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| CD:
38 Special - 38 Special |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: August 24, 2019 at 1:12 |
| Pleasant debut album of this fantastic Southern Rock/AOR act.The ones for me are # 2 (nice),3,5,6,7 & 9.80/100 :-)
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Trooper - Knock 'em Dead Kid |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: August 24, 2019 at 1:08 |
| In completely agreement with the above comment but add to that title track these other cuts # 4,6(nice),7 & 8 which happens to be my favourite ones.75/100 :-)
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| CD:
Uriah Heep - Fallen Angel |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: August 24, 2019 at 0:59 |
| Another good album by this living legend :-) ...my favourites are # 5 (nice),6,7 & 10(nice)80/100.
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| CD:
Saga - Silent Knight |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: August 24, 2019 at 0:46 |
| A pretty good release of a band that is beloved in my country Venezuela as they have visited it in many occasions.Tracks 1,3,4,6,7 & 8 are in my book of music.85/100 :-)
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Soundtracks - The Karate Kid |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: August 24, 2019 at 0:41 |
| A cool soundtrack that had some kind of mediatic exposure back in the day.The ones for me are the ones by Survivor,Commuter,Paul Davis,Shandi, Baxter Robertson,St Regis & Joe Esposito...enjoyable stuff...80/100 :-)
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| CD:
Night - Night |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: August 24, 2019 at 0:33 |
| This is a very good AOR release of those nowadays called "old school" commanded by a lady.There are plenty of good songs in it such as tracks# 1,2(nice),3(nice),4,5,6 & 7(nice)...In general lines the whole plastic is a real goodie one.80/100 :-)
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Lostboys - Lost and Found |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: August 23, 2019 at 16:47 |
| @Metallian Stallion i m sorry for that one...my cell phone did it ..lol...here i go again: Excellent hair metal release for LOSTBOYS back in the early 90 s in a big company and i d day that their around is somewhere between WWIII ,JULIET and BATON ROUGE.some great rockers and ballads with extremely rough vocals of the highest range as well,wow."cryin out","right on track""lonely man" are fine songs and the only thing missing is one of two more commercial tunes!
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| CD:
Midpoint - Midpoint |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: August 23, 2019 at 16:43 |
| excellent ep release for MIDPOINT from Canada through the fine Magada records and with the valuable help of Harry Hess !their sound is very close to DOKKEN and will satisfy all 80s hard rockers ,even though it could be slightly better .as the band seems to had potential!"tangled web" is a great song!recommended
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Tyketto - Strength in Numbers |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: August 22, 2019 at 4:47 |
| Excellent 2nd step for TYKETTO based again on Danny s vocals and Brooke s sensational guitars!the songs are a bit laid back buy stii rockin and the balladesque ones very warm and deep!love it
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| CD:
Roxy Blue - Roxy Blue |
| From: MetalllianStallion |
Date: August 22, 2019 at 1:52 |
| This band was on borrowed time with their debut in (1992) on the tail of the tail end of pre-grunge. Then after 21 years of silence until (2013) when the band released 3 albums simultaneously of old unreleased (so/so material. Now it's 27 years since their debut, and since this album is self titled does that mean the dreaded "rediscovered" our style applies? O yess (Don't Want Some) This all new material release has nothing in common with 80's MHR/Glam style, except the band name. I saw a review of Poole's vocals that sums its up."Ruff and gruff, raw and raspy, a mouthful of street cinders washed down by bottom shelf Kentucky bourbon." This is a heavy modern rock tinged album that is also bottom shelf IMO, and should have been released under a different band name. ROXY BLUE - Rockstar Junkie (2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcbUDXw8euM
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Helix - Old School |
| From: MetalllianStallion |
Date: August 22, 2019 at 1:03 |
| After the surprise and one of Helix's best releases 5 years ago 'Bastard of the Blues' (2014), it's back to the same old crap. Brian Vollmer I assume controls the reigns of all things Helix as the band has some of the cheesiest album covers in their back catalog. The album cover for ROCK IT SCIENCE (2016) ( GET IT? ) looks like a Mexican space shuttle (Porta potty) blasting off (fecal mp3 fall out). It's a weak newer best of mix, as is the recent mystery master mix Icon (2018). This album is side B outtakes that didn't make the cut on old 80's albums (for a good reason). Vollmer pull your leather pants bootstraps back up and put some time and effort into a proper follow up to "Bastard of the blues", or sail off into the Great white north sunset and call it day.
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Lostboys - Lost and Found |
| From: MetalllianStallion |
Date: August 22, 2019 at 0:43 |
| @ hair metal again, elaborate on your insider encrypted information, What's this average group with former members in ODIN, have to do with Loverboy (the band) or the loin skin lords of metal (MANOWAR)? Did they steal your writing credits? As they sound nothing alike as far as comparisons.
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Darby Mills And The Unsung Heroes - Never Look Back |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: August 21, 2019 at 16:53 |
| yes dany i m very proud to have this masterpiece in my collection cause it s a fantastic aor female fronted record and it s a real raritie.a must have!!!!!!!!!
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Darby Mills And The Unsung Heroes - Never Look Back |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: August 21, 2019 at 16:50 |
| yes peter our friend dany have good taste.hey cousin canadien,sommes rentrés de vacances ce jour.nous étions à samana ,république dominicaine ,beaucoup de touristes canadiens ,tous très sympas.ils m ont fait marrer avec leurs mugs remplis de mojitos!!!!!!!!!!!
