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| Articles: 1990 Articles |
9.0 - 1990 Too Far Gone
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This California based outfit play high-energy riff-based melodic rock, bordering on metal. Stylistically, we're talking a mix of Van Halen and Mr Big. Former Le Mans and Cacophony vocalist Peter Marrino does the Dave Lee Roth thing admirably, while guitarist Craig Small has plainly listened to a few Racer X albums to get the gist of Paul Gilbert's guitar style.
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A Geoff Mann Band - 1990 Loud Symbols
 | | Despite releasing a clutch of solo albums and albums with A Geoff Mann Band during the second half of his career, Geoff Mann, it seems, will always be best remembered as the old Twelfth Night frontman. |
Aaron Jay - 1990 Inside Out
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The main-man behind this mob is the one in the title.. Jay Aaron.. well actually Jay Aaron Podolnick. With a proper surname like that, you'd hardly get a shoe in the A & R door, so it's hardly surprising that Jay cut the title short, no disrespect to his family and all..
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Alias - 1990 Alias
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Alias are the merger of personnel from two of Canada's best melodic rock bands, namely Sheriff and Heart - two parts Sheriff meets three parts Heart.
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Angela And The Rude - 1990 Young Souls
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Here's a Dutch band that are criminally ignored. While everyone seemed to chase Joal albums out of existence for no good reason, they totally overlooked this excellent female fronted band, who do AOR in the best possible way.
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Animator - 1990 Gallery
 | | From the same twin cities that brought the world REO Speedwagon, Head East and Starcastle; Champaign-Urbana, Illinois' Animator existed for a brief period in early 90's and 'Gallery' was their only recorded output. |
Anthem - 1990 No Smoke Without Fire
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With a catalogue of classic album after classic album, deciding which one to review from this legendary Japanese metal act was no easy task. This was the bands sixth studio album after debuting in 1985 with their raw but amazingly heavy sound, which was perfected on a string of albums which to these ears blow away anything from Loudness from those years onwards.
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Aurora - 1990 On The Edge
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From Seattle, Aurora should appeal to those of you with a thing for female fronted hair metal. Fans of Vixen, Femme Fatale and Witness should like this bunch.
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Bad Company - 1990 Holy Water
 | | 1990 was a big year for Bad Company, 'Holy Water' one of the biggest sellers of the year. |
Bamboo Industry - 1990 Tortured By Pleasure
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Very interesting Berlin based duo of multi-instrumentalist Susa Lie and avant-garde experimenter Ingo Ito. 'Tortured By Pleasure' is a very listenable CD that will find favor with fans of hi-tech AOR.
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Bentall, Barney (And The Legendary Hearts) - 1990 Lonely Avenue
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Canadian Barney Bentall is as much a part of the Canadian musical landscape as all our other Canuck heroes. Bentall's career took flight toward the late 80's, and his reputation as a Canadian version of John Cougar Mellancamp and Tom Petty followed him around like a homeless cat.
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Big Talk - 1990 Time Of Dreams
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An independent release from this trio which at the time caused a huge stir in their local Swedish melodic rock scene. Why? Namely for the sheer quality of their material, albeit only seven tracks, and the resemblance to many of their heroes such as Journey, Toto, plus fellow Swedes Easy Action.
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Black Sabbath - 1990 Tyr
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'Tyr' was another positive album, furthering the melodic metal driven sound captured on previous discs. Amazingly 'Tyr' hit no 24 in the U.S., while in Britain it failed to chart, met with apathy by an ever dwindling audience.
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Black, Paris - 1990 Paris Black
 | | This album has a typical Canadian hi-tech style, and if you're into outfits such as Glass Tiger, Garnett Ford, Diamond In The Rough, World On Edge etc, then Paris Black slots in nicely, though the overall quality is dubious. |
Blue Tears - 1990 Blue Tears
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A band playing in the late eighties style of Bon Jovi, Def Leppard and Danger Danger. Some essential listening here.
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Boulevard - 1990 Into The Street
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In my books this is band which is right at the top of the heap of my popularity stakes. They had it all really .. I mean any band that can get away in the AOR scene with a moniker called Boulevard deserves admiration!
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Boyd, Nancy - 1990 Stay [6 Track Mini]
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She might be known as Nancy Boyd in her stage-name, but this Belgian birdie, like many crossover pop/rock female artists out of Europe, found herself the owner of a rock oriented album at one point in her career!
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Boysvoice - 1990 Boysvoice
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Boysvoice were a great German band from Munich who reared their heads out of the late great 80's hard rock scene. Similar to countrymen Bonfire and Victory:, with Claus Lessman styled vocals and the chainsaw guitar work paying homage to the likes of Hans Ziller. Throw in there some Dalton ('Injection' era) influences, albeit without the keyboards, and you're in the firing line.
