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Sturm Und Drang - Graduation Day |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: May 24, 2013 at 9:14 |
| receive this record yesterday directly from japan.hum i m not totally agree with jez,even if i think that this album is very great and i will keep it in my collection.first it s absoluty essential to buy this cd in japan import ,cause there a fantastic bonus track (n°11 "hysteria".this hit could be played twenty times by day on radio.no problem.two fillers ,track 2 and 6.these songs are very average and have no interest.the production could be better that s weird cause the sound of the drums is excellent but the guitars are not enough strongs too much withdrawal.the ten others songs are a collection of hits.the main force of this record is the choruses.all hooked you immediatly and stay in your brain.the music of sturm und drang is a mix of dance music,variety,aor and heavy metal with a modern touch.my wife says "what s that ?that s not hard rock"my son ,he is 20 says "wow dad this cd is a bomb"ok with them this record is for radios who play rock n roll for the new generation.love it
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Girlschool - 21st Anniversary: Not That Innocent |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: May 24, 2013 at 3:58 |
| the "aor " community doesnt seem to bother about GIRLSCHOOL as i can see from the zero comments on this one!well let me tell you that this high quality hard rock music in their unique straight ,raw but catchy way!i feel blessed that i caught them live once in my life and i suggest to all new bands who think they re sleaze to listen how these ladies rock n roll!"comin my way" ,"mad mad sister" and "hooked " are the highlights!
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Vega - What The Hell! |
| From: the rocker |
Date: May 23, 2013 at 20:21 |
| To me ,that's not saying much. This band does nothing for me.
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Mitch Malloy - Shine |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 23, 2013 at 19:13 |
Not mellow but neither an extremely Hard Rocking/AORing one,i quite liked it though especially the tracks "Never Give Up On You" & "Shadow In The Dark" that are the best cuts in here and bring some essence of his debut album one way or another...opening track "You Lift Me" it can lift you good surely!,"It's About Love","Love Made A Liar Out Of Me"(catchy),"Save Me"(rocks!),"Love's Own Hand" & "When I Try" are also pretty worth ones too...recommended stuff...85/100 
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Mitch Malloy - Ceilings and Walls |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 23, 2013 at 19:07 |
A step down after his marvellous debut but not a bad release though,just a mellow one with pretty nice songs all over in the shape of "This Time","Tumbling Down","How Bout Us"(cover),"Where Love Is No Stranger","How Fast Forever Goes"(ufff,nice,nice),"Say Whatevers In Your Heart"(catchy),"Time Stands Still"(beautiful song)& "Ceillings & Walls"(beautiful song)...i'd recommended this album for relaxing moments...84/100 
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Steve Vai - Flexable |
| From: Leykis101 |
Date: May 23, 2013 at 15:30 |
| I mean cant you tell by the song titles how influenced he was by a certain someone on this album??? Little Green Men?? come on people, do the math on this one.
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Steve Vai - Flexable |
| From: Leykis101 |
Date: May 23, 2013 at 15:29 |
| Well he did record this one for himself, this was him learning how to be a knob tweaker at The Utility Muffin Research Kitchen, which is the studio built onto Frank Zappas house, I am not sure, but if I remember what I read right, nobody helped him do anything on this album, everything was done by him, from engineering, to producing, onto playing all the instruments, this was a 100% Steve Vai only album, but I could be wrong.
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Saga - Worlds Apart |
| From: Leykis101 |
Date: May 23, 2013 at 14:44 |
| I guess Saga's one and only reach into mainstream, and a marvelous job they did at it, but it wasnt for them, and they went back to doing shit they enjoy doing, and they new their fans would rather them to Saga style shit, not MTV style shit.
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Charing Cross - We Are... |
| From: Leykis101 |
Date: May 23, 2013 at 13:11 |
| OMG, let me say this to get it out of the way, this entire disc is a pretty solid accomplishment, very good quality rock here, but once you hear the 1st song, Final Day, that is as good as it gets, imo that is one of the most killer rock songs ever written, to me it summarizes everything I love about Rock\Metal, the guitar riff in it is just fucking awesome, the flow of the song, the chorus, it is just the perfect song, I dont believe they can ever out do this song, but enjoy it, cause once you hear the lead track, the rest of the album just cant keep up, my advice, buy the disc, start listening on track 2, and when it finishes, let it loop around to play track 1, that way you will get to enjoy the whole album, and not just be ass fucked right off the bat by it, regardless, Final Day is worth the price of the disc 5X over, BUY IT!!
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Dynazty - Knock You Down |
| From: Leykis101 |
Date: May 23, 2013 at 12:52 |
| This is far and away my favorite Dynazty disc, you should get this at all costs, for my money, it doesnt get any better then New Sensation
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Jaded Heart - Trust |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: May 23, 2013 at 11:51 |
| an other exeptionnal jaded heart realise.forget the three fillers (track 6.9.10)the ten others songs are a wet dream for all fans of melodic hard rock.mickael bormann is a fantastic singer (one of the best).this record is well produce and the songs hooked you immediatly.jaded heart play a smart and irresistible hard f m.in this time (bormann period) jaded heart was one of the best european hard rock band.
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Mitch Malloy - Faith |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 22, 2013 at 20:50 |
| With a bit of a modern sound touch in the music Malloy presented this effort...pleasant release may i say???...well...is quite dull if u compare it with his early stuff(miles away 2 be honest)but yes,a pleasant record is fair enough..."You Can't Fool God","Amen"(nice),"You Lift Me"(nice & catchy),"Save Me","I Believe" & "God Given Love" are in my book...80/100
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Mitch Malloy - II |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 22, 2013 at 20:45 |
| Rescuing some old AOR essence of his early albums come this "II" release by Malloy!!! ...faves o' mine are "I'm The One","Falling To Pieces","I Don't Know How","Take It All"(nice)& "What I Miss"...really a goodie one 2 have in your collection...87/100
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Stevie Salas - Stevie Salas Colorcode |
| From: CC |
Date: May 22, 2013 at 17:50 |
| Eh? this album has already been on this site for something like 10 years already http://www.heavyharmonies.com/cgi-bin/glamcd.cgi?BandNum=2182&CDName=Stevie+Salas+Colorcode
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Damn Yankees - Don't Tread |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: May 22, 2013 at 12:19 |
| exactly like their first album,a super class hard u s record with two fillers (track 5 and 7),some extraordinary,emotional and mighty ballads and some fantastic hard rock songs (with little touches of rock n roll and southern rock).if their first effort is at your taste don t miss their second realise.an american classic hard rock record.
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Stevie Salas - Stevie Salas Colorcode |
| From: Reverend Mayhem |
Date: May 22, 2013 at 9:29 |
| This debut solo offering from the widely used sideman is okay -- some decent club-style Funk Rock reflective of the times (late '80s / early '90s). I got it when it first came out after reading a bunch of hype about him in Guitar Player magazine. It turns out Stevie is a capable player with mad groove skilz -- it's just too bad he didn't have the sense to hire a decent singer because his vocals are terrible. And the songs are just kinda lackluster, writing-wise -- the standout tune is for me is "Blind" with it's catchy chicken scratchin' guitar riff and deep groove. However, someone must've been asleep at the mixing board -- to my ears, there's a lack of bottom-end and overabundance of kick drum throughout the album. Stevie's later discs (especially with TM Stevens) are much better, and his work with Sass Jordan is aces. 60 / 100
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Scorpions - Taken By Force |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: May 22, 2013 at 7:54 |
| pretty good release by SCORPIONS back in 77 and the last with Roth in guitars!there is a certain 70 s vibe of course and the musicianship is really excellent ,though i d like the songs to be not so complicated and more catchy!all the songs have some moments and especially "the sails of charon","i ve got to be free" and "born to touch your feelings"!good stuff
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Gary Moore - Dirty Fingers |
| From: Japangea |
Date: May 22, 2013 at 0:49 |
| This is not with Gary on vocals but with Charlie Hugn.Maybe one of Charlie's best works together with Victory's brilliant debut and "Hungry Hearts".
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24K - Pure |
| From: Ydol eM |
Date: May 21, 2013 at 16:42 |
| Surely not pure gold, "only" agreeable hard aor rock. The album represents a head-on collision between both members' groups - Von Groove and Naro. I sometimes feel taste of Scorpions or MSG on one side and Reo Speedwagon on the other side of the coin. The album could have been excellent because both songs and the singer have potentiality but the production is rather flat and knocks down the standard of the whole album. And that's a pity. 75/100.