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Aldo Nova - Under the Gun... A Portrait of Aldo Nova |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: August 21, 2019 at 16:46 |
| excellent compilation from the aldo nova career.the first record is the debut album remastered with the hits "fantasy" and "heart to heart".the second record is a great best of from the three others aldo nova s records.recommanded for all lovers of good music.
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Ferreira - Fallen Heroes |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: August 19, 2019 at 16:32 |
| Excellent debut for FERREIRA with a def big HAREM SCAREM influence !the songwriting is remarkable and there are a lot of interesting hooks All over,along with strong guitars lines!"better off with out me" "give you away","born again" are the standout songs
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Richard Marx - Paid Vacation |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: August 17, 2019 at 19:47 |
| Very good release for RICHARD MARX again with many guest musicians and a clear radio friendly production from Terry Thomas.the songwriting is ok,the musicianship very good and the whole result satisfying with songs like "one more try" ,"nothing to hide","whole world to have".
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Darby Mills And The Unsung Heroes - Never Look Back |
| From: petermexico13 |
Date: August 17, 2019 at 16:01 |
| MMMMHHH!!! You are the same guy! Danny Waysted or Dany69!! Great to see you here too, Thanks Danny for all the great music you share with us. This is great record, love her work with Headpins and I think this is an evolution from Head Over Heels 1985 to this álbum in 1991. Fantastic Singer and a true legend in Canada.
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Danger Danger - Cockroach |
| From: Palash |
Date: August 15, 2019 at 5:10 |
| Good album. It's just a compare between the two main singers of the band. Both are good.
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Darby Mills And The Unsung Heroes - Never Look Back |
| From: dany69 |
Date: August 14, 2019 at 20:41 |
So agree with my French Buddy on that,, A Pure Canadian Masterpiece !!!!! But Very Rare Too i'm Canadian and never i see this one,  Buy Or Die ,,,,,,,,,,,
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Lostboys - Lost and Found |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: August 14, 2019 at 15:56 |
| Excellent hair metal release for LOVERBOY back in the early 90 s in a big company and i d day that their around is somewhere between WWIII ,JULIET and BATON ROUGE.some great rockers and ballads with extremely rough vocals of the highest range as well,wow."cryin out","right on track""lonely Manowar" are fine songs and the only thing missing is one of two more commercial tunes
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Balance - In For The Count |
| From: MysticHealer |
Date: August 13, 2019 at 15:02 |
| The low ratings for this absolute bonafide classic are shocking. One of the greatest AOR melodic Rock albums in existance.
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Loverboy - Lovin' Every Minute of It |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: August 11, 2019 at 18:32 |
| Excellent album once again for LOVERBOY with a slightly rockier around and this amazing songwriting ability!All the songs are destined to rule the airwaves and the band seems to be at their peak!Brilliant
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| CD:
Aldo Nova - Twitch |
| From: petermexico13 |
Date: August 10, 2019 at 18:19 |
| I Like this one, but in my opinión is a step back, He didn´t improve, he just went for the more AOR formula, prefer the style of his earlier Works. He visto para muchos que nombran este disco como el mejor trabajado y preferido de los 3 primeros de Aldo Nova, aquí suena mucho a Bon Jovi, no digo que eso sea malo, pero me parece más genérico, justo este salió 1 año antes que el Slippery When Wet, pero no siento que sea una evolución, sino yendo con la corriente y eso para un músico de este calibre considero que fue inducido por la disquera incluso más que en sus 2 trabajos anteriores. Disfrutable, bien hecho pero no me parece algo que defina a Aldo Nova.
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Riot - Live in Japan |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: August 10, 2019 at 9:25 |
| Very good love release for RIOT in the very friendly land of Japan!songs selection mostly out of the 2 To my Moore s ones with a strong guitars driven around and the fans enjoying it!metal soldiers on stage
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| CD:
Peter Frampton - Peter Frampton |
| From: petermexico13 |
Date: August 9, 2019 at 0:54 |
| Great comeback with a superb álbum, Day in the Sun, You Can Be Sure, You, Out of the Blue (duet with Steve Marriot) and the best song of the álbum, an instant classic "Can´t Take that Away" what a song and the great solo blow your mind!! Un regreso impresionante de uno de los grandes guitarristas que ha dado el rock, Peter Frampton realizó un magnífico trabajo, acompañándose de artistas importantes como soporte en las composiciones. No te puedes perder la joya que es Can´t Take That Away. Un grandisco que pasó casi inadvertido allá por 1994.
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| CD:
The Answer - Rise |
| From: gooup |
Date: August 9, 2019 at 0:24 |
| People, it's BLUES ... and the Blues ain't about no hooks. This is superb stuff if you enjoy bluesy rock.