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Burning Tree - 1990 Burning Tree
 | | L.A's Burning Tree were tootally retro, spanking musical chops, deep 70's groove/vibe happening, but no one was buying. |
Cassidy, David - 1990 David Cassidy
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The whole effort of this album operates in the same territory as the Bob Halligan Jnr effort 'Window In The Wall'.
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Cheap Trick - 1990 Busted [NEW]
 | | Despite it's obvious AOR qualities, 'Busted' did not live up to the commercial success achieved by 'Lap Of Luxury'. |
Circus of Power - 1990 Vices
 | | Beneath the veneer of late 80's metal, there were a bunch of bands that completely ignored the excess and flash of the MTV era. Outfits such as Spread Eagle, Little Caesar and this lot, Circus Of Power. |
Cole, Jude - 1990 A View From Third Street
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Produced by David Tyson, 'A View From Third Street' was a mature sound, and the beginnings of Jude Cole's heartland upbringing was starting to show through.
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Cotton, Paul - 1990 Changing Horses
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What you get here is melodic west coast type light rock, with some killer guitarwork courtesy of our LA session scene maestros Steve Lukather and Mike Landau.
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Cry Wolf - 1990 Crunch
 | | Cry Wolf exemplified 80's hair metal to the max. Their 1990 album 'Crunch' suitably backing up that claim.. |
Damn Yankees - 1990 Damn Yankees
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The union of these exceptional musicians, plus the talented but unknown Michael Cartellone resulted in the fantastic debut Damn Yankees album. Released at the beginning of 1990, it would go on to become a successful record during that year, going double-platinum alone in the USA.
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Deep Purple - 1990 Slaves And Masters
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Deep Rainbow? To the horror of Purple fans worldwide this became a reality in 1989 when Ian Gillan was removed from the lineup and replaced by Blackmore's one time mainman during Rainbow's AOR heyday Joe Lynn Turner.
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Dion, Celine - 1990 Unison
 | | She's not the first woman I would've considered putting on this website, but considering that esteemed and now long forgotten fanzine 'Boulevard' reviewed this album back in 1990, why now GD? |
Dream Academy - 1990 A Different Kind Of Weather
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On this, the group's final record Pink Floyd's David Gilmour again handles production chores offering up a beautiful album of quality art rock that still holds up wonderfully today.
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Eight Seconds - 1990 Big Houses
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As much as I was smitten by their 'Almacantar' opus four years earlier, it's a bit of a surprise that Eight Seconds can re-produce, or even better that effort with this one 'Big Houses'.
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Electric Angels - 1990 Electric Angels
 | | Now reissued by Rock Candy Records, this album is well worth the expense and effort as a reissue, as a lot of the songs have an indelible charm about them, and it's great to hear them in the context of the pre-grunge movement. |
Elixir - 1990 Indifference
 | | From France, Elixir unabashedly influenced by groups like IQ and Pendragon while utilizing every neo-progressive cliche under the sun including some of the cheesiest synthesizer I've ever heard; |
Erika - 1990 Cold Winter Night
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AORsters will take to Swedish rock vixen Erika with gusto. With a suggestive title, and a 'come hither baby' look, one can't help but think about snuggling up to our Erika on a cold Swedish winter night, but I'll think we'll just have to snuggle up to this CD instead.
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Eyes - 1990 Eyes
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Cor blimey, has this band got a history or what? Formed around the talented Aldy Damian, Eyes go back as far as 1986, where various musicians had come and gone. if my memory serves me correctly they were orignally called L.A Rocks, with the name Eyes coming later on.
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Face Dancer - 1990 Midnite Raid
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The pride of the Washington DC/Baltimore area put out this rare indie release in 1990 and I've only just managed to lay my hands on a copy.
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Feehan, Tim - 1990 Full Contact
 | | Though 1987's achievement was geared towards West Coast listeners, 'Full Contact' took his music to another level - near perfect hi-tech AOR, with a cast of super-players to compliment the sound. |
Firehouse - 1990 Firehouse
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A big budget, a big sound courtesy of David Prater, and big hair, what else could you want? Well, a couple of songs into the Billboard Top 10 would help, and that's exactly what happened..