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Damn Yankees - Damn Yankees |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: May 21, 2013 at 12:12 |
| a super record from a super group.this band is a dream team.ok nevertheless two fillers track 5 and 10,but the rest wow it s super class hard u s with little touches of southern rock.this album is varied with some beautiful and epic ballads.it s a classic record of american hard rock.
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Mind Bomb - Mind Bomb |
| From: Mace |
Date: May 21, 2013 at 5:38 |
| I must be listening to a different album to the other reviewers. This is industrial hard rock with some hair metal song structures. Reminds me a lot of the Shotgun Messiah "Violent New Breed" album. If you liked that album I reckon you will like this.
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The Dan Reed Network - Breathless |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 20, 2013 at 16:26 |
If you like Prince then this Ep will be a wet dream 4 ya!!!...totally influenced by the "Purple Rain" man and is not something outta place because he was a hot spot at that moment everywhere...the best shot for me in here is "Eye On You",tracks 2 & 3 are also goodie ones...Hi-Tech AOR?,Funk Rock?...nope!!!...just funk pop that it  .70/100...quite enjoyable if u dig this type of "noise"....
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Jaded Heart - Mystery Eyes |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: May 20, 2013 at 10:25 |
| like always with jaded heart (bormann period) no deception.a very solid and very consistant german hard f m.killer record only good songs with the charismatic and mighty michael bormann on vocals.i recommand the very rare european reissue with three bonus tracks (all excellent like the rest).
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Quireboys - A Bit of What You Fancy |
| From: Buitre |
Date: May 20, 2013 at 5:00 |
| I bought this one due to the song "Hey You" but back then I didn't dig it too much. Now, almost 15 years later, it turned out to be one of the cd's I play the most. But I can´t consider it Glam or Sleazy, for me it's dirty rock 'n roll with a bluesy touch. 87/100
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Ron Bolton Band - Rob Bolton Band |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 19, 2013 at 17:23 |
| Pomp AOR at moments,yes Jez,this is a great little album indeed ...the sound quality is pretty average as it seemed the album was transferred from vinyl to CD...tracks 1,2(nice),3,5,6(probably the best cut in here IMO),7(nice) & 10 are in my book of goodies...it's good 2 have this album 4 sure...80/100
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Tour de Force - Unreleased |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 19, 2013 at 17:03 |
| Last album known by TDF...a lot better than the self titled but still it doesn't beat the unbeatable "World On Fire" of '96...a lot of goodies in the shape of tracks 2,3,4(nice mid tempo),5,7,8,9,10,12 & 13...enjoyable to say the least about this effort.84/100
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Tour de Force - Tour de Force |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 19, 2013 at 16:58 |
| Yeah Dan you're right this has nothing 2 do with the band's best effort that is "World On Fire" of '96...good and average is the best way 2 describe this album..."Flesh","Perfect Lover","Watercolor"(nice solid softy),"Shattered Dreams","Mainstreet","Push"(rocks good!)& "Say Goodbye" are the ones for me in here...75/100
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The Fuzz Drivers - The Fuzz Drivers |
| From: Reverend Mayhem |
Date: May 18, 2013 at 17:23 |
| Pretty cool little album, here. Not sure I get the "Southern Rock" categorization -- what I hear is some bluesy boogie melded with modern Stoner Rock and some energetic flourishes. Sounds like an updated Garage Rock version of Blue Cheer (considering the modern "lo-fi" production), especially the singer -- or maybe even a more melodic Atomic Bitchwax blended with Tora Tora. Cool riffage and grooving, with some nice melodies and harmonic touches throughout, especially "Carved Time," "Mama Told You" and "Into The Sun." Even some up-tempo jamming on "The Poet and The Thief." I was surprised to learn they're Portuguese -- no hints of an accent anywhere. If you're looking for a change from the same ol' Glam / Sleaze / Hard Rock rut, give this a listen all the way through -- it'll grow on you. 90 / 100
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Baron Rojo - Volumen Brutal (English Version) |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 18, 2013 at 13:19 |
| The Spanish version is as good as this one and as far as i know both ones were recorded in England...the band had the opportunity to play at The Reading Festival over there with the likes of M.S.G.,Iron Maiden,Gary Moore and others..."You're Telling Me","Isolation Ward","Flowers Of Evil"...good hard rocking stuff made ala española!!!.90/100
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Baron Rojo - Baron Al Rojo Vivo |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 18, 2013 at 13:12 |
| Classic Baron Rojo live album!!!...this spanish act is well known and respected in Venezuela(my country)and vice versa for the same band itself as it was the first South American country where they played successfully outside their homeland(in 1982 to be exact)...here,a bunch of great songs,the so far best ones of the band at that time..."Con Botas Sucias"(with dirty boots),"Resistire"(i will resist)"Buenos Aires"(with a very powerfull drum solo courtesy of Mr Calabria) and so on...recommended stuff indeed...100/100
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Extreme - Pornograffitti |
| From: Reverend Mayhem |
Date: May 18, 2013 at 9:09 |
| After thirteen years this remains one of my Desert Island Discs -- it's simply that good. No one did high-energy, funkified Party Metal better than on this release. All the fun, whoop-it-up-and-have-a-grand-ol'-time elements that early Van Halen brought to the hard rock scene are combined with frenetic, balls-out flash and shake-your-ass funky grooves. Nuno Bettencourt is the primary sound engine, playing his ass off via mean riffs and blistering runs that established him as a shredder to contend with, alongside Gary Cherone's fantastic Hagar-like vocal performance. One great song after another. These fuckers can flat-out play, and the deep harmonies add extra kick to the spicy ingredients. The only faults: "When I First Kissed You" is an out-of-place track, and at times a funkier bass player might be nice. Sure, this disc may sound dated by today's standards, but the same could be said for most of the material found here at HH. It never goes out of style in my household. 98 / 100
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Dio - Magica |
| From: Wardy |
Date: May 18, 2013 at 5:52 |
| EDIT - Sorry that should read; ... 'Magica' stands as one of DIO's most MISUNDERSTOOD & underrated releases!
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Dio - Magica |
| From: Wardy |
Date: May 18, 2013 at 5:49 |
| After a swag of borderline releases from DIO Magica was not only a step in the right direction but an achievement in itself, & stands as one of DIO's most understood & underrated releases! Granted its on the slow side but its gets no more epic than opener Lord Of The Last Day \m/ in which of course DIO's vocal delivery is sublime! Elsewhere Fever Dreams and Turn To Stone deliver a swag of meaty riffs not surprising neither actually have the fastest legs but are attitude intact! Losing My Insanity gets up some more the tunes classy and the ballad As Long As It's Not About Love is a beauty! Overall this is an album best absorbed when listening from start to finish but most the tunes stand alone regardless, no easy task. Coulda done without the over indulgent story reading at albums end yet it shows the confidence RJD had in this release & sad Magica II & III weren't completed before his passing. A departure perhaps but an extremely worthy addition to any DIO collection! A solid rating 8
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Europe - Secret Society |
| From: Wardy |
Date: May 18, 2013 at 4:13 |
| SS remains my favorite Europe release since their reformation & while appreciate the dislikes for their new approach, personally think of all the reformations Europe are getting things more right than any! There's still plenty magic melody and quality of old behind their recent material, albeit soaked in modern sounds & whatnot. Darn glad for it too while I was quite the admirer of classic era Europe it's here where they hit their second home run. Rockers AlwaysThePretender & ForeverTravelling, the ballads MothersSon & WishICouldBelieve are sensational performances by a band knowing its strengths and place in modern music. HumanAfterAll & LetTheChildrenPlay probably the closest to old Europe yet both sounding fresh. Even the crazy opener works a treat in its own way. It's all personal taste of course but I've nary a poor word for any of the recent Europe releases, find each a wonderful listening experience & beautifully executed by all (Joey a magnificent vocal in his later years) 9
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Europe - Bag Of Bones |
| From: Wardy |
Date: May 18, 2013 at 3:56 |
| This one's a sleeper, misses that instant fix most Europe achieves of late, but Bag Of Bones a few more spins in order to grasp both its heavy leanings toward them blues and its beauty pays handsomely. At times such a departure from the Europe heyday they even warned us by releasing the aptly titled NotSupposedToSingTheBlues. But typically Europe write a darn good tune and BagOfBones is indeed soaked in quality. Opening tune Riches To Rags could easily have been lifted from PrisonersInParadise, it's catchy melodic cool hits a home run for those missing that old school Europeand elsewhere Mercy You Mercy Me also borrows ever so slightly from classic era Europe. But while the remainder of the album leans moreso to what we've heard in recent years, it's that quality that wins us over. The Title Track is beautiful so too is the (standard edition) closer Bring It All Home quite possibly my favorite ballad of the recent albums! Plenty to like here, voice, tunes performances all intact! 8.5
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Skull - No Bones About It |
| From: Leykis101 |
Date: May 17, 2013 at 21:38 |
| I love Dennis St James and wanna hear the video game song so bad, you can hear him on Kuni's cd Fucked Up, Eyes Of A Stranger was a hit that just for whatever reason fell between the cracks, what a fucking awesome song, and a killer cd.
