CD: Bride - Show No Mercy
From: hair metal again	Date: December 5, 2024 at 10:52
pretty good release for BRIDE even though the production is poor you can tell there is much talent here !Show No Mercy sounds raw and captures that mid 80 s underground metal vibe !"thunder in the city","now he is gone" and "forever in darkness" are the standout songs.not their best but a remarkable start

CD: Kix - Cool Kids
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: December 5, 2024 at 8:26
I went to college in Central Pennsylvania, the heart of Kix country, second only to their native Maryland. They were immensely popular there in the early days, the proverbial big fish in a small pond (this may be the source of the Atlantic-never-pushed-us gripes). They were regulars at places like the Metron in Harrisburg, the Village in Lancaster, and the Strand in Sunbury. Even the top-40 stations in the area played songs from Cool Kids. Fifteen years later, when I was there, the local AOR station regularly dropped in songs from the two albums, and not just during specialty shows or '80's weekends (Dee Snider never played the early stuff on the House of Hair by contrast). So whenever I listen to Cool Kids, I imagine an early-'80's version of the Pennsylvania I knew.

CD: Kix - Cool Kids
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: December 5, 2024 at 6:18
Kix have accused Atlantic of never promoting their records until Blow My Fuse, but I'm not so sure. Videos were made for "Cool Kids" and "Body Talk"—bad ones to be sure, but so were a great many videos from 1983. They got on American Bandstand for this album as well, and while that sounds laughably irrelevant, the show did feature a fair number of hard-rock acts in the early '80's including Dokken. And they were featured on the King Biscuit Flower Hour (and yeah, they did spell it flower instead of flour), a weekly national radio show featuring live performances. Kix recorded a hometown gig at the Sandbar in Baltimore for their entry, and Zebra were the other half of that week's hour. This was still early days for what would become hair-metal, hence the label-mandated New Wave trappings. Cool Kids looks and sounds very much of its time and place, pre-Metal Health, pre-Shout At The Devil.

CD: The Rods - Rock Hard
From: ghettonation73	Date: December 4, 2024 at 17:45
Heard this on Jim Florentine’s two hour segment on Ozzy’s Boneyard just recently. This first CD rocks. Especially “Crank It Up.”

CD: The Rods - Rock Hard
From: ghettonation73	Date: December 4, 2024 at 17:45
Heard this on Jim Florentine’s two hour segment on Ozzy’s Boneyard just recently. This first CD rocks. Especially “Crank It Up.”

CD: Second Self - Mood Ring
From: hair metal again	Date: December 2, 2024 at 10:21
pretty good release for SECOND SELF offering a 90 s hard rock sound with remarkable musicianship but it seems they were quite confused in what they wnted to do !there are some good songs like "red october","lose those shadows" but overall it s just ok

CD: Skagarack - Hungry for a Game
From: Harald	Date: December 1, 2024 at 4:07
Top 10 AOR lbum of all time. Doesn't need to hide behind Journey, Foreigner, Survivor or other established acts

CD: Jim Jidhed - Full Circle
From: hair metal again	Date: November 28, 2024 at 13:51
Excellent release for JIM JIDHED with the valuable help of Tommy Denander and a strong Steve Perry influence!great melodic lines ,superb solos ,many hooks and overall flawless aor that will please everyone!"someday ""ow we cry" and the cover of "lost angels" are the highlights!really impressed

CD: Fatal Vision - Three Times Lucky
From: TeyacaL	Date: November 28, 2024 at 2:48
Wow! The album feels like I was transported into the 80s. A record with a wonderful story of passion that demonstrates how the relationship between art and time can take unexpected and sinuous forms. Definitely their best effort so far!

CD: Lionsheart - Pride In Tact
From: guitarrizer	Date: November 27, 2024 at 3:19
It's as good as the debut musicwise, just with lesser sound quality. Many hits here. Recommended!

CD: Storace - Crossfire
From: guitarrizer	Date: November 27, 2024 at 3:16
The new Storace album is full of killer melodies in the vein of mixed AC/DC and Def Leppard.