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Florence 99 - 1990 Florence 99
 | | An Italian band, playing a hi-tech (near Canadian styled) version of poppy AOR. |
Flyweil - 1990 Flyweil
 | | Flyweil's only album is a neat little disc with a couple of good tracks. gain, probably not a compulsory acquistion but worth a listen, particularly 'Keep On Dreaming'. |
France - 1990 Lay It On Me (EP)
 | | I think if this San Diego based band had enough dosh in the bank, they could've made an interesting full length album, judging by what is on display here with this 4 track EP. |
Friction - 1990 Baby Talk
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Their sounds lands them in the same territory as Bon Jovi, debut era Honeymoon Suite and a smattering of Danger Danger. It's hair metal with loads of hair spray and sweat.
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Gleason, Michael - 1990 Children Of Choices
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Michael Gleason is best known for his 1983 association with the band Kansas, and later on, with Kerry Livgren and his melodic rock project AD. His forte is keyboards, but the guy can sing too. In fact, in the band AD, he sang lead vocals alongside designated pinch singer Warren Ham.
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Godfrey, Paul (Band) - 1990 Magic Touch
 | | For fans of female fronted AOR, it probably doesn't get better than this! Take your pick of all the 'dollie lolly' albums during the 80's (we're talking Delta, ZZYZX, Drama, Idle Tears, Scandal and all the rest..) and this 'Magic Touch' album would be the equal of any of them. |
Gowan - 1990 Lost Brotherhood
 | | A harder rocking affair, 'Lost Brotherhood' was an obvious attempt at yet further rebranding, as Larry's image seemed to be pointing to the hard and hair rock image of the pre-grunge era of the early 90's. |
Guido Mineo - 1990 In Staccato Heaven
 | | 'In Staccato Heaven' is a nice blend of hi-tech AOR and Euro pop, something the Germans made a habit of during the late 80's and early 90's |
Gypsy Rose (Canada) - 1990 Prey
 | | No relation to the Swedish outfit, this lot came from Western Ontario, Canada, and were signed to the Simmons Records label, home to Gene Simmons. |
Halo - 1990 Halo
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I have to say that despite the overly christian messages throughout the album, this is one of my favorite discs during 1990. Mostly all the tracks are high class, catchy, and some of those choruses are so infectious.
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Harlow - 1990 Harlow
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I was blown away by this album when I first heard it. Here was a female lead singer with authorative power in her voice. Forget Lee Aaron, or even Darby Mills for that matter (don't get me wrong I love those two ladies immensely) but Teresa Straley powers in over the top of them like a steam train!
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Heart - 1990 Brigade
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Not content with leaving us two pearler albums prior to this one (1985's 'Heart', and 1987's 'Bad Animals', staples in your collection if you are fan of melodic rock), the sister siblings and musical cohorts turn up again early 1990 to release this underrated gem.
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Heavens Edge - 1990 Heavens Edge
 | | With the legendary Neil Kernon at the helm, Heavens Edge sometimes manages to escape the glam metal mire by incorporating lush AOR/Melodic rock arrangements into their metallic sound. Other times it's a firm reminder of why band's of this ilk were about to get stomped like a narc at a biker rally by critics, fans and the looming grunge era. |
House Of Lords - 1990 Sahara
 | | 'Sahara' was the second album from Los Angeles combo House Of Lords. It was also the third out of the four albums released on Simmons Records. |
Hughes, Bryan (Group) - 1990 Break The Rules
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The guitar and keyboard interplay on this album are the highpoint, coming across like a mix between Greenway's 'Serious Business' and Aldo Nova's 'Twitch', with the obvious Beau Geste inflection factored in.
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Hurricane - 1990 Slave To The Thrill
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Hurricane come along like a triple threat of AOR, hard rock and metal. It was an above-average set of hard rock, quite superior to Motley Crue, Kiss and co at the time.
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Iron Maiden - 1990 No Prayer For The Dying
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Back to basics metal provided by the Irons'..
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James, Tommy - 1990 Hi Fi
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Tommy must of been listening to John Parr, Richard Marx, Greg Guidry, David Roberts or Go West here instead of the artists who took covers of his classics to the top of the charts a few years prior. This is pure Westcoast/Hi-Tech AOR at it's finest.
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Janz, Paul - 1990 Renegade Romantic
 | | Coupled with 'Electricity', this is a disc that belongs in every serious AOR collection and should be tracked down pronto. |
Jellyfish - 1990 Bellybutton
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More hooks than a tackle box here, this is up there with Cheap Trick's debut and even the Beach Boys best. Not just a 'power pop' classic, it's a rock and roll masterpiece!