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De Rosso - Lions And Lambs |
| From: Metal T |
Date: May 17, 2013 at 21:27 |
| Don Dokken and George Lynch both lend their talents to this one-that alone for me makes it a 'must have'.'Disappear' with Don on vox and 'Feel the Hope' with George handling the lead guitar duties.Both top shelf contributions.Some good,catchy songs and writing on here:1,2,3 & 8 are solid.Alex De Rosso is a talented cat.Recommended.
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Lita Ford - Stiletto |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: May 17, 2013 at 18:12 |
| Not a huge fan of Lovely Lita, honestly, and once she began relying more on the whole sex-kitten image, the music really suffered. Lots of keyboards, lots of filler tracks. "Hungry," "Stiletto," "Big Gun," "Bad Boy" and "Cherry Red" are all good, if not outstanding, and "Lisa" is a nice ballad. It's too bad "Wake Up Call" and "Outro" couldn't have been worked into a proper song, because they both sport the same great, heavy riff.
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Faith No More - King For a Day Fool for a Lifetime |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: May 17, 2013 at 17:52 |
| I'm not the world's biggest FNM fan, or the reigning expert on their music. I think I picked this tape out of a radio-station prize closet back in '95. It definitely has its enjoyable moments. Some punky tunes like "Get Out," "Diggin' The Grave" and "What A Day." Some lighter, funky moments like "Evidence" and "King For A Day," and a couple thrashier songs as well. Closest thing to a hit would be "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies," but I don't think this was one of the band's more popular albums.
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The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: May 17, 2013 at 15:13 |
| The Black Crowes tried very hard to make sure everyone knew they weren't a metal band playing at southern-rock. Lord knows there were plenty of those in the early '90's (many inspired by the Crowes' success, no doubt). Chris Robinson was constantly trashing the popular hair bands of the day, often by name. In short, they wanted to make it clear they were not a part of that scene in any way whatsoever. Fair enough, as their music is really not metallic at all, with guitars that don't crunch consistently, and piano and organ further smoothing things out. It's southern-rock, but at the time, the band associated with the semi-alternative bands coming out of Georgia at the time, like Drivin' 'n' Cryin'. Very much influenced by the Stones and old R&B, rather than the usual hard-rock touchstones of Aerosmith and Kiss. My favorites would be "Twice As Hard," "Jealous Again," "Sister Luck," "Seein' THings" and "She Talks To Angels." However, I don't care if I never hear "Hard To Handle" again.
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Aerosmith - Pump |
| From: Ydol eM |
Date: May 17, 2013 at 15:00 |
| This album has a good structure of various songs which make a solid piece of good-quality hard rock together. Similar to any of Tesla's album, so a little bluesy, sometimes with southern rock elements. 85/100.
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Extreme - III Sides to Every Story |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: May 17, 2013 at 14:55 |
| Not as heavy or fun as the first two albums, as the band adds strings, more horns, some softer guitar tones, and a big "concept" about something or other. "Warheads," "Rest In Peace," and "Color Me Blind" still retain some swagger, and "Stop The World" and "Am I Ever Gonna Change" are nice mellower moments. As a whole though, the album is just trying to do a little too much.
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Extreme - Pornograffitti |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: May 17, 2013 at 14:51 |
| A lot of people were fooled by the two big singles, and some continue to think Extreme were nothing but a poppy, ballad band. I also remember hearing about people buying this album based on the songs they heard on top-40 radio, hearing "Decadence Dance," and taking it back to the store immediately, feeling grossly misled. Ha ha! Extreme were actually a heavy, funky band with a shredding guitarist and hard grooves for days, and with a generous dose of playful humor. And what of that one REALLY big hit that you can still hear at the dentist office? Hey, "More Than Words" is fun to play on acoustic guitar, and chicks dig it right away (okay, MILF's dig it). It's always been amusing to me, once I figured it out, that a hard-rock band like this managed to score a #1 with a sweet, heartfelt acoustic song about sexual frustration, whose general meaning is "shut up and fuck!"
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Every Mother's Nightmare - Back Traxx |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: May 17, 2013 at 14:33 |
| Putting the mystery to rest, I read an interview with Rick Ruhl where he says these songs were recorded in '94, and were meant to be EMN's third album, but they were dropped by their label. I have no idea how this would have played had it been released in '94 on a major. The band really never got popular enough for the hair-metal connection to be a huge deal, I think, and in any case, by this point, they had shed all traces of that sound. Back Traxx is much closer to their later albums than to the debut. Mid-tempo, very southern, but also kinda heavy in an alternative way. Some songs have what sounds like banjo or mandolin ("Southern Way," "Ride The Train"). Elsewhere, some songs just aren't very memorable, and the mood can get gloomy, and not in a good way. So anyway, Perris came along and slapped a dumb title on it that made it sound like just a bunch of B-sides or something. It's okay, and if you're into this band at all, you're diehard enough to want to at least hear it.
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Bruce Dickinson - Tattooed Millionaire |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: May 17, 2013 at 13:51 |
| People seem to hate this album, I guess because it's not heavy and doesn't sound like Maiden. I kinda thought that was the point of a solo album, really. Anyway, what you get is straight-up, old-school, late-'70's/early-'80's styled hard rock. Some of the harder songs remind me of Y&T in a way. Nothing here is bad, and the album overall, while not being an all-time classic by any means, doesn't deserve all the shit that's been tossed at it. I have the 2002 reissue, with five bonus tracks, including a cover of "Sin City," a live Samson cover ("Ridin' With The Angels"), and easily the album's most striking song, the stark, guitar-and-flute ballad "Darkness Be My Friend."
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Def Leppard - Retro-Active |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: May 17, 2013 at 13:42 |
| I think I bought this in early '94, because it was out, and because I was a fan fo Leppard. It was quickly forgotten, though, and only rarely played after the first couple weeks. In hindsight, I can't believe I was standing there with this tape in one hnd, and Anthrax's Sound Of White Noise in the other, and opted for Retro Active.
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Dangerous Toys - Hellacious Acres |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: May 17, 2013 at 13:30 |
| For what it's worth, I've read where Jason Mcmaster has said Hellacious Acres is his least favorite Dangerous Toys album, due in part to the production of Roy Thomas Baker, saying that they had gotten some really cool tones and sounds in the studio, but which were completely lost in the mixing and mastering. With that in mind, you can tell the guitars don't have the same bite as on the debut, just a bit of a muddier sound overall. The songs are in the same rowdy, high-spirited vein, luckily.
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Damn Yankees - Don't Tread |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: May 17, 2013 at 13:18 |
| All the ingredients that made the first album so enjoyable are still here, but for some reason, the songs themselves just don't seem as strong, even if some are a little heavier in places (but not much). I really like Ted's solo on the title track, which got a lot of AOR airplay in the summer of '92, and the band still managed a top-20 hit with the ballad "Where You Goin' Now" a few months later. Other good tracks are "Mister Please," "Uprising," "Dirty Dog" and "This Side Of Hell."
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Copperhead - Live and Lost |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: May 17, 2013 at 13:08 |
| Ten years later, for the diehards who actually remember this band, came this collection of pretty much everything else that didn't make the debut, plus a few live cuts. You get a real Blackfoot-style heaviness in some of the studio cuts, and I wish some of the harder songs, like "Get Out Of My Way" had made the self-titled release, instead of some of the more laid-back tunes on that record.
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Circus of Power - Vices |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: May 17, 2013 at 13:03 |
| I actually don't mind this disc, nor see a significant drop-off in quality from the debut. It is more bluesy and southern-rock-influenced, as some have pointed out, but the raw biker-rock is still very much present, with plenty of good riffs. One thing that has improved over the debut is the production: the guitars have a much better sound this time around, no more of that tinny, buzzing sound.
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Hurricane - Slave to the Thrill |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: May 17, 2013 at 8:42 |
| solid and great hard u s record in the vein of tangier.but honestly not more.i have a big preference for tangier.i m not a big fan of the voice of kelly hansen.so i will sell this cd on my future auctions on e bay in july.(japanese version with the banned cover).no bonus tracks on this version.