CD: Gotthard - Gotthard
From: 123charpenay	Date: November 26, 2024 at 12:31
1992 first gotthard s record.an atomic bomb.nivarna and co destination the trash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CD: Message - Outside Looking In
From: Roxas	Date: November 26, 2024 at 9:56
One of Escape's greatest releases! No bad songs, and some utter gems that have stood the test of time. All the popular guys at the time involved, from Change of Heart to Heartland then all polished up by the legend Dean Fasano. Timeless.

CD: Lionsheart - Pride In Tact
From: hair metal again	Date: November 26, 2024 at 9:29
very good release for LIONSHEART back in 94 with a fine hard rock sound ,excellent musicianship and remarkable songwriting!"deja vu","i believe in love" and 'i ll be there" are the highlights!good stuff

CD: Nightblaze - Nightblaze
From: 123charpenay	Date: November 25, 2024 at 12:54
thanx to teyacal for his comment.i ve totally miss this cd.top class italian hard fm with a super singer.i ve order this jewel at cd japan.

CD: Fans Of The Dark - Video
From: TeyacaL	Date: November 24, 2024 at 3:45
Another great record from an overly underrated band.

CD: Nightblaze - Nightblaze
From: TeyacaL	Date: November 24, 2024 at 3:43
A band that has nothing to envy the best Scandinavians acts. A set of great songs, well produced and played. The lead singer is amazing. Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful records of 2024!

CD: D.A.D. - Speed of Darkness
From: TeyacaL	Date: November 24, 2024 at 3:39
Another good one, you know what to expect from this band!

CD: Night Pleasure Hotel - Portraits
From: TeyacaL	Date: November 24, 2024 at 3:37
Great debut by these newcomers from Italy. Old-school AOR, well played and with an amazing vocalist as well.

CD: Rush - Roll The Bones
From: ghettonation73	Date: November 23, 2024 at 8:58
I love this album. “Dreamline” is my all time favorite Rush song.

CD: Vince Neil - Carved In Stone
From: ghettonation73	Date: November 23, 2024 at 0:42
This album and Arcade’s A/2 were total disappointments. Skylar’s Song is the only good track on here.

CD: Vince Neil - Carved In Stone
From: ghettonation73	Date: November 22, 2024 at 18:21
This album and Arcade’s A/2 were total disappointments. Skylar’s Song is the only good track on here.

CD: Storace - Crossfire
From: Doug	Date: November 22, 2024 at 16:19
As Dan indicated, the 25,000th CD to the mighty Heavy Harmonies catalogue. HH is a fantastic site! Kudos!

CD: Hardbone - Bone Hard
From: Doug	Date: November 22, 2024 at 16:16
Gotta love the album cover, huh?! Been listening to this one most of today. Not bad, a poor man's Rhinobucket, IMHO.

CD: Bon Jovi - All Time Best 1984-2024
From: CC	Date: November 21, 2024 at 15:36
It may be because it is not big in Japan. This album was voted for by Japanese fans, and the previous Japanese only best of from 2001 called Tokyo road did not include the song either. I think Burning for love was the big song in Japan from 7800

CD: Bon Jovi - All Time Best 1984-2024
From: 123charpenay	Date: November 21, 2024 at 12:38
three cd s and one blu ray without "in and out of love" one of their best song.an absolute hit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!a shame!!!!!!!!!!!

CD: Zar - Sorted Out
From: hair metal again	Date: November 21, 2024 at 9:50
very good release for ZAR with a strong commercial heavy hard sound with big choruses and big guitars!the vocals sometime remind me of Bruce Dickinson s but not always!"stranded heart","i don t wanna wait" and "carry on " are the highlights!recommended

CD: Bon Jovi - All Time Best 1984-2024
From: CC	Date: November 20, 2024 at 14:08
Japanese only compilation. Unlike most compilations the track listing was decided by fan vote only open to Japanese fans. One would have to guess though that stuff for the newest album was added by the record label rather than fan vote, as I am sure most Jovi fans would not vote for songs like them over some of the classics that were missed off. Over all, it's a great 50 track compilation that helps disguise the newer weak tracks. The Blu ray is nice, with the music videos from the first disc (CD1 is released as a stand alone disc as well). And the live videos are questionable quality due to age, with some being incomplete, but nice for collectors and die hards.