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Jidhed, Jim - 1990 Jim
 | | Very much a purists AOR album, and along with 2003's masterful 'Full Circle', both of Jim's English speaking solo albums deserve to be right there in among your thousands of CD's. |
Jillson - 1990 Deadly Girl
 | | Jillson are kinda like a more commercial version Autograph meeting Y&T down at Fantasy Studios for a good ol' San Francisco Jam!! |
Johnson, Eric - 1990 Ah Via Musicom
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For me this album is a keeper, and recommended to anymore remotely interested in melodic rock guitar stylings. For me, if I was to be stranded on a Desert Island and I was allowed five albums to take with me, this would be one of them.
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Joneses, The - 1990 Hard
 | | When I first listened to this years ago, I made a comparison that this was like hearing Billy Satellite fused with Tangier. |
Jordan, Marc - 1990 Cow
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Whatever the packaging and political motivations, 'Cow' is a fine album from the waning days of AOR's golden era, but the PC overkill of the album where Jordan claimed 'We only have 10 years to save our Planet' is a bit OTT.. 'Cow' = 'Conserve Our World', is perhaps AOR's very first environmentally aware album?
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Judas Priest - 1990 Painkiller
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In a few words, if this record is not a part of your collection yet, you should obtain it at once, as it represents a memorial of the hard melodic metal scene that can hardly be repeated.
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Justin Sayne - 1990 Big Tools
 | | It's not very often we get to write about a band who come Idaho and play melodic hard rock. But from Boise Idaho do Justin Sayne originate from, and a great little album they released back in 1990 called 'Big Tools'. |
Killer Dwarfs - 1990 Dirty Weapons
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By the time album four came around, the Dwarfs were in their prime. This is literally 'killer stuff', invoking musical comparisons with Ratt, Great White and Lion.
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Krokus - 1990 Stampede
 | | Taking their cue from Judas Priest and AC/DC, Krokus an album that is heavier and better produced than anything since 'Headhunter'. But without Marc Storace leading from the front, the band lost their identity. |
Laine, Paul - 1990 Stick It In Your Ear
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The debut album 'Stick It In Your Ear' was released in 1990. A massive collection of tunes in the vein of Danger Danger, Bon Jovi and Hardline would result..
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Landslide - 1990 Say Hello To The Night
 | | Here's a rare CD, from an Iowa based band called Landslide. Seems there was more to Iowa than potatoes and Lynn Allen huh? |
Legs Diamond - 1990 Town Bad Girl
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Despite the group's lack of success, you can always find great music in the Legs Diamond discography - 'Town Bad Girl' is no exception.
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Little Caesar - 1990 Little Caesar
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If I hadn't heard this band before I'd seen them I probably wouldn't have given Little Caesar a second look. The appearance of the band conjures up thoughts of Motorhead style metal or sleaze rock, rather than the impressive soulful hard rock that emanates from this 1990 release.
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MacAlpine - 1990 Eyes Of The World
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For what it's worth, this is a very underrated album, and should stand alone when perusing Tony's vast catalogue of work.
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Magnum - 1990 Goodnight LA
 | | It would be fair to say this album is the least played CD in my collection, but don't write it off completely. |
Mastedon - 1990 Lofcaudio
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A literal cast of thousands turn out to play on this baby - a class mainstream Christian release, this album remains one of the highlights of Christian melodic rock - right alongside classic outifts such as Petra, White Heart, Allies and AD.
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Meyers, Bill - 1990 The Color Of Truth
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Somewhere between the hi-tech AOR of Mr Mister and Planet 3, mixing in the softer bits of Chicago and Stephen Bishop, is where you'll end up with Bill Meyers.
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Nelson - 1990 After The Rain
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At the time of release, this album was like a breath of fresh air, combining all the elements of an essential commercial melodic rock release primed for radio and crossover potential. And to a certain degree the band achieved this, with lots of press, articles, MTV clips, and favourable reviews.
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Nilsson, Tommy - 1990 Follow The Road
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If my memory serves me correctly, this Tommy's third solo album, and I have to say it's much more appealing than his prior 1988 affair 'It!'.
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No Sweat - 1990 No Sweat
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Here's an Irish band who briefly enjoyed some time in the limelight during 1989/90. Deciding not to follow in the footsteps of fellow Irishmen U2 (thank god), they decided to become the Emerald Isles equivalent of Bon Jovi, though they had to relocate to London to do it.
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Norman And Sexton - 1990 Facing Destiny
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If bombastic pomp is the order of the day, then Norman And Sexton are the duo for you. Caught somewhere between a Jeff Cannata pomp maelstrom and an Asia stormwind is where this Californian pairing are musically stranded.
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Norton, Paul - 1990 Under A Southern Sky
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Paul's vocal style has a lot in common with that other Aussie legend James Reyne (Australian Crawl) as well, the music is vaguely similar, whilst retaining a midwest edge a la Henry Lee Summer, John Cougar Mellancamp or even Jimmy Barnes for that matter.