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Balance - In For The Count |
| From: Harald |
Date: May 17, 2013 at 4:03 |
| I have the original CD (rating 100/100) and now the Rock Candy remaster incl. the 2 bonus tracks which has a rating 120/100. Unbelievable how good the album and bonus tracks are.
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Charlie - Fight Dirty/Good Morning America |
| From: Harald |
Date: May 17, 2013 at 3:56 |
| I have just tracked down Good Morning America and the title track is one of the best early 80´s songs ever produced. Wonderful old style keyboards and multilayered harmony vocals makes this a total winner for me.
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Summers - 364 |
| From: Leykis101 |
Date: May 17, 2013 at 0:09 |
| Pretty ok release, with the exception of the mind blowingly catchy, and rocking jam Girls, that in itself makes this cd worth getting.
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Strangeways - Walk in the Fire |
| From: Locoaor |
Date: May 16, 2013 at 19:53 |
| Vaya disco, una joya AOR de coleccion, recien descubro este grupo y he teneido la oportunidad de escuchar sus demas disco, y definitivamente este "Walk in th Fire" es el mejor en cuanto a composicion, melodias, produccion y sobre todo la voz de Terry Brock que canta como los dioses!, temas destacables y memorables "Danger in your eyes", la media balada "Love Lives Dying", "Every Time You Cry" e "Into The Night" entre otros mas... indispensable en tu coleccion!.
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Summers - 364 |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 16, 2013 at 14:45 |
Are these guys the new Def Leppard???...are the real ones going to disband???...well this is the impression i've just gotten from these lads  ...plenty of catchy songs with an almost a 100% Def Leppard vibe musically and vocally(yes,the lead vocalist sounds like Joe Elliot!!!)talking.Like i'm describing the album itself there's no way we are missing bad songs,in fact,this album could be in the "Top Of The Pops" program from head 2 toe without any remorse at all...tracks 1,2,3,6,8 & 9 are in my book for sure...enjoyably happy stuff but for that,i'd stay with the real ones .80/100
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De La Cruz - Street Level |
| From: Locoaor |
Date: May 16, 2013 at 0:39 |
| Excelente debut, hard rock con mucho de def leppard sobre todo en las voces y se acentua mas al trascurrir los temas, tan solo denle una escucha al tema "Dreaming".
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Pulse - Pulse |
| From: Ydol eM |
Date: May 15, 2013 at 16:59 |
| A lot of AOR, a little of hard rock. This album doesn't insult any melodic rock fan but on the other hand it doesn't have anything to surprise. I would compare it to a mix of Survivor and Magnum. Nice to listen but nothing special to remember. 75/100.
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Jane Doe - Zero to Hero |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: May 15, 2013 at 12:58 |
| impossible to guess that this band is danish.they don t play the typical scandi aor.they plays a sensational melodic hard rock.this totally unknow band is a master in hard rock.the guitarist is fantastic.his solos came from the moon .the production is really excellent (mighty and clear)and there is absoluty no problem with the sound of the drums.the devil woman cover is simply irresistible.this record is a real raritie,so if one day by miracle you find this cd no hezitation buy buy buy even if the price is high.you can t be diapointed by this masterpiece.a must have!!!!
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Shy - Excess All Areas |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: May 15, 2013 at 12:50 |
| the best record of shy with "misspenth youth".fantastic album ,only killers no fillers.all songs will hooked you immediatly,absoluty no weak point.all is excellent.top class english aor.of course i recommand the japan reissue with 3 bonus tracks.these 3 songs are at the same level than the rest !!!!buy buy buy.
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Motley Crue - Theatre Of Pain |
| From: Buitre |
Date: May 15, 2013 at 10:54 |
| Ok, Mötley Crüe took the path to the comercial side with this one. It's a strange thing; imagine songs like Tonigh(We need a lover) or Use it or loose with a production similar to the songs on Shout at the devil or their first release, they would be great. IMO the songs have to much "make up" for what they really are. It's the classic problem: You love it or you hate it. Personally, well, sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't.
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Beautiful Creatures - Deuce |
| From: Buitre |
Date: May 15, 2013 at 10:27 |
| When I first heard it I didn't like this one at all but after a few listenings I have to admnit that it'a a sleazy raw punch in the face. I haven't heard their first release so I can't compare (something most of you do) but if I find it I'll go for it.
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Black 'n Blue - In Heat |
| From: Buitre |
Date: May 15, 2013 at 10:15 |
| First I bought "Without Love" and thought: "It's not bad, but it's not that good either" Then I bought this one...maybe I should have gone for their first release. This one is not for me. 55/100
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Black 'n Blue - Without Love |
| From: Buitre |
Date: May 15, 2013 at 10:03 |
| Black 'n Blue are not 100% my cup of tea as they are very, very soooft. Anyway, this one is their best release and I listen to it every now and then. The songs are ok, the production is great and so is the sound.
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AC/DC - Back In Black |
| From: Buitre |
Date: May 15, 2013 at 9:43 |
| Well, not much to say about this one, there are not many "perfect" releases but this one is as perfect as it could be. 100/100
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Hanoi Rocks - Two Steps From The Move |
| From: Buitre |
Date: May 15, 2013 at 9:21 |
| This is Hanoi Rocks at their best moment, not a filler or a bad song. A very inspiring record which still spins regularly on my turntable. 87/100
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Thunder - Bang! |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: May 15, 2013 at 4:02 |
| excellent release by THUNDER and surely the best of their later period!nice rockin production by Luke ,very good songwriting with big songs and lighter ones!THUNDER fans wont be disapointed and it sounds fresh and new without changing the basics of this great band!"honey","miracle man" and "candy man" are the highlights of this highly recommended release!
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GNP - Safety Zone |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 14, 2013 at 22:25 |
| A one solo album project by some members of canadian Prog masters Saga ...not a big deal musically talking but still pleasant enough to say that is a "good" record...my faves are tracks 1,6,7,8(nice),9,10(nice softy)& 11(a good extended version of this appearly "hit single" of the band back then)...to say that this is completely Hi-Tech is not correct i believe is more of semi-progressive record with some hints of AOR...80/100
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David Lee Roth - A Little Ain't Enough |
| From: dudemetal |
Date: May 14, 2013 at 21:44 |
| I've recently rediscovered this cd due to watching the new Jason Becker documentary and I've gotta admit that this has become my favorite Roth solo cd. What the first reviewer said is correct. This cd doesn't immediately hit over the head like Eat'em n Smile did but is still filled with killer songs and first rate shredding by Jason....Personal favorites are : A Lil Ain't Enough, It's Showtime, Drop In The Bucket and Baby's On Fire....GREAT stuff that should be revisited by all.
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Yale Bate - On the Prowl |
| From: JONBONPIGO |
Date: May 14, 2013 at 18:49 |
| Dancin' Outta Control 7 Outta 10 (Why Don't You) Come Along 6 Outta 10 Haven't listened to the others.. Decent Guitars/Vocals/etc...To me seems like BubbleGum Hair Metal...LOL!!! Nothin' special nothin' Horns Down...
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Sargant Fury - Still Want More |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: May 14, 2013 at 12:29 |
| great german hard rock band in the vein of lovetrick;but nothing extraordinary, absoluty not at the same level (sorry for others comments)than bonfire,pink cream 69 or victory.a great but a second zone band.
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Damned Nation - Grand Design |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: May 14, 2013 at 8:12 |
| excellent hard rock release by DAMNED NATION full of hooks and great tunes!it reminds me of GREAT KING RAT if they release nowadays !all the songs are remarkable and the whole album is very well structured !you can find many rockers and mid tempos ,but not any ballads and i d say that i was really pleased by spinning that!
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Queensryche - Frequency Unknown |
| From: Doug |
Date: May 13, 2013 at 17:16 |
| Great updates from the always reliable Doghouse and Metallian, thanks! This why HH site rules.
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Charlie - Kitchens Of Distinction |
| From: Reverend Mayhem |
Date: May 13, 2013 at 9:24 |
| A bit surprised to find this listed here at HH, as it really pushes the envelope towards modern Alterna-rock. Somewhat reminiscent of the band Live from the '90s (or even the obscure Chagall Guevara) mixed with nods to classic AOR (Steely Dan, 10cc and Pink Floyd influences), featuring a vocalist sounding a bit like Pete Townshend. Songs are varied and dynamic in composition -- a far cry from riff rock ("Alcohol" is the closest thing to a riff-driven song with its heavy groove), this is very much what might be considered Alterna-AOR. Very well executed and recorded, great production. The vocalist takes a bit getting used to, but the quality of the songwriting makes up for it. I like this album very much -- overall it's pretty unique, which is rare these days. Just be aware that it's a little outside the boundaries of what HH usually features. 95 / 100
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G Force - G Force |
| From: Japangea |
Date: May 12, 2013 at 22:57 |
| This is one of best Gary's works with ruthless guitars.