CD: Aerosmith - Gems
From: 123charpenay	Date: November 20, 2024 at 12:08
adam s apple is one of the best aerosmith s song.i always love this song.in my youth i ve listen this song one million time.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CD: Shannon - Shannon
From: hair metal again	Date: November 20, 2024 at 1:48
excellent debut for SHANNON offering some energetic commercial hard rock music with big choruses and fine melodic lines!the production isnt the best but the songs are very catchy ."goin crazy",'scared of war" ,"she s a liar" and "love in hollywood" are the highlights!really impressed

CD: Winger - Demo Anthology
From: jaroslav	Date: November 19, 2024 at 9:46
90/100

CD: Queensryche - The Warning
From: hair metal again	Date: November 18, 2024 at 1:49
pretty good release for QUEENSRYCHE back in 84 with their unique way of performing from the start showing they wanted to have clear sound and polished productions always trying to bring something new but stil catchy and memorable!"take hold of the flame" and "warning" are the 2 songs that really stand out

CD: Autumn's Child - Angel's Gate
From: Ydol eM	Date: November 17, 2024 at 6:13
Maturity has joined with fresh energy, resulting in an album like this. The first feature is represented by pomp hard rock, STYX, QUEEN, or NIGHT RANGER alike, and the second is juicy hard aor rock made by bands, some members are here from. Yeah, perhaps some tunes are rather simple, or the singer takes some time to get used to him, but all in all, this album is very good (and song #3 is awesome, IMO)... and it doesn't bore even after a lot of spins. A'sC=LAD^elixir of life. 85/100.

CD: Valentine - Valentine
From: AOR1	Date: November 16, 2024 at 13:37
Don´t like Hugos vocals at all. But these songs are so fantastic that I´d call it a melodic rock classic. Tears In The Night; Where Are You Now; Never Said It´s Gonna Be Easy... Doesn´t get much better. 92/100

CD: Stonebolt - New Set of Changes
From: gregor_zamza	Date: November 15, 2024 at 11:14
Excellent pomp rock, for fans of Styx, Trillion, City Boy.

CD: Danger Danger - Danger Danger
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: November 15, 2024 at 6:01
Or maybe you'll come back as one of those old people who comes back and shakes her head and comments ruefully on music you loved when you were a kid, but which you now realize was not that great. (See my own comments on Trixter.) Adnger Danger and the Doors sharing the top prize—hoo boy. Keep listening, my friend. There's much, much more music to hear out there.

CD: Slaughter - The Wild Life
From: hair metal again	Date: November 15, 2024 at 1:55
hair metal masterpiece for SLAUGHTER back in 92 and a perfect follow up to their cracking debut!big variety of songs from rockers ,to ballads or mid tempos with that unique Mark s voc performance and excellent musicianship !flawless hard rock music from start to finish and a classic of that era

CD: Danger Danger - Danger Danger
From: swangelfawn	Date: November 15, 2024 at 1:05
i think danger danger might be the greatest band ever next to the doors, man they're great, their songs are on repeat for me XDD this album holds good and so do their other ones ^^ i just turned 18 and so glad i get to enjoy their music after a long time, hoping i'll come back someday like the old people do to remember how big of a fan i was and probably comment about how i still listen to them XDD just baffles me how underrated they actually are, i get to gatekeep them to myself :33 PS: ted is so hot so is andy and steve and bruno (kasey is just cute :3)

CD: Compilations - Rock Of Norway Presents: Melodic Hard Rock And AOR Volume 1 - Rare Singles
From: TheMetalChurch	Date: November 14, 2024 at 8:52
Norwegian rock history contains many hidden gems with releases that not many people know about, or remember. In the 80s and the beginning of the following decade, there were many young promising talents who were given the opportunity to release their music on seven inches (and a few on CD singles). In many cases it was only with this one release, and it is high time to dust these off. Rock Of Norway and C+C Records/Norwegian album classics hereby present a collection of rare singles within the genres AOR and melodious hard rock, the vast majority on CD for the first time. We have selected 18 singles which will be found on a double CD. The collection's title reflects a desire to follow up with further such releases if the concept were to be a success, as there is more material to take off.