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Manzano - Turn Me On |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: August 8, 2019 at 13:41 |
| Very good release for MANZANO with a certain commercial hard rock approach and WHITESNAKE being the major influence."fool for your love" and "body and soul" are excellent songs indeed.good stuff
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Queensryche - Q2K |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: August 8, 2019 at 13:35 |
| Ok release for QUEENSRYCHE with out Chris s thrilling guitars and as expected one of their worst!Not and,but nothing special either with just 2 good songs like "falling down" and "the right wife of my mind"
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| CD:
Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love |
| From: $$ixx |
Date: August 7, 2019 at 16:06 |
| Just came in to say that the original first Leathür mix by a young Michael Wagener, that can be heard on remastered versions on the first disc of Music to crash your car to (bad title..), from 2003, is the very BEST MIX available! It was great just as it was!, with clear bass, up front vocals and crispier drums, esp the snare. RTB made the snare more 80s, definitely worse, but the band had no say. I love Wagener's mix. Raw but richer in dynamics too. All 10 tracks on the original 1981 Leathür release are cool. A great start for this band, young and very hungry style hardrock with pop elements. Thanks to the band for finally releasing this fine original Wagener mix on remastered CD format. The only thing that was better on the Elektra version, was the artwork that was enhanced with better pictures. Toast of the town and the cover song Tonight, are great bonus tracks. Stick to your guns (not essential but an ok song) was omitted from Elektra version due to copyright issues.
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| CD:
Whitesnake - Flesh And Blood |
| From: Rob Rocker |
Date: August 6, 2019 at 18:58 |
| I was very skeptical because I thought "Good to be Bad" and "Forevermore" were fantastic, and I still think Doug Aldrich was overall the best songwriting partner/guitarist for Coverdale/Whitesnake, but I'm pleasantly surprised with "Flesh & Blood". The production is really good, style wise it sounds like it could have been released between Slip of The Tongue and Coverdale/Page, but I actually think the songwriting on F&B is consistently much stronger than those 2 albums (and thankfully no Steve Vai "wankery"). For me this a "fun" Whitesnake album, and although I don't find Beach and Hoekstra nowhere near as compelling as Aldrich, I think the strength of the songs make up for the loss on lead guitar. Favorite's "Always & Forever" (which does sound like Slide it In era), "Hey You", "Flesh & Blood", and "Sands Of Time", overall no real throwaways, maybe"Get Up"?. Feels like a new Era for the band, and a worthy follow up to Good to be Bad and Forevermore.
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Bryan Adams - Bryan Adams |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 15:02 |
| Superb debut for BRYAN ADAMS that captures the spirit of the early 80 s with elements of the AOR bands combined with pop music and even disco.All the songs are excellent and cant find any fillers."give me your love" and "try to see it my way" are my favs
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| CD:
The Cross - Blue Rock |
| From: Ydol eM |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 9:10 |
| THE CROSS is my most favourite side/solo project all former members of QUEEN have made. This last album is grounded with hard rock that sometimes launches blues or pomp rock. Not outstanding but if you don't mind a mix of ROBERT PLANT, MAGNUM and DEEP PURPLE (with Morse), you might try this (IMO). 75/100.
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| CD:
REO Speedwagon - Live At Moondance Jam |
| From: bmoviecritic |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 3:36 |
| Not the best set list, seems like the same one from a prior release. Kevin has a frail voice these days and this is the last release by the band as we know it.
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| CD:
REO Speedwagon - Find Your Own Way Home |
| From: bmoviecritic |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 3:33 |
| FINE FORM. THIS CD HAS UPTEMPO, ROCKIN' ELEMENTS... No radio staples but hey, they are giving the fans what they want, a new CD, the best one since 1990!
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| CD:
REO Speedwagon - Collections |
| From: bmoviecritic |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 3:32 |
| Unnecessary release, only value would be as a cheap introduction to the band.
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| CD:
REO Speedwagon - Live Plus |
| From: bmoviecritic |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 3:28 |
| Nice to see the new guys playing some of the 70s songs. This can be summed up as another REO live release.
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| CD:
REO Speedwagon - The Ballads |
| From: bmoviecritic |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 3:25 |
| Those two news songs are good, a shame they weren't on a album of new material.
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REO Speedwagon - Building the Bridge |
| From: bmoviecritic |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 3:23 |
| In my original review I was harsh to this in 2002, I was expected the band to be a bit more rockin' since the new members debut had some great stuff on it. Considering all the production hell and label changes, this album is decent despite the hurdles.
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REO Speedwagon - Second Decade of Rock and Roll |
| From: bmoviecritic |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 3:12 |
| One Lonely Night and Sweet Time need to be on here, also I dont understand why they left their biggest hit off in favor of a reggae version. I still enjoyed this.
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REO Speedwagon - The Earth, a Small Man, His Dog and a Chicken |
| From: bmoviecritic |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 3:08 |
| The most uptempo release since Nine Lives, a bunch of decent songs, none of them are fillers, but a couple of key components are missing in Alan and Gary. I can listen to this record and not get bored, it's not represent on radio or future tours.
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| CD:
REO Speedwagon - The Hits |
| From: bmoviecritic |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 3:03 |
| Very nice collection, sounds great, hard to capture the spirit of the band on one disc though. The two new songs would've helped Life As We KNow It out if they had finished them on time.
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REO Speedwagon - Life as We Know It |
| From: bmoviecritic |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 2:55 |
| woah, six filler tracks, not something I am used to from this great band. The four singles are classic, I think I would have made Screams and Whispers be single #4 over Variety Tonight which kinda sputtered. Alan grew tired of touring and would leave soon, the struggles with Gary would lead to him leaving after the tour as well. They got back together to polish up the HITS collection afterwards.
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REO Speedwagon - Wheels Are Turnin' |
| From: bmoviecritic |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 2:49 |
| 4 strong songs plus a few decent ones - at this time Gary had to be propped up in the studio and Kevin was made to look like a controlling prick by becoming big brother to him. In the end it worked out, but imagine how much better this classic album would've been if Gary was focused. His playing is excellent here.