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Redrum - No Turning Back |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 12, 2013 at 19:33 |
| Whatta great surprise from Greece!!!...absolutely a brutal band by all means,they have serious compositions and well structured songs indeed..."Ready For The Big Ones" is a killer song,perhaps the best one in here plus tracks 3,5,6(cacthy chorus),8 & 11...in general lines the whole album smokes good by its own self...recommended eyes closed...88/100
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Diamond Dawn - Overdrive |
| From: Locoaor |
Date: May 12, 2013 at 19:31 |
| mucha espectativa tenia con este grupo y su tema promocional Take me Higher, pero lamentablemente el disco no redondea la calidad total de ese tema.
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Morning Wood - Morning Wood |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 12, 2013 at 19:28 |
| Refreshing album by the former TNT lead vocalist Tony Harnell accompanied here by the very talented yet underrated guitar player Al Pitrelli(former Savatage)...most of the songs are covers but they made them sound almost theirs IMO...from their own stuff i liked all of them(tracks 1,3,5,9( )& 12) and from the covers i went 4 tracks 2,6 & 7...a really pleasant release that you'll surely enjoy...90/100
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Paris - Only One Life |
| From: Locoaor |
Date: May 12, 2013 at 19:27 |
| Nada mal para ser su primer disco, lei por ahi que es un grupo de hace años de formacion, no entiendo tanto la demora... pero en fin nada mal el disco, salvo la voz no esta muy a la altura de la musica, suena muy diforzada, tiene temas rescatables, habra que esperar el siguiente disco haber si pulen mejor la produccion y ponen a un mejor vocalista.
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Bourgeois Tagg - Yoyo |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 12, 2013 at 19:20 |
| a bit less interesting than their debut but stil attractive enough IMO...best shots for me in here are tracks 1,3,4,5,9 & 10...80/100
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Bourgeois Tagg - Bourgeois Tagg |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 12, 2013 at 19:18 |
| Very good adult Pop record(with some touches of Hi-Tech AOR here and there)and with a singer that i like a lot(Mr Brent Bourgeois,hope to see his solo albums posted anytime soon at HH)...best tracks for me in here are 1,2,3,4,5(nice) & 6...this is an enjoyable album if you like bands such as Cock Robin,Mike And The Mechanics & Mr Mister 2 mention some...83/100
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Red Rider - As Far As Siam |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 12, 2013 at 19:04 |
| Undusted my vynil and gave it a proper listening today..."Lunatic Fringe" was the highlight or the hit of this album(it has even appeared in a movie soundtrack,"Vision Quest" in 1985,being this a 1981 song specifically)...other fine moments here are "Only game In Town","What Have You Got To Do","Ships"( ) & "Laughing Man"...a good band that deserved more IMO...my definitive rate in here is 70/100
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The Bombers - Aim High |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 12, 2013 at 18:55 |
| I owned this on vynil when it came out by pure coincidence...i thought it was a band trying to emulate o recreate the "Status Quo" sound as one of the band's former member was in it(Alan Lancaster)...and probably it has some of the aforementioned group but IMO it has more of a Rose Tattoo-AC/DCish feel instead..."Running In The Shadows","Escape","Crime Investigator"(rocks!),"World's On Fire","Is This The Way To Say Goodbye" & "City Out Of Control/Small Talk" are the ones 4 me...84/100
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John Parr - The Mission |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 12, 2013 at 18:46 |
Another fine release by the "man in motion" Mr John Parr!!! ...great songs in the shape of "Enlisted Man","Come Out Fightin'","Soldier's Wife"(beautiful piano softy),"Boots On The Ground"(  ),"Fly Boys Fly" & "Comin' Home"...recommended...89/100
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Badlands - Badlands |
| From: Metal Loaf |
Date: May 12, 2013 at 12:37 |
| This is a great album and it sits up there with "Appetite For Destruction" and "Don't Come Easy" as far as killer debut records are concerned. Ray Gillen should've been a star.
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Badlands - Dusk |
| From: Metal Loaf |
Date: May 12, 2013 at 12:35 |
| As everybody else has pointed out, these were demos recorded between 1992 and 1993, and for demos they sound brilliant. I've heard that they were recorded entirely live without any tricks or overdubs; Ray Gillen hadn't even finalised his lyrics before they went into the studio, to the point where he ended up improvising a lot of them behind the microphone!
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Tangier - Four Winds |
| From: Wardy |
Date: May 12, 2013 at 7:22 |
| I reckon as listeners this one was more about timing than anything, sure FourWinds rode the coat tails of LongColdWinter (and rightly so too considering most bands did in some way or other, grunge acts were as guilty as any band found here too), but looking back Tangier's FourWinds was actually one of the better followups to that Cinderella classic! Ripcord is a huge opener, announcing Tangier's intention straight outta the gates with a borderline metal piece that is hard to beat. The title track is Tangier at their best, that kinda brooding ballad the likes of ComingHome finding a home on many a car stereo back in the day... SouthboundTrain was a cracker as was InTime with its groove & swagger, Mississippi with its wonderful chord progressions is a winner & OnTheLine is another highlight. Mattson was a magnificent vocalist only heard throughout a few years shame too as he was a true talent. These guys deserved far more, Gordon wrote and recorded a true great worthy of yer time 8.5
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Queensryche - Frequency Unknown |
| From: MetalllianStallion |
Date: May 12, 2013 at 5:57 |
| 'Frequency Unknown' is encrypted code for F.U. to fans for being a sucker enough to purchase this CD. In a rock reality universe this should be the final death knell for both versions of the group for once what was a mighty band. If your waiting for the other Ryche-Light edition of the group with Tate-clone La Torre, it's not any better IMO. From what I know this album was slapped together in a few months(along with the band), written primarily by Tate and Jason Slater. The Ryche has been on life support to me since 'Promised Land' as you can't redeem what you don't have. Tate doesn't have the range anymore to sing much of their earlier material and their albums of the last 15 years + are mediocre at best in terms of writing content IMO. Of course the reason for the 'RUSH' job on this album is for Queensryche name recognition, before Tate has to 'legally' rename his (solo) band on the upcoming Has-beens of Rock tour with Jack Russel's Great White. R.I.P.
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Balance - In For The Count |
| From: petermexico13 |
Date: May 11, 2013 at 17:12 |
| Superb work by Balance. Este es uno de los mejores discos del 82, y el mejor trabajo de Bob Kulick. "Sólo la canción "In For the Count" vale el disco, también Slow Motion, Is It Over, On My Honor, los 2 bonus valen la pena. Uno de mis favoritos de todos los tiempo, melodía y buena guitarra aderezada con teclados. Gracias Rock Candy por esta reedición.
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X-Piracy - Dodge City Limits |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: May 11, 2013 at 13:58 |
| Another one of those long-lost "coulda, woulda, shoulda" bands swarming L.A. circa 1990, all insisting they were the real deal and deserved way more success. X-Piracy, like most of the rest, didn't. Just because you're the hottest thing going in Eugene, Oregon, doesn't mean you've got what it takes. Musically, they fit squarely in the Asphalt Ballet category of workmanlike hair-metal disguised as blues-rock. Some songs are okay, notably the opener "Dodge City," but most of the rest is extremely mediocre or just downright awful. They just try waaaay too hard to be gritty southern-rockers, and it sounds put-on and phony (see "A Gal And A Six-Foot Rope"). The singer's pretend drawl is even more fake than Bret Michaels's.
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Whitesnake - Made In Japan |
| From: underworld king |
Date: May 11, 2013 at 10:05 |
| Whitesnake deliver on this live outing. DC is in fine voice and the rest of the band rocks throughout this disc.
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Axe - LIVE 2012 |
| From: underworld king |
Date: May 11, 2013 at 9:53 |
| Finally, a live Axe cd! Decent live album from Axe, a classic rock band from the 70's/80's.
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Charlie - Kitchens Of Distinction |
| From: Jez |
Date: May 11, 2013 at 8:09 |
| An absolute pearler of an album, with my favourite moment on here being the fabulous 'Popstar' (Well Robbie Williams are ya?). Saying that, the rest of this is absolutely top notch melodic rock, varied in style, which adds extra spice to the whole thing and just makes you go straight back to the beginning, once the last notes of 'It's Not Enough have ended. This was one of my top albums of 2009 and deservedly so.
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Ozzy Osbourne - Down to Earth |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: May 10, 2013 at 20:46 |
| That, and the widely-reported fact, including from Zakk himself, that he waswas only given freedom on his solos, and that the riffs were otherwise all written for him and he just played them. I remember him bitching at the tiem about how songs were co-written by Dave Grohl and the guy from Offspring.