CD: April Art - Rodeo
From: CC	Date: November 13, 2024 at 8:41
I had never heard of this band before until YouTube recommened to the video of Not Sorry to me a couple of months ago and I loved it. I checked out a few other videos and liked them too, so preordered this album as it was due about a month or so later. Have to say that while it's not my usual style of music in places, this album has rocketed into the top 3 albums for me this year with only Judas Priest and The Warning being better. I did also track down their first two albums, which are both ok, but nowhere near as good as this release. It seems they experimented a bit with the debut being more melodic and the 2nd album being heavier, but they hit the sweet spot somewhere in between with album #3. Highlights, Not Sorry, Jackhammer, Rodeo, Change Pt II & Head up high.

CD: Impellitteri - Impellitteri
From: hair metal again	Date: November 13, 2024 at 1:45
excellent debut ep for young Chris Impellitteri with a fine performance offering 4 commercial metal songs with that neo classical style ,high tone with strong melodic lines!Rob Rock sounds great and that one is a must have

CD: Compilations - Rock Of Norway Presents: Melodic Hard Rock And AOR Volume 1 - Rare Singles
From: TheMetalChurch	Date: November 11, 2024 at 15:22
Thanks for posting this release and the associated recording dates!

CD: The Chance - The Chance
From: enduroexpert	Date: November 8, 2024 at 11:30
Only just discovered these guys, so very late to the game. They could have definitely gone on to do more, they certainly had the right ingredients. Very "melodic funky prog", you won't be disappointed if you can track down a copy. Anyone know if these guys went on to do anything else......?

CD: Affaire - En Route
From: 123charpenay	Date: November 7, 2024 at 12:41
strangely there is two electronic!!!!!! instrumental songs (tracks 5 and 9).these two songs have absoluty nothing in common with the rest of the record.i don t understand,for me it s a mistake.

CD: Fighter V - Heart of the Young
From: 123charpenay	Date: November 7, 2024 at 12:36
i can add that fighter V is a mix between red dawn and valentine.

CD: House of Lords - Full Tilt Overdrive
From: guitarrizer	Date: November 7, 2024 at 4:01
Another brilliant release this year. Very melodic, hooks, the sound, everything is here. My favourite album from them was Demons Down and now I'm starting to like this one better...

CD: Fighter V - Heart of the Young
From: guitarrizer	Date: November 7, 2024 at 3:58
Excellent release for sure and probably the best AOR album of 2024. Melodic from start to finish. Lot of keyboards, birilliant guitar solos and powerful rhythm section (drums sound amazing what's unique in tpodays production). Vocals are just OK and fit to the music.

CD: Fighter V - Heart of the Young
From: 123charpenay	Date: November 6, 2024 at 12:39
after their first realise fighter V have loosing the singer ,the guitarist and the bassist!!!!!!!!!!!rest only two survivors the drummer and the keyboard.strangely they keep the name of fighter V.this new record have nothing in common with his predecessor.heart of the young is far better.the new singer is really excellent,he reminds me larry baud from red dawn!!!!the production and the sound are perfect.track 8 is an average song,track 11 with john diva a bad song,and track 12 have absoluty no interest.track 5 is an extraordinary hard rock song wich start like a tangier s song.tracks 1.2.3.4.10.12 are some top class hard fm songs.track 9 is a beautiful ballad,track 6 and 7 are two sensational a o r songs.i recommand the japan import cause the japan bonus track n°14 "no surrender" is an atomic bomb.one of the best record of 2024.our swiss neighbours are not only very strong in cheese and chocolate.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CD: Paris - Only One Life
From: hair metal again	Date: November 6, 2024 at 10:12
excellent debut for PARIS from France which is more a project than a band but still the songs have the quality,the lines and the right musicianship to create a fine album !their sound is very similar to NEWMAN s and fans will love songs like "America","when the lights fade away","longer than i care to remember" and "everytime you walk away"!highly recommended