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REO Speedwagon - Good Trouble |
| From: bmoviecritic |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 2:45 |
| Considered a flop, swept under the rug but the album has some strong tracks, the rest of the album is pleasant, not really filler but not exactly killer. A rushed effort to continue touring, Gary's guitar was not lively here as it had been and there were rumours at this stage it was hard to get him to show up on time or at all for sessions. Still a good album.
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| CD:
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity |
| From: bmoviecritic |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 2:42 |
| 4 great tracks that are played daily on radio still, the other songs are of high quality as well. Gary sounds so good here, he has developed this tone on guitar no one else comes close to. This album would turn the band into a touring machine and Gary into a boozer he barely recovered from.
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| CD:
REO Speedwagon - Decade of Rock and Roll 70-80 |
| From: bmoviecritic |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 2:37 |
| 157 Riverside Avenue and Kevin's version of Son of a Poor Man are the highlights here, the whole album is a fine time capsule into a band that took awhile to get their engine fired up, but they came together and went to the top.
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REO Speedwagon - Nine Lives |
| From: bmoviecritic |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 2:32 |
| I Need You Tonight is super cheesy, but the rest of the record is more aggressive than they've been and that is a good thing, Bruce Hall delivers a vocal on a song that has become a radio staple, the rest of the songs are memorable but they have been lost to time.
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REO Speedwagon - You Can Tune a Piano, But You Can't Tuna Fish |
| From: bmoviecritic |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 2:29 |
| Neal Doughty plays his ass off on the first track of this record, his work flows so well with Gary that it's almost in perfect unison. Four really great songs on Side A so strong that they make SIDE B sound like filler. Love the instrumental Gary!
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REO Speedwagon - Live: You Get What You Play for |
| From: bmoviecritic |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 2:25 |
| The PERFECT REO album bar none, and it's LIVE. Everyone shines on this. Kevin brings new life to songs departed members of the band originally sang. Gary does some of his best guitar work ever here.
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REO Speedwagon - R.E.O. |
| From: bmoviecritic |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 2:22 |
| Kevin returns permanently to the band, and his tenure in folk has made his songwriting alot stronger. This release is not in the league of REO TWO or Riding the Storm Out but it does have 8 tidy short songs that are pleasant, most of them staples for years to come in the live set, then Keep Pushin' after their success became this albums only representative in the future. The album is to short but the band have righted themselves in a big way.
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REO Speedwagon - This Time We Mean It |
| From: bmoviecritic |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 2:17 |
| Gary even sings a song on this, that is how desperate they were to shake things up after Lost in Dream left the band Reeling. a few pleasant songs but nothing you would ever hear on the radio then and now, take note that the song Dream Weaver is not the one that's a classic. The band needed a new coat of paint and they were about to get it.
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REO Speedwagon - Lost in a Dream |
| From: bmoviecritic |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 2:14 |
| First disappointing album by the band, not much focus, the songwriting delivers few hooks, it's way inferior to the classic album that came prior in Riding the Storm Out. The whole album plays like a bunch of B-sides.
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REO Speedwagon - Ridin' the Storm Out |
| From: bmoviecritic |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 2:11 |
| This new singer sounds great, his voice is as dirty as Gary's guitar. To me this is a perfect album, the songwriting is hook laden. This album contains REOS first staple of their live set that would be played for decades, Riding the Storm Out.
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| CD:
REO Speedwagon - R.E.O. 2 |
| From: bmoviecritic |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 2:08 |
| I love every song on this album, these songs also were crafted to be even better as live material later on. Golden Country is probably the most unique song the band ever did and it's a early classic. Kevin left after this for awhile to explore the folk and country scene but returned focused later on.
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REO Speedwagon - REO Speedwagon |
| From: bmoviecritic |
Date: August 5, 2019 at 2:03 |
| This time capsule show REO as a great little jam band and right from the beginning Gary puts his stamp on it. Four songs off of this became staples during the live sets prior to the end of the decade. With 4 great tracks and some filler, this is one that can easily be skipped, the good tracks show up in better form in the decade end collection and the live album.
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Tyketto - Don't Come Easy |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: August 4, 2019 at 20:25 |
| Killer hair metal debut for TYKETTO back in the early 90s that i had the chance of buying in vinyl when it came out and spinned it a lot!excellent sound,warm vocals and remarkable songwriting is offered asusual in such releases,along with a crystal clear production by Richie Zito!"forever young" had always been a classic of that era
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Teenage Casket Company - Still Standing |
| From: CC |
Date: August 2, 2019 at 19:19 |
| This album is probably the closest to what Rob would later do with Midnite City. Some great tunes on this one. The song "Girl" is actually a cover of the Erik Turner/Jesse Harte song that was on Eriks Demos for diehards CD.
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Hardline - Life |
| From: Rob Rocker |
Date: August 2, 2019 at 17:08 |
| I enjoyed the last 2 Hardline CD's, but ultimately they were forgettable, Del Vecchio is a "good" songwriter (but not great) and he spreads himself too thin with all his Frontiers contributions. This new CD seems to be an improvement, it's a little more "driving"/guitar orientated (which might be due to the new guitar player Percudani having some writing credits?). Gioeli is still a powerhouse vocalist and that also helps elevate moderate material. IMO, the song/single "Take A Chance" is the best thing the modern line-up has released. Is "Life" as good as Double Eclipse?, no, better than the last 2 Cd's?, definitely. Favorite songs 1,2,3,7,11.