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Ozzy Osbourne - Down to Earth |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: May 10, 2013 at 20:43 |
| The dumb, self-referential album title was a warning. Then, all I had to hear was the new, teddy-bear Ozzy sing-songing, "I'm not the type of person you think I amm, I'm not the Antichrist or the Iron Man," on the first single, and I said, "Fuck this noise, man, I'm gone!"
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Queensryche - Frequency Unknown |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: May 10, 2013 at 20:40 |
| Doug: Also interesting that they bothered to list Tate's touring band, even though it's already ccome to light that most of them didn't play on the album. Jason Slater, the producer, did a lot of the guitars, and drums were done by, I believe, Paul Bostaph. The tunes are typicall, not-very-catchy latter-day Ryche, circa Hear In The Now Frontier. Heavier than you'd expect from Tate, given his oft-expressed dislike of meetal. Now that he's fighting for the right to use the name though, he sucked it up and tried to deliver a heavy record. Well, it's heavy, but not necessarily all that good, and the four re-recorded classics (so he can keep the rights to those versions regardless of the outcome of his court case) suck, of course. Just like 99% of all re-recorded classics by any band.
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Joey Summer - Written On The Horizon |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 10, 2013 at 18:46 |
| Just got this CD via Ebay(both of Joey's albums actually but first i decided to track down his second release a time ago)and well,yes,a decent AOR release..."Anymore","Written On The Horizon","Don't Believe"( ),"It's Only Your Love"(nice softy),"Tables Turning" & "Brand New Day" are the ones in my book...80/100
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Eddie Money - Shakin' With The Money Man |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 10, 2013 at 18:39 |
| Not a complete live album at all(the live recording starts from track 5 up to the 14 and it was from a concert held at The Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana,California in 1997)...from the studio ones i like "Can You Fall In Love Again" which is a nice piece of AOR and from the live ones i'd go for tracks 7,8,12 & 13...enjoyable release from the "money man"...80/100
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Queensryche - Frequency Unknown |
| From: Doug |
Date: May 10, 2013 at 18:36 |
| Interesting personnel line up...Sarzo, Wright; very (Un)Queensryche. Have not given this a spin yet. Album cover pretty much tells you what Geoff Tate thinks about the Queensryche feuding the past few years, huh?
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Skid Row - United World Rebellion: Chapter One |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 10, 2013 at 18:06 |
Pretty simple Ep IMO...nothing new under the stars or an approachable formula to keep us,the listeners,or at least myself interested in the band...that guy Jhonny Solinger still doesn't convince me at all..."Kings Of Demolition" ok,is a cool cut and the "wanna be i remember you" type of ballad "This Is Killing Me" are the ones that caught my attention...so,still not any chances at all to get our good old Seb back???...bad,bad indeed...50/100 
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Pride of Lions - The Roaring Of Dreams |
| From: MelodicMetal4Ever |
Date: May 10, 2013 at 17:12 |
| 'Heaven On Earth" IMO this is one of the BEST well written songs EVER by Jim Peterik!! This song is INSPIRING, UPLIFTING, and SOOOOO much fun to listen to. the rest of the album is awesome too but i love this song especially. LONG LIVE AOR!!
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Pretty Wild - All the Way |
| From: MelodicMetal4Ever |
Date: May 10, 2013 at 16:17 |
| Krisitan: you say these guys are from Sweden yet Heavy Harmonies has them listed as a USA band. does anyone know for SURE where they call home? btw> great sounding band..give them a listen and see
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Ron Bolton Band - Rob Bolton Band |
| From: Jez |
Date: May 10, 2013 at 12:39 |
| This is a great little album from way back and a real surprise seeing it re-issued onto CD for the first time. Unfortunatley the 'Remastering' on this is ropey. No bottom end whatsoever and a truly truly awful 'Boomy' kick drum sound that washes in and out of the mix at every given opportunity. VERY off putting and it really does spoil the whole sound. I know this album didn't have a big production job in the first place and has always sounded quite weak, but this sounds absolutely lousy and worse than my vinyl copy. Kudos to Gregor at Avenue Of Allies for getting this out, but finished article, sonically is very poor. My average of 3 is 5/6 for the music 2/6 for the sound quality. Be warned
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21 Guns - Nothing's Real |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: May 10, 2013 at 9:04 |
| excellent 2nd step by 21GUNS ,with Solli in vocs doin a fine job!they manage to keep the quality in their debut s standards ,but the songs arent that good!overall this is a fine piece of commercial hard rock with great guitar work by Scott and some great hooks all over!"movin on","u&i","no soul" and "come on in " are the highlights!wish they had made some success back in the day cause they are truly a brilliant band!
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Ozzy Osbourne - Live at Budokan |
| From: Buitre |
Date: May 10, 2013 at 2:43 |
| "I don't know", maybe Ozzy is on a "carzy train" hitting the "road to nowhere". It's not necessary to "change the world" but if you don't change the setlist for your live recordings I'll get "paranoid" and will end up "barking at the moon" 75/100 The low rating is just due to the same 'ol set list..."Mr. Crowley"
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Ozzy Osbourne - Down to Earth |
| From: Buitre |
Date: May 10, 2013 at 2:33 |
| I'm a huge Ozzy fan and I will be thankful for his contribution to music, but I was a little bit disappointed by this one. 60/100
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Holy Barbarians - Cream |
| From: Mace |
Date: May 10, 2013 at 2:28 |
| To me this mixes a bit of heavy psychedelia with bluesy rock. Less of a hard rock guitar sound that The Cult possessed and a leaning to Oasis style riffs (at their heaviest). Astburys vocals and lyrics are as distinctive as always. But don't buy this if you want another Cult album. If you are open like I am to an eclectic range of music you could find something to like here.
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Ozzy Osbourne - Scream |
| From: Buitre |
Date: May 10, 2013 at 2:25 |
| Hmm, the cd is not that bad but I miss the imput of really talented musicians. Clearly this lineup isn't helping Ozzy, it reminds me of the times when Coverdale hired W. de Martini (for touring) or Dio hiring Tracey G. Not bad but not the real deal. 75/100
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Night Ranger - Man In Motion |
| From: Locoaor |
Date: May 9, 2013 at 22:04 |
| Dont Start Thinking que tema cielos esos teclados al incio te elevan al cielo!!! excelente album y gran grupo.
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Krokus - To Rock or Not to Be |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 9, 2013 at 21:08 |
| album with those typical Krokus type of songs that you immediately recognize at first listen...best shots for me in here are "Lion Heart","Flying Through The Night","To Rock Or Not To Be","Talking Like A Shotgun","Soul To Soul","You Ain't Got The Guts To Do It" & "Wagon Gone"...enjoyable stuff as usual by Marc Storace & C.o.85/100
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Sugarcreek - Fortune |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 9, 2013 at 21:03 |
| I have the simgle "Fortune" vynil so is the one i'm gonna write about...well first of all it strongly reminds me of the band Angel(Greg Giuffria) with that pomp-ish sound in the tracks(probably they were influenced by them)and furthermore those songs were backed up with that male(sounding female-ish at times)type of voice,typically of some bands of the genre..."Soothsayer","Crazy Kind Of Love","Going For It" & "Ride It Out" are the ones i like from this record...75/100
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Tom Keifer - The Way Life Goes |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 9, 2013 at 20:56 |
| An album that brings some bluesier Cinderella(obviously),The Black Crowes and even old Aerosmith type of influence...a bunch of songs with thay "cowboy" feel...not a bad release but nothing to kill for either IMO..."Solid Ground","It's Not Enough","Cold Day In Hell","Thick And Thin"(nice),"Fools Paradise","You Showed Me"(nice)& "Ain't That a bitch" are in my book...84/100
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Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: May 9, 2013 at 18:55 |
| Never fear, dude, the original tracks have been restored on the most recent reissues (2010?) Ozzy claimed he didn't know about Sharon having his then-current bandmates redo the rhythm tracks back in '02, and maybe he didn't. When you do check out the doctored versions, I think you'll be dismayed. Not just because fooling with the originals is sacrilege, but because it just sounded weird and wrong. "Flyin' High Again" sounded like it had been slowed own, and the bass on "Over The Mountain" was very loud and sounded out of tune.