CD: Skid Row - Live in London
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: November 4, 2024 at 19:32
Well, three are from the Erik era, and while I thought that album was pretty good, everyone knows what songs the fans really want to hear, and who we really want to hear singing them. I laugh when bands of this ilk say stuff like "Have you seen our crowds? They're full of young kids and they're more fired up than ever, nobody cares about that other guy." You're fuckin' crazy, to quote another famously volatile lead singer. I would much prefer a vintage live album from the vault from Skid Row at this point, but it doesn't appear to be in the cards.

CD: Nationwide - Echoes
From: 123charpenay	Date: November 4, 2024 at 12:28
nationwide is a new scandi a o r band witch deliver an excellent......scandi a o r.ok the singer is not the best of the planet,with jeff scott soto behind the microphone it could be an other story.but he do a decent job.ok the ballad track 9 have absoluty no interest,ok tracks 2 and 4 are some very average songs.but the rest.....wow.....it s a top class scandi a o r ,well produced.this first effort is full of promises with some talented musicians.

CD: Skid Row - Live in London
From: gooup	Date: November 3, 2024 at 17:39
Yikes is all i can say, but i have to type at least 100 characters so i will expound on that: Good lord, all old songs from the Bas era kinda says it all. Pathetic.

CD: Fastway - Bad Bad Girls
From: jaroslav	Date: November 3, 2024 at 11:30
Phenomenal music 90/100

CD: Silence - City Days
From: hair metal again	Date: November 3, 2024 at 2:07
excellent release for SILENCE writing down catchy mid tempos with many nice melodic lines and fine musicianship even thogh is a studio project and not a full band!"buusiness","lift me up" and "jenny" are the highlights!very good stuff on the lighter side

CD: Black Swan - Generation Mind
From: Metal T	Date: November 2, 2024 at 8:50
Another solid outing,but lacks the quality of songs from the debut.IMO 'Shake The World' was better on the whole.The title track here is freaking great though.Might be able to have an occasional 'Black Swan' live' show in the future if you could get Jeff Pilson out of the goofy-never ending 'Foreigner' tribute band he's playing in.

CD: Tomorrow's Child - Rocky Coast, Rough Sea
From: plastic sheet	Date: October 31, 2024 at 19:03
The audibility is not bad, personally think the second one is better, more melodic.

CD: Channel 5 - Channel 5
From: michaelmouseboxer	Date: October 31, 2024 at 15:02
Channel 5's self-titled CD (released as "Twilight" on iTunes and Spotify) is a westcoast album disguised as a pop record. There are some hi-tech excursions that justify labeling it otherwise - "Why" sounds like a Michael Jackson B-side and "This Love" is a radio-friendly single with a chugging pace - but overall, you're in for soft rock with plenty of keys and saxophone. "Take a Trip" has a mildly memorable chorus and "Hybrid Eyes" is about as 80s as it gets, but for the most part, this CD will put anyone who's not a westcoast fan to sleep.

CD: Skitzotik - Skitzotik
From: hair metal again	Date: October 31, 2024 at 3:30
pretty good release for SKITZOTIK back in 95 with the valuable help of Bob Kulick!def a solid sound that reminds me of SARGANT FURY but unfortunately the songs arent that catchy and should be better!"give it all","miami madness" are the highlights!

CD: Danger Zone - Shut Up!
From: 123charpenay	Date: October 30, 2024 at 13:23
this new danger zone s record is an atomic bomb of hard fm.danger zone is the best italian band actually ,and one of the best in europe.how the more big label in europe frontiers records,witch is italian,have never had the idea to sign this super band??????or they have no taste,or they are def or they are incompetents.the singer is excellent,the production perfect,all the songs are very catchy and varied.track 7 is a top class a o r song,tracks 3 and 5 are super f m songs,track 10 an exceptional song which start like a ballad.the rest is a wet dream for all hard fm s lovers,with irresistible choruses and super riffs and guitars s solos.for make short this underated band have made one of the best record of 2024.!!!!!!!!!!!!!our italian neighbours are not only brillant in football(soccer).