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Marion Raven - Set Me Free |
| From: CC |
Date: July 31, 2019 at 23:32 |
| Set me free might seem a bit of a weird second album at first glance because there are a lot of the same songs on this as were on her first album, but if you do a little research you will find out that after the Atlantic records deal went sour, Marion moved to a lesser label and wanted to re-record some of the songs from the debut. You can hear the differences between both versions, so if you can pick either up cheap enough its worthwhile. Just a shame she returned to her earlier pop roots after this one.
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Adam Bomb - Get Animal 1 |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: July 31, 2019 at 11:58 |
| very good release once again for ADAM BOMB ,a great oldschool hard rocker that is still around doing his street thing!always with a glam rock approach ,the songs are remarkable but not with such big hooks that would give him a hit !"im on it","hey hey nothin","countdown" are the standout songs i think
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The End Machine - The End Machine |
| From: gooup |
Date: July 29, 2019 at 17:43 |
| A whole lotta “meh” for me on this one. No hooks, nothing memorable. Maybe it’ll grow on me.
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Strangeways - Walk in the Fire |
| From: petermexico13 |
Date: July 27, 2019 at 17:48 |
| AOR PERFECTION!! No hay palabras que puedan describir la magia que se siente al escuchar una obra de esta calidad, los descubrí por accidente en 1990 y quedé fascinado por el sonido y la tremenda interpretación de Terry Brock, es difícil comprender como obras maestras como este disco, no hayan trascendido a la par de su calidad. Existen buenas reediciones de este sus otro 2 trabajos de los 80 y vale la pena tenerlos si te gusta el Rock 100% sonido 80s buscando bandas del nivel de Journey o Survivor, todas las canciones son buenas, habiendo 3 ó 4 joyas que son imperdibles.
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Bonfire - Pearls |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: July 26, 2019 at 17:34 |
| excellent release for BONFIRE and what a great idea that David Reece sings all classics in altered editions !the band is in great condition and its performance is outstanding!nothing new ,but well delivered hard rock music dont bother me at all
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Strangeways - Walk in the Fire |
| From: Eric3 |
Date: July 26, 2019 at 0:44 |
| The production on this is absolutely exquisite. The reverb on the vocals, the HUGE snare drum sound, the way the keyboards dance subtly in the mix...just awesome.
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Heart - Bad Animals |
| From: edwithmj |
Date: July 25, 2019 at 15:20 |
| Probably my favourite Heart album. I especially like Who Will You Run To, Alone (two great melodic tracks with nice keyboards), There's The Girl and You Ain't So Tough. My favourite would have to be Easy Target with great catchy vocals and rhythms.
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Aerosmith - Rocks Donington |
| From: CC |
Date: July 24, 2019 at 12:29 |
| Apparently the world does not already have enough Aerosmith live albums or compilations. Please can we have about 100 more. (does sarcasm work on the internet?)
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Riot - Thundersteel |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: July 23, 2019 at 15:55 |
| absolut heavy metal masterpiece for the mighty RIOT and for us fans who bought it when it was out it was obvious that JUDAS PRIEST listened to it before they made Painkiller !flawless from start to finish with howling guitars and vocals ,amazing songwriting and a perfect performance from every aspect , Thundersteel got its place in the heavy metal history !all the songs are excellent and still sound fresh &extremely electric!essential
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Kenny McGee's Disease - KMD |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: July 23, 2019 at 15:25 |
| pretty good release for Kenny Mc Gee and his band performing hard rock music without a certain edge and not so electric as his previous ones!of course his talent is obvious and there are some fine hooks in songs like "marie" and "comfort me" ,but overall KMD could be better and stronger
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Ted Nugent - The Music Made Me Do It |
| From: Doug |
Date: July 22, 2019 at 21:57 |
| The title track is decent. The rest? When he does not partner with Derek St. Holmes, Ted loses a lot of luster, in my opinion. When it's just him, well Ted becomes Ted.
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Bonfire - Branded |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: July 22, 2019 at 16:54 |
| very good album for the mighty BONFIRE and you cant expect something more from a band that is delivering for 3 decades now!always faithful to their sound&approach Branded will satisfy die hard fans ,as all the basics are present!"deadly contradiction","crazy" and "let it grow" are the standout songs!always good hearing from them
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Loverboy - Keep It Up |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: July 20, 2019 at 5:54 |
| excellent release once again for LOVERBOY with a massive sound ,great catchy songs and amazing performance by all members!from the first listen you realiz that these guys were having aa great time and that is delivered to you!"it s never easy",'one side love affair","hot girls in love","prime of your life" are fine songs indeed!
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Kick Axe - Vices |
| From: dalelammers@att.ne |
Date: July 20, 2019 at 0:41 |
| An absolute masterpiece. Totally unique. There was never an album like it before and never since.
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King Kobra - Hollywood Trash |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: July 19, 2019 at 12:08 |
| i m agree with the majority of the comments.this album is weak and sound strange.in this ocean of mediocrity ,there is sometimes some fine moments.but they are very rare.
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King Kobra - Hollywood Trash |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: July 19, 2019 at 10:38 |
| pretty good release for KING KOBRA performing hard rock music in a more complicated approach and with Kelly s vocal lines not being raw and energetic but more mellow and deep!you ll probably need a few spins to get into it and find some interesting moments and hooks but not anything blowminding!"hollywood trash","do it","freedom" are fine songs
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Scorpions - Return To Forever |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: July 18, 2019 at 17:56 |
| last sunday i was at the musilac festival in aix les bains for the scorpion s show, we were 30 000 fans.ok it was exactly the same show than last year for the pérouges festival,but what pleasure.a scorpion s concert is a very rare and very extraordinary moment.i confirm scorpions is the best hard rock band of the history!!!!!