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Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin |
| From: Buitre |
Date: May 9, 2013 at 12:42 |
| This one is like...Ozzy goes mainstream? Not as dark as the previous releases, a more more polished production, but before you get me wrong: Another masterpiece from the Madman. 85/100
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Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon |
| From: Buitre |
Date: May 9, 2013 at 12:33 |
| No, Jake E Lee is not Randy Rhoads -thanks God, as it would be quite spooky- It's plain sensless to discuss if Randy is better than Jake or Jake is better than Randy, fact is that Jake is a fine axeman and that the Madman released another killer. And yes, a bit more comercial than the previous two. 90/100
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Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman |
| From: Buitre |
Date: May 9, 2013 at 12:23 |
| The second masterpiece of the Madman. The thing with the re-recording of the bass & drums is a shame as I consider Ozzy's two first recordings as historical icons of the metal genre. I have the originals and will stick to them but, if I'm very honest, sooner or later I'll get my hands on the copy cats just to see what the Madman has done. This will be my own little experiment Haha. By the way, another 100/100
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Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz |
| From: Buitre |
Date: May 9, 2013 at 12:11 |
| The best move for both, Ozzy and Sabbath, was calling it quits and moving forward on separate tracks. Instead of loosing a great band we came out the other end with two winners in a row! While Sabbath released new great material with Dio, Ozzy was doing superb on it's own, well, on it's own with Randy. This release is an icon in metal history. 100/100
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Warrant - Cherry Pie |
| From: Buitre |
Date: May 9, 2013 at 11:58 |
| Oh well, so Warrant killed heavy metal? I'don't think so. You should rather blame MTV, the record companies, radio stations...for taking the cow (bands), milking it (made them all sound alike & make shit loads of money) 'till they dried out and then go for something else. The whole thing was pushed up and then thrown away. Of course Warrant isn't Heavy Metal and I guess they never pretended to be. By the way, it is a very good hair metal record 85/100
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Warrant - Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich |
| From: Buitre |
Date: May 9, 2013 at 11:31 |
| Yes, it is a true party record, the songs are "funny" and kinda "happy" but if you listen carefully you'll notice a superb songwriting by Mr. Lane. 80/100
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W.A.S.P. - The Last Command |
| From: Buitre |
Date: May 9, 2013 at 11:05 |
| Their second killer release. I'm not sure which one I like the most, this one or the first one...WTF, who cares they are both great, another 95/100
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W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P. |
| From: Buitre |
Date: May 9, 2013 at 11:00 |
| Classic, iconic, a must have for every metal fan around. This is one of the recordings that defined my musical taste. If you find it: buy it! 95/100
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U.F.O. - UFO 1 |
| From: Buitre |
Date: May 9, 2013 at 10:46 |
| First of all I have to say that I like this record, next thing is that you can't aproach it as a regular UFO release or you will be highly disapointed. As Remastered Reason said it's a boogie blues record, a piece of musical history. 70/100
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U.F.O. - Strangers in the Night |
| From: Buitre |
Date: May 9, 2013 at 10:38 |
| One of the best live recordings ever released. UFO's studio recordings sound "flat" against the power of this record, they sound epic and fueled up. Highly recomended.
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Tom Keifer - The Way Life Goes |
| From: MetalllianStallion |
Date: May 9, 2013 at 7:00 |
| Tom Keifer finally has some new material here as it's been since 1994 since Cinderella's last studio album. The only recent album output has been 'Live at the Key Club' from a 98' show, to go along with a handful of tours post 94'. I haven't seen this band live since 86', opening up for DLR. I think Tom is a talent but after 'Night Songs' they got a little too blusey for my taste. I knew with a solo album what to expect more or less. Keifer is versatile as besides vox, he plays harmonica, saxophone, electric/acoustic and slide guitar, plus wrote this album. 'Ain't That A Bitch' and "Cold day in Hell' have a Keith Richards guitar-groove vibe from of the Stones glory days. Keifer jumps genres from blues,country,to rock(classic). This is one of those 'lessons of life' lyrically albums. Rumor has it that even Cinderella might be making a new album. I'm sure the 'Night Songs' days are gone forever, but I hope for the 86' nostalgia fans Cinderella will cut some heavier hard rock tracks.
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Liberty N' Justice - The Cigar Chronicles Volume 12 |
| From: MetalllianStallion |
Date: May 9, 2013 at 5:22 |
| Since there are enough musicians for a small town, I matched the tracks with the players. Volume I IMO is pretty much a drink coaster except for Kip Winger 'Stayin Alive' and CJ Snare doing 'In the name of love -U2'. Hanson and Vanilla Ice covers,ect. is a waste of talent and time. Bassist Justin Murr is the only original member of Liberty N' Justice remaining, so essentially this is a pick-up band with hired vocal guns. Liberty N' Justice vocalist as of now is David Cagle, with JK Northrup on guitar. This group is technically a Christian band but you can tell by the line-up that most of the songs are outsourced to secular talent, which is sort of strange but they do that on all their albums. That's like Black Sabbath having Michael Sweet sing their songs. I hope your a true audiophile as some of vocalists listed I can't even detect. Is Diamond Dave playing a tambourine or singing on 'Tomorrow'? It's worth a spin with stand out tracks 'Grace' w/Bormann on vox and 'Devil His Dues'.
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Liberty N' Justice - The Cigar Chronicles Volume 12 |
| From: MetalllianStallion |
Date: May 9, 2013 at 5:21 |
| (Volume 1 cont.) 09. Blame It On The Rain featuring Andrew Freeman (Hurricane/Offspring/30 Stones), Pete Fry (FarCry) and Eric Ragno originally recorded by Milli Vanilli 10. Bye Bye Bye featuring Chas West (Bonham) and Jeff LaBar (Cinderella) originally recorded by N'Sync 11. Dancing On The Ceiling featuring James Christian (House Of Lords) originally recorded by Lionel Ritchie 12. Stuck In The Middle With You featuring Larry Worley (FearNot), Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (Guns N' Roses), Andy Robbins (Holy Soldier/Joe Lynn Turner) and Anthony Gravley (Windup Rocket) originally recorded by Stealers Wheel 13. Mmmbop featuring Jamie Rowe (Guardian), Anthony Gravley (Windup Rocket) and Roxx Hunter originally recorded by Hanson
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Enuff Z'Nuff - Tonight - Sold Out |
| From: CC |
Date: May 9, 2013 at 4:41 |
| Nice live album, but cheaply thrown together with no details of when it was recorded. Also, the last two tracks are wrong. New Thing is actually track 11 and track 10 is Let it go. Someday doesnt even appear on it.