CD: Brighton - Promise of Love
From: jaroslav	Date: October 30, 2024 at 12:25
80/100

CD: Victory - Circle of Life
From: 123charpenay	Date: October 30, 2024 at 11:53
i had some big wishes about this new victoty s realise,cause their last record gods of tomorrow was very great(14 tracks only two fillers),and they have the good idea to keep gianni pontillo,their new excellent singer,who reminds me marc storace.i m disapointed,they have lost their inspiration (14 tracks on gods of tomorrow ,only 10 here.tracks 3.9.10 are perfect,tracks 6 and 8 are good,but the rest...........is very average (tracks 1.2.4 and 7) or bad (track 5).these songs are not catchy,they have nothing extraordinary,like the riffs and guitars s solos whitch are mediocre.i ll add this record on my sell list on ebay................

CD: Frontrunner - Up-N-Cummin'
From: jaroslav	Date: October 29, 2024 at 13:33
It is 80/100

CD: Two-Bit Thief - Another Sad Story... In the Big City
From: ghettonation73	Date: October 26, 2024 at 9:06
Uh oh. Another band with a cd from 1990. Which means I gotta get my hands on it.

CD: Storyteller - Corridor Of Windows
From: hair metal again	Date: October 26, 2024 at 5:09
very good release for STORYTELLER through MTM records a bit late as the band was on at the late 80s in Hollywood but didnt got signed .hard rock music with much keys, great singer and some good songs but just not great !"what she wants","why cry" ,"in your arms" and "private eye" are fine songs and overall a band that could be something more

CD: Gary Moore - Dirty Fingers
From: TheMetalChurch	Date: October 25, 2024 at 14:58
Dirty Fingers is the third solo studio album. It was originally recorded in 1980, but was ultimately shelved in favor of the more "radio-oriented" G-Force album. Three of the tracks ("Nuclear Attack", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and "Run to Your Mama") were later released as an EP in 1981. The album was eventually released in Japan in 1983 by Jet Records, before an international release the following year. It was also released in the UK in June 1984.

CD: Whitesnake - Still Good to Be Bad
From: signo.vital	Date: October 24, 2024 at 12:14
Correcting something good and making it very good does not take away its merit. This album has everything it needs to have for anyone who buys an album from the band, to enjoy it. After that, we can be picky... but it is worth it. DC is a great artist who has reached an age where he can only give us what he has, and the truth is that he is still good.

CD: Whitesnake - Still Good to Be Bad
From: signo.vital	Date: October 24, 2024 at 12:10
Correguir algo bueno y hacerlo en muy bueno, no le quita merito, este album tiene todo lo que tiene que tener para aquel que compra un album de la banda lo disfrutes, despues podemos ser quisquilloso... pero bale la pena DC es un grande que ha llegado a una edad, que solo nos puede dar lo que tiene, y lo real que aun siguie siendo bueno.

CD: Legs Diamond - Town Bad Girl
From: hair metal again	Date: October 24, 2024 at 1:10
superb album for LEGS DIAMOND back in 90 giving a more updated sound to their mid 80 s hard rock music with amazing performance and songwriting!all the songs have the hooks and the choruses that make them stand out !"she did it for love","stagefright","never enough time","cant get you out of my mind" and "town bad girl" are excellent songs indeed!a must have from a great band

CD: Rob Rock - Eyes Of Eternity
From: James IV	Date: October 23, 2024 at 12:55
An incredible slice of Metal! Absolutely outstanding from start to finish. I am lucky enough to own the Japanese issue cd which includes a great bonus track. A mighty 95/100….!

CD: Don Dokken - Up From the Ashes
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: October 22, 2024 at 16:10
Meant to say Norum's solos were really the only area where this album lets loose. Even when they try to go out with a bang on "The Hunger" it just feels restrained somehow.