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Jimmy Waldo and Steven Rosen - Voices from the Past |
| From: MetalllianStallion |
Date: July 18, 2019 at 3:26 |
| This one flew under most people's radar last year with limited promotion as I finally got around to giving this double cd a listen. ‘Voices From the Past’ was stashed away for years in boxes of DATs,reel-to-reels, hard drives, cassettes in Waldo’s garage. They where dusted off and remastered by JK Northrup. Rosen and Waldo who was a member in a hand full of second tier bands (New England, Alcatrazz) teamed up as a writer duo for other AOR/HR artists back in the 80's heyday. It's hit and miss as I dug the JSS track and wished he had a couple more songs, and on the other side of the coin I wished for less tracks by Mona Moore ( Is that Traci Lords old stage name?) Ain't No Honor) Among Thieves Billy Trudell reminds me a bit of John Elefante's voice. Steve Plunkett (Autograph) has a pretty good couple tracks.'The Other Side' Jamie St. James ( Black N Blue) ain't bad either. This release could be cut down to one album to sift out the obscure gems during this slice of time. Worth a listen.
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Whitesnake - Flesh And Blood |
| From: MetalllianStallion |
Date: July 18, 2019 at 2:10 |
| @aTomiK- There hasn't been a new comment on this site for 3 weeks, so that explains only 3 # ratings. Many of the regulars are dropping like flies in the last decade as I would guess there are 30+ regulars for reviews now. As far as this Whitesnake release being a "MONSTER", that's a little too strong of a word IMO. What would you call the (1987) self-titled album, a 'Mega Monster'? For me as this release is better than the last couple WS albums but they are missing Doug Aldrich on guitar. Coverdale has been having issues with his voice which is understandable at his age (67).That is actually younger that I thought with his history in 70's bands Deep Purple,ect. as he was technically going on middle age when his band broke big in the late 80's.Don Dokken is only a year younger(66). This album has a feel of 1984's "Slide It In" with the exception of "Gonna Be Alright" which has a glimmer of the (1987) S/T. Like my Hardline review , this one is good for today with a dying 80's breed.
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Whitesnake - Forevermore |
| From: MetalllianStallion |
Date: July 18, 2019 at 2:08 |
| @aTomiK- There hasn't been a new comment on this site for 3 weeks, so that explains only 3 # ratings. Many of the regulars are dropping like flies in the last decade as I would guess there are 30+ regulars for reviews now. As far as this Whitesnake release being a "MONSTER", that's a little too strong of a word IMO. What would you call the (1987) self-titled album, a 'Mega Monster'? For me as this release is better than the last couple WS albums but they are missing Doug Aldrich on guitar. Coverdale has been having issues with his voice which is understandable at his age (67).That is actually younger that I thought with his history in 70's bands Deep Purple,ect. as he was technically going on middle age when his band broke big in the late 80's.Don Dokken is only a year younger(66). This album has a feel of 1984's "Slide It In" with the exception of "Gonna Be Alright" which has a glimmer of the (1987) S/T. Like my Hardline review , this one is good for today with a dying 80's breed.
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Victory - Culture Killed the Native |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: June 26, 2019 at 8:53 |
| absolut hardrock perfection for VICTORY with this album!flawless from start to finish with all songs being in the same level and with EVERY tune being remarkable!Fernando s vocals are outstanding and Culture Killed The Native is among the best around even back in 89
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Wildheart - No Love |
| From: CC |
Date: June 24, 2019 at 19:42 |
| I have no idea what this band is like but the singers name is 'Farty'? What the actual fuck?
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Whitesnake - Flesh And Blood |
| From: aTomiK |
Date: June 24, 2019 at 11:12 |
| What a monster release but only three ratings so far? Shame on you HH people. 11 great/very good tracks and only four (6-8&15) bit weaker songs but DC was right, no filler in sight. Amazing band and you need to appreciate all the different styles on offer here. If you can´t do it, too bad. Once again old school is the best school when it comes to hard rock!
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Electric Mary - Mother |
| From: juan carlos |
Date: June 22, 2019 at 12:10 |
Average Bluesy Hard Rock. Good production/riffs/vibe, the songs are nothing new to offer but if you don't worried about that well, you could have fun with this band. not bad at all.  75/100 :-D
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Triangle - Raw Feed |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: June 22, 2019 at 5:15 |
| impressive 2nd release for TRIANGLE ,a band that somehow has a unique style of 90 s hard rock combining many styles and its sound is similar to LOVE HATE s when it come to rockers but similar to hair bands when it comes to ballads!not cheasy at all ,but extemely hard rockin with fine hooks and interesting lines along with excellent musicianship!wow great stuff indeed
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Tributes - Welcome to the Jungle: A Tribute to Guns N Roses |
| From: CC |
Date: June 21, 2019 at 17:06 |
| One thing that was always wrong on the CD liner notes for some reason was the version of Patience was not John Corabi, but Jani Lane on vocals. John was once asked about his version of Patience and he said he never ever recorded a version. If you listen to it, you can hear it is Jani despite the more laid back delivery.