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Liberty N' Justice - The Cigar Chronicles Volume 12 |
| From: MetalllianStallion |
Date: May 9, 2013 at 4:35 |
| 10. Give Em' A Light Paul Shortino (King Kobra/Quiet Riot/Rough Cutt) and Dave Henzerling (King Kobra/Steelshine) 11. Daddy Long Legs Louis St August (Mass) and Tim Gaines (Stryper) 12. Cut Me Mick Ron Keel (Keel) and Michael Phillips (Deliverance/The Sacrificed) 13. Tomorrow Terry Ilous (Great White/XYZ), Ron Wikso (Foreigner, The Storm, David Lee Roth, Richie Sambora, Cher, Gregg Rolie Band), Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline, Ian Paice,Glenn Hughes, Edge Of Forever and Eden's Curse) and PK Mitchell
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Liberty N' Justice - The Cigar Chronicles Volume 12 |
| From: MetalllianStallion |
Date: May 9, 2013 at 4:33 |
| Volume 2 (The Originals): 01. Devil His Dues Derrick LeFevre (formerly of Lillian Axe), Vic Rivera (Crunch), Michael Feighan (White Cross) and Barry Graul (Mercy Me/White Cross) 02. The Greatest David Cagle, Mark Allen Lanoue (Chasing Karma/Bilioxi) and Brad Stetler 03. Cupids Gonna Bleed Gunnar Nelson (Nelson), Steve Brown (Trixter) with Barry Carl (Rockapella) 04. Under Construction Eric Dover (Slash's Snakepit/Jelly Fish), Mark Kendall (Great White) ,Ian Keith Hafner (Jaguar Blaze) and Eric Ragno 05. Been There Done That Ted Poley (Danger Danger) and Richard Kendrick (Straitjacket Smile) 06. Grace Michael Bormann (Jaded Heart/Rain/Charade), Phillip Bardowell (Unruly Child/Beach Boys) and Mark Slaughter (Slaughter) 07. Sucker Punched Rick Stitch (Hotel Diablo), Jerry Dixon (Warrant) and Xander Demos 08. Broken Bones Giancarlo Floridia (Faithsedge), Greg Martin (The Kentucky Headhunters) and Chad Stewart (Faster Pussycat) 09. Sin Jani Lane, Bill Leverty (Firehouse) and Keri Kelli (Ali
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Liberty N' Justice - The Cigar Chronicles Volume 12 |
| From: MetalllianStallion |
Date: May 9, 2013 at 4:32 |
| Volume 1 (The Covers): 01. Ice Ice Baby featuring Seann Nicols (Adler's Appetite/ Tarsha) & Eddie Ojeda (Twisted Sister) originally recorded by Vanilla Ice 02. I Can't Dance featuring Stevie Rachelle (TUFF) originally recorded by Genesis 03. Pride (In The Name Of Love) featuring CJ Snare (Firehouse/ Rubicon Cross), George Lynch (Dokken/ Lynch Mob) and Jeff Pilson (Dokken/ Foreigner) originally recorded by U2 04. Stayin' Alive featuring Kip Winger (Winger) originally recorded by The Bee Gees 05. YMCA featuring Kelly Keeling (Baton Rouge/Trans Siberian Orchestra), Chris Dickens (Mission Of One) and Neil Zaza originally recorded by The Village People 06. Iris featuring Tony Harnell (x-TNT/ Westworld) and Alex Grossi (Quiet Riot/ Hotel Diablo) originally recorded by The Goo Goo Dolls 07. You're So Vain featuring Phil Lewis (LA Guns) and Chris Green (Rubicon Cross/ Furyon) originally recorded by Carly Simon 08. Queen Of The Night featuring Selena McVey and Brooke St. James (Tyketto) origina
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Bryan Adams - On A Day Like Today |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: May 9, 2013 at 4:08 |
| surely not an ADAMS classic ,this one is far from his usuals and its a more updated to the late 90 s sound and approach!sometimes pop,sometimes indie rock this is a collection of ok songs that dont harm anyone!"before the night is over" and "i dont wanna live forever " are the highlights of this enjoyable release
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Joshua - Intense Defense |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 8, 2013 at 15:19 |
| Good album but still it doesn't beat the "Surrender" one(it seems that the aforemetioned album is Joshua's best effort up to date IMO)...in here you can listen to some goodies in the shape of "Reach Up","I've Been Waiting"(nice AOR),"Crying Out For Love","Look To The Sky" & "Don't You Know"...84/100
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Pink Cream 69 - Thunderdome |
| From: MelodicMetal4Ever |
Date: May 8, 2013 at 13:33 |
| just started visiting this community..must SAY i'm really glad i found it...very nice people who love GREAT music. as far as this cd goes...i really like "gods come together", "that was yesterday" and "carnaby road"
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Winger - Pull |
| From: Ydol eM |
Date: May 8, 2013 at 10:00 |
| No doubt about it for me. This is the best Winger's work ever. A MUST HAVE album for everyone who likes arena hard rock. Their most mature album (alike Warrant's Dog eat dog) with the excellent production (Mike Shipley's great job alike Def Leppard's Adrenalize). This album is really worthwhile getting. Highly recommended. 95/100.
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The Fuzz Drivers - The Fuzz Drivers |
| From: ppfinder3 |
Date: May 8, 2013 at 9:19 |
| This is a great effort from my country mates "The Fuzz Drivers". It hard to categorize their, because is such a unique sound with a bunch of good influences. It is Southern Rock, Classic Rock, 70's & 80's Hard Rock all mixed up on some powerful Rock. The debut was produced by the band and sounds great. Marcelo Vieira was the lead singer on Hot Stuff - Kind Of Crime CD (also in HH database). Just check them out !!! The band decided to put their CD available for download in its official site: http://thefuzzdrivers.com/
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Hinder - Welcome to the Freakshow |
| From: CC |
Date: May 8, 2013 at 6:28 |
| pretty good album, but most defo their weakest so far. Little too reliant on slow paced songs, and some "beats", for want of a better word, that seem somewhat out of place on a Hinder album.
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Thunder - Robert Johnson's Tombstone |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: May 8, 2013 at 3:09 |
| ok release by THUNDER and surely not one of their best!the quality is there ,but i feel this was made in a hurry and the songs should be more consistent!their sound remains as you know and you wont get disapointed but not extremely satisfied either!highlights are 'the devil made me do it","a million faces","dirty dream" and "robert johnson s tombstone".
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Thunder - Backstreet Symphony |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: May 7, 2013 at 19:20 |
| It's funny, I first heard this band with "Dirty Love" in the summer of '91 (didn't realize the album was out for a year and a half). Anyway, I was a kid at the time, with not very broad horizons afor my music, and I doubt I could've put it into words at the time, but when I heard "Dirty Love," I thought something like, "These guys sound old." What I meant was that the music sounded like it was from an older generation, i.e., not early-'90's hair-metal. More like a '70's band trying to play hair metal, or vice versa. Not as Zep-worshipping as Great White, and not the fulll-on Bad Company retro of Cry of Love. I can't really put my finger on WHO they remind me of, actually. Defsinitely straightforward '70's hard rock, Englishmen trying to be bluesy. It's good stuff, lots of tunes you want to sing along with after half a listen. Give them credit for continuing through the '90's without waverng in their sound, and weren't they still fairly popular in Britain?
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J.C. Mark - On the Mark |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 7, 2013 at 15:20 |
| Ummm...i think that JC Mark is more of a common singer rather than anything else...the comparisons that Delbert does in here are,in my personal opinion,way lot better than the man himself...simple songs and acceptable ones in the lowest of the cases("I'll Live And Die In Freedom","The Hiden Gun","The Money Rats" & the nice one "Where Is The Conscience Of The World")...AOR???,is that is but with a lot of a New Wave vibe in it that you cannot even call it Hi-Tech AOR...there's nothing really 2 kill 4 in here...50/100
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Heartbreak Radio - On Air |
| From: Jez |
Date: May 7, 2013 at 14:06 |
| I really quite liked the debut album back whenever it was, but on the whole this turns the quality meter up a notch or 2. What it is, is a very fine mix of pure AOR and Westcoast. To start, check out the excellent 'Angelina' and I pretty much guarantee you won't hear a much better pure AOR song than this one this year.it is probably the album highlight and comes early on, but that isn't to say that the rest is lacking, because it certainly isn't. Generally a sweet mix of Ballads and couple of rockers and some really nice smooth westcoast in between. Really very very good.
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Buxx - Knickers Down |
| From: Japangea |
Date: May 7, 2013 at 5:40 |
| Wow,it's finally CD-ized.I remember I could grab this on vinyl in mid 80's at the 2nd hands located in my home town.
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The Almighty - Just Add Life |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: May 7, 2013 at 2:27 |
| nobody ever understood why THE ALMIGHTY after the amazing Soul Destruction release which is their finest moment started changing their sound release after release!until this one the result was acceptable ,but with Just Add Life things went totally down!avoid!
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Thunder - Backstreet Symphony |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: May 7, 2013 at 2:24 |
| excellent hard rock debut by THUNDER that gave them from the first moment important success in Europe ,but in USA too!they remind me a lot of Bad Company but always with a commercial edge !in this one you find some great songs like "love walked in","she s so fine",'dirty love"!they have the ability to be catchy and straight and along with remarkable songwriting THUNDER are enjoyable from 1st spin!
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Roxy Blue - Stripped |
| From: MetalllianStallion |
Date: May 6, 2013 at 21:16 |
| 3 releases in 2013 (so far) by a band that barely made a blip on the rock radar 21 years ago? This beats the band 'Legion' with 2 releases in 2012(call Guinness book of world records.) I'm guessing Roxy Blue's debut was on ice for a few years, as how could they get a major record deal circa' 1992? I remember the MTV video for "Rob The Cradle" on Headbangers ball, with Poole doing his Down-South DLR impersonation. Mike Clink (GNR) produced 'Want Some' which I thought was decent, but these guys blended in much more than they stood out (especially in 1992). Southern fried Tora Tora and South Gang did MHR (Memphis-Hard-Rock) much better, and ate these guys for lunch IMO. This stripped album that FNA dug out of the vault is pretty mediocre, as is 'Want some more' IMO. All 3 of these 2013 dated releases where being offered in 2012 from sleazeroxx.com, selling all 3 cd's prior to Christmas. If you bought all 3 you would get your own limited edition Roxy Blue guitar pic. A man can dream.
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Redrum - Victim of Our Circumstances |
| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: May 6, 2013 at 17:08 |
| Got this after hearing some good comments about it and well,the comments weren't wrong!!!...this is a very good release from these greeks of Redrum indeed ...my faves are "Scream" that comes after that short killer intro of "One Of Us","You Can't Buy No Hero","Empty Promises","Tear Down The Walls","Have A Nice Day" & the decent cover of John Farnham's "You're The Voice"...87/100
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