CD: Don Dokken - Up From the Ashes
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: October 22, 2024 at 9:58
More than anything, I think what held this album back was the stale songwriting. It just sounded like a relic from an earlier time. Lynch Mob's darkly bluesy debut came out just a few weeks after Up From The Ashes and just sounded more vibrant and alive, even with Oni Logan's almost improvised-sounding vocals.

CD: Don Dokken - Up From the Ashes
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: October 22, 2024 at 9:50
Don Dokken returns from the spectacular bust-up of his namesake band, as the title suggests, but sounds relatively unscathed. If you didn't know the backstory, there isn't much to distinguish it from the last few albums, though Up From The Ashes is a bit like if you made a mix of the lesser songs from those earlier works. It's not as shred-happy as Back For The Attack, though John Norum can hold his own with anyone. He offers some great solos on songs like "When Love Finds A Fool" and "Give It Up," among others. At the same time, it's not the catchiest bunch of tunes Don ever came up with, nor the most polished despite the reverb-y '80's production that already sounded a bit dated. Even the backing vocals of Pilson and Brown aren't missed all that much, though Don himself sounds a little tired in spots. "Mirror Mirror" was an obvious choice for first single, and "Give It Up" is great as well. There's a bit of a reserved quality about the whole affair though, with Novm's solos being the

CD: Great White - Hooked
From: 123charpenay	Date: October 21, 2024 at 12:36
a new exceptional reissue from the french label bad reputation.we have hooked/live in new york/live at the ritz.receive it today.perfect.

CD: Phil Mogg - Moggs Motel
From: 123charpenay	Date: October 20, 2024 at 14:10
receive it yesterday with first night from cd japan.for being totally clear all is not good on this realise.the instrumental track 9 have absoluty no interest.track 3.6 and 10 are boring,very mediocre.nevertheless the eight others songs are excellent and varied.i confirm it s a class and smart record.phil mogg have always and forever the same extraordinary voice than in the glorious days of u f o.the production is perfect,his musicians are talented and it s obvious that they have a real good experience.fans of u f o can t miss this cd.pleasure guaranted.

CD: First Night - First Night
From: 123charpenay	Date: October 20, 2024 at 14:03
miracle!!!!!!!!!! this absolut masterpiece is available in japan import after five years of expectation!!!!!!!!!!!!!receive it yesterday from cd japan.

CD: Vixen - Vixen
From: hair metal again	Date: October 20, 2024 at 4:27
explosive debut for VIXEN back in 88 and a classic of the hair metal era with big hits like "edge of a broken heart","crying","love made me" and "i want yo to rock me" bt te rest is also remarkable!much buzz was about their great looks bt the msic was also very fine

CD: Thunder - All The Right Noises
From: Ydol eM	Date: October 19, 2024 at 13:06
I regard every studio album by THUNDER as very good, and this is no exception. It's hard rock of their standard quality, maybe not their best, but varied and, on the other hand, very consistent. No comparison is needed, this is another good job of THUNDER. 85/100.

CD: Motley Crue - Cancelled
From: MetalllianStallion	Date: October 19, 2024 at 11:33
'CRUE CANCEL CULTURE',(sign me up). This band jumped the shark along time ago, as the 3 unwise men sticking Mick Mars in the back was just icing on the cake. A Bestie Boys cover? Good Lord. Remember their Madonna cover of "Like a Virgin'? Nikki Vanilli & Vince Meal, he's the one they call Dr. MEAL-GOOD..."MOTLEY CURE IS PATHETIC" This guy says it better than I can. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLUJ4TS2Z2w

CD: AC/DC - Blow Up Your Video
From: hair metal again	Date: October 19, 2024 at 11:23
very good release for ACDC back in 88 providing their trademark boogie hard rock sound always with catchy songs and an uplifting rocking vibe!"that s the way i wanna rock n roll","two s up","kissin dynamite" and "heat seeker" are fine songs indeed!Blow p Your Video is one more must have of their long catalogue

CD: Motley Crue - Cancelled
From: DazBuFF	Date: October 17, 2024 at 17:53
Yo what gives?!? This is only 3 songs! Hey Dan does this change the rules because lots of cdsingles and e.p.s have fewer than four songs.