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Crusher - In Heat |
| From: juan carlos |
Date: June 21, 2019 at 15:40 |
| Average Sleazy Hard Rock in my opinion. Bad singer but it doesn't matter at all in this case, there's some kind of attitude in certain songs and cool chorus/riffs in 'Sweet Sugar' or the ballad 'Hard to Say Goodbye' but just that. Not recommended at all. 70/100
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Battery Park - Control |
| From: juan carlos |
Date: June 20, 2019 at 22:33 |
| Certainly 'COLLAPSING' is a great song indeed but the whole album is pretty average IMHO. Average Modern grungy Hard Rock in my book, good production, and some cool solos and riffs though. 75/100
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Donnie Vie - Beautiful Things |
| From: CC |
Date: June 20, 2019 at 15:50 |
| Easily the best solo work he has ever done. Not a single bad song on this one. More EZN than their most recent album.
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Sammy Hagar and The Circle - Space Between |
| From: Doug |
Date: June 20, 2019 at 13:33 |
| Nothing earth-shattering here, but I dig this band. I like tracks 8 & 9. IMO, Sammy should be in the RRHOF as a solo artist. His career has been phenomenal.
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Viana - Forever Free |
| From: Pee Dee |
Date: June 20, 2019 at 7:05 |
| A slight change of style from the debut in favor of rich, soaring, killer harmonies and relentlessly infectious melodies. It probably won't be appreciated by fans of the hard rock and metal genres, but for us AORsters, this is a dream come true. Top picks - Forever Free, Friday Night, We Can't Choose, and I Wanna Tell You - but they're all amazing tracks. A completely consistent AOR album with great vocals from Bryan Cole. Highly recommended.
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Whitesnake - Flesh And Blood |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 14:30 |
| Whitesnake is a the monster in the hard rock history.'good to be bad' is an exceptional record,when i listen it i ve the feeling to listen a whitesnake best of.'forevermore' is so an excellent album.for 'flesh and blood' david coverdale says 'only killer,no filler'.hey david it s a joke or what?you are very presomptuous ,for make short you re wrong.i ve the japan import with 14 songs.on 14 songs there is 6!!!!! big fillers.track 2 a strange song not melodic.track 8 good music but the choruse is very very weak.track 11 a speed song very very average with a poor guitar solo.track 12 a very poor ballad absoluty no interest and track 13 an horrible song ,a nightmare.track 14 is an acoustic version of the horrible track 12.stay only 8 good songs..tracks 1 and 3 are somme very good hard rock songs tracks 4,7 and 9 have a super choruse, track 5 and 6 are some good aor songs.the best song is track 10'heart of stone'.this song is extraordinary,it s a monument.8 good songs,6 bad songs it s limit
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Vinnie Moore - To the Core |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 8:42 |
| Good stuff but not as impressive as his previous works in my opinion.
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Vinnie Moore - Defying Gravity |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 8:40 |
| Another one very good album from Vinman. It comes closer to Joe Satriani style than before.
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Vinnie Moore - The Maze |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 8:38 |
| We can find Vinnie Moore's back to neoclassical stuff with some proggressive elements here. This is my second favourite Vinman's album.
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Vinnie Moore - Out of Nowhere |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 8:27 |
| Strong, enjoyable CD form Vinnie Moore, as always. This time in a little more nostalgic/sad mood. More blues, less neoclassical stuff here.
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Vinnie Moore - Meltdown |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 8:25 |
| This CD is no less / no more instrumental melodic hard rock. Very good one!
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Vinnie Moore - Time Odyssey |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 8:23 |
| Vinnie Moore never dissapoints me. Really good stuff in neoclassical vein!
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Vinnie Moore - Mind´s Eye |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 8:21 |
| One of the best instrumental guitar albums ever to be sure! I can listen to it over and over again.
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Vindictiv - Cage of Infinity |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 8:18 |
| Unfortunately Lindholm's band goes to simplier heavy/power metal here. Not as good as two previous albums but still worth listen to.
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Vindictiv - Ground Zero |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 8:15 |
| I became a Vindictive's big fan with their debut album. Their second effort is in fact simillar but it goes a little bit in power metal direction. We've still got excellent Goran Edman vocals here so you can expect classy and melodic stuff here as well.
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Conception - Parallel Minds |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 8:12 |
| Don't be fooled with a cover, it's very very good album! If you like Yngwie Malmsteen's stuff from early 90's and you dig Dream Theater's 'Images And Words' or Fates Warning's 'Parallels', you should love this CD. It's melodic proggressive metal with some neoclassical feeling.
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Vindictiv - Vindictiv |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 8:07 |
| Excellent stuff, very melodic neoclassical proggressive metal. Sounds like mix of Yngwie Malmsteen's 'Fire And Ice' and Dream Theater's 'Images And Words'.
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Ratt - Infestation |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 8:02 |
| Relly, really good release.
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Danger Angel - Danger Angel |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 7:59 |
| The 80's feel in 2010. Danger Angel's first album still remains their best one in my opinion. Check it if you don't know it yet.
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Sora - Desire And Truth |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 7:55 |
| This CD is just excellent! Melodic hard rock of the 80's with some 70's feel as well.
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Charlotte - Medusa Groove |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 7:53 |
| Great White with some The Doors flavour. Excellent bluesy hard rock. One of the best releases you could find in 2010.
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Steel Panther - Balls Out |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 7:50 |
| My favourite Steel Panther's album, probably because of guitar riff from '17 Girls in a Row'...
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H.E.A.T. - Freedom Rock |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 7:39 |
| The only H.e.a.t album I have not bought (yet). 'Danger Road' is one of their best songs anyway.
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H.E.A.T. - H.E.A.T. |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 7:37 |
| Killer album! Buy it when it's still possible to do it!
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H.E.A.T. - Address the Nation |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 7:32 |
| No fillers here! Extremely melodic stuff for all hard rock and AOR lovers.
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Joe Satriani - Unstoppable Momentum |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 7:28 |
| Pretty good album. Whenever I'm starting to think Satriani could not to surprise me it turns out that I was wrong. 'Cant't Go Back' is the best song here (IMO of course).
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Joe Satriani - Strange Beautiful Music |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 7:18 |
| After many years of playing guitar, Joe Satriani does a job and does it well. Best moments are 'Oriental Melody', 'Belly Dancer' and 'What Breaks A Heart'.
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Joe Satriani - The Extremist |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 7:15 |
| Amazing stuff, a first league of guitar art. One of my favourite albums.
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Osukaru - House of Mirrors |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 7:07 |
| Probably their best CD to date. Really good AOR / melodic hard rock mix.
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Robert Rodrigo Band - Living For Louder |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 7:06 |
| Brilliant Rodrigo's guitarcraft with brilliant Gioeli's voice. I could listen the title track in a loop for ages!
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Graveyard - Peace |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 7:03 |
| Definitely one of the best classic hard rock releases of 2018. A Must have.
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Seventh Wonder - The Great Escape |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 7:01 |
| Stylistically a continuation of what Seventh Wonder presented on 'Waiting In The Wings' and 'Mercy Falls'. For me it has already become a classic.
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Seventh Wonder - Mercy Falls |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 6:59 |
One of the best releases in melodic progressive metal ever - you can buy it blindly! 
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Seventh Wonder - Waiting in the Wings |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 6:56 |
| A huge progress since their debut album. In my opinion Seventh Wonder's advance to first league of prog metal.
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Seventh Wonder - Tiara |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 6:54 |
| They did it, it's their fourth excellent work in a row! I agree in 100% with Harald's opinion. One of my favourite bands ever,
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Greta Van Fleet - From the Fires |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 6:50 |
| Thanks to this band and this CD I started to like Led Zeppelin too Don't listen to haters, just give a chance to Greta Van Fleet!
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The Darkness - Last Of Our Kind |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 6:44 |
| Not a fan of their previous works but this one is really excellent. Mix of classic Def Leppard with The Cult and some Queen flavour. Very melodic album with solid guitar solos, really worth listening to.
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Accept - Blind Rage |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 6:39 |
| Very good CD, my Accept's favourite to be honest. It would be better without the first track however.
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Steel Velvet - Chwila |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 19, 2019 at 6:20 |
| Quality melodic stuff for fans of Whitesnake (1987 era), Deep Purple (Perfect Strangers era) or Dokken but the most of similarities goes to Trouble Tribe and Polish bands like IRA and Kramer. Full tracks are available to listen on YouTube
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38 Special - Strength in Numbers |
| From: edwithmj |
Date: June 18, 2019 at 18:25 |
| My least favourite 38 Special album. We have a tired band playing the same formula of songs again - except this time, it doesn't work too well. The first two songs are decent enough but sound very similar and then the album slips further into mediocrity. For fans of Van Zant's vocals, he only sings on the final two songs, which I'd say improve the album towards the end if you can sit through the album patiently. It's understandable why Don Barnes wanted to leave after this one and why the band needed some new blood with Max Carl for the next two albums. My favourites are Somebody Like You and Never Give an Inch.
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Ratt - Ratt and Roll 8191 |
| From: edwithmj |
Date: June 18, 2019 at 18:14 |
| I agree with Doghouse. Far too much Detonator is on here. The only tracks worth having from it are Hard Time and Lovin' You's a Dirty Job. Detonator is Ratt going commercial in order to get more sales. I like commercial, but most of the songs are garbage; Ratt should've stuck to the formula on the first three albums. The only song from Reach for the Sky that should be on here is I Want a Woman; Way Cool Jr is lyrically and musically horrendous. I know this is a singles release but Dance and Body Talk from Dancing Undercover are awful choices. What about 7th Avenue, Looking For Love, Enough is Enough and Drive Me Crazy? As for Invasion, I would've preferred You Should Know By Now, Between The Eyes and Dangerous But Worth The Risk. THAT would be my Ratt compilation.
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Molly Hatchet - Warriors of the Rainbow Bridge |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: June 18, 2019 at 13:47 |
| today one friend of mine in lyon, phone me cause he knows that i m an absolute fan of molly hatchet.he tell me a very sad news, phil mc cormack died april 27 2019.he had a heart attack.phil mc cormack was a very nice boy.i ve had the chance and the honor to speak with him december 21 2019 in villeurbanne before their last concert in europe.he says to me that he was very tired and his dream is to take the plane tomorrow to come back in jacksonville for the chrismas holliday with his family.he had autographied my cd s booklett and take two pictures with me.R I P my friend.
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The Bridge - Demo |
| From: gooup |
Date: June 18, 2019 at 13:05 |
| There are three bonus tracks not listed here: Down to You Change of Heart Tomorrow
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Winger - Winger |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: June 18, 2019 at 6:42 |
| Brilliant album, guitar solos taken alone are amazing. One of the most technical skilled band among the 80's melodic hard rock bands.
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