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O'Brien, Michael - 1990 Michael O'Brien
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This is a near legendary release which has seen it's value/worth increase over the passing years. Michael is a contender for best kept secret in the world of melodic rock, but he is definitely one major AOR talent who can be classed in the same breath as Paul Sabu and Jeff Cannata.
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O'Neill, Sharon - 1990 Edge Of Winter
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'Edge Of Winter' follows on three years after 'Danced In The Fire', and this time around, combines the West Coast flavors of her 'Foreign Affairs' album (from 1983) with the more mature commerciality of 'DITF'.
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Oxido - 1990 Breaking Down The Walls
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Often mistaken for being an Italian band, Oxido are in fact predominantly Swiss outfit. But upon hearing them you'd swear these guys have holiday homes in Sweden and spend most of their time living up there!
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Pavlovs Dog - 1990 Lost In America
 | | Sometimes it's best to let sleeping dogs lie and that's especially true with this CD from Pavlov's Dog. Not so much lost in America but trapped in a '80s time-warp; musically this disc has little if any personality. |
Petra - 1990 Beyond Belief
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'Beyond Belief' not only became the group's most successful but it ranks up with the likes of Idle Cure, White Heart and Allies best IMO. While the lyrical conviction of the band will turn off some, the musicianship here is undeniable and deserving of a mention on Glory-Daze. |
Planet 3 - 1990 Music From The Planet
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For the most part an overly technical album from a programming perspective, but the mixture of keyboard and drum programming, combined with the great vocals of Clif Magness and that magic guitar of Jay Graydon pushes this album into the stratosphere.
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Pretty Maids - 1990 Jump The Gun/Lethal Heroes
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This was a much delayed album following a band members injury in a car accident. Pretty Maids finally released this album in 1990 following on from the awesome 'Future World' opus from 1987.
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Private Eye (Norway) - 1990 Private Eye
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These guys have West Coast style AOR dripping through their veins. Influences and comparisons range from Toto, Marc Jordan, Sweden's Time Gallery and danish duo Sko/Torp.
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Purple Heart - 1990 Purple Heart
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Purple Heart resemble countrymen China quite closely, plus other Euro bands like Mystery and Dalton, though without the finesse of those three outfits.
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Quade - 1990 Heavens Break
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Quade were a Maryland band that is probasbly in need of some long overdue coverage here at GLORY-DAZE. Musically though, it's hooky keyboard dominated rock, in the vein of Honeymoon Suite, Sing Sing, Tradia, Riddler and Up All Night.
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Ratt - 1990 Detonator
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The hard rock bubble hadn't quite burst yet and Ratt enlisted Desmond Child to help pen various tracks, with admittedly impressive results.
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Raw Silk - 1990 Silk Under The Skin
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Raw Silk for what it's worth, fly the flag for Greece in much the same way as Elektradrive did for Italy. It's good quality AOR with an overkill on keyboard/guitar interplay.
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Riverdogs - 1990 Riverdogs
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This is the culmination of two excellent San Diego based musicians, who also happened to be convincing enough for guitar god Vivian Campbell to be interested in joining them for a short term. As it turned out for Viv, it ended up being long-term!
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Rock Boulevard - 1990 Rock Boulevard
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Here's a band that missed the tail-end of the late great eighties hair-metal parade. An American combo, with a sound that integrates a zillion other hopefuls out there. But what they did have, they did well. Lots of melody, guitar sting, big hooks, a loud vocalist and a tight rhythm section. Other bands similar to these guys included: 9.0 and Jillson.
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Roko - 1990 Roko
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In my opinion, this rates as one of the best German AOR/melodic rock albums of the era. It's got everything really .. power, melody, songs, and a red hot production courtesy of everybody's favourite Bob Marlette.
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Saxon - 1990 Solid Ball Of Rock
 | | 'Solid Ball Of Rock' is a true return to form for Saxon, but one that perhaps came too late. |
Schmit, Timothy B - 1990 Tell Me The Truth
 | | If you are fan of West Coast rock, then you will be well aware of the bands Poco and The Eagles. And if the name Timothy B Schmit is familiar, then you'll know he was a member of both bands at one point. |
Smith, Michael W - 1990 Go West Young Man
 | | 'Go West Young Man' was the breakthrough album into the mainstream/secular market for longtime Christian/CCM artist Michael W Smith.
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Southern Sons - 1990 Southern Sons
 | | Seeing as we have two of three Southern Sons reviews here, it's best to finish the trilogy by going back to the start with this Aussie band. |
Spiced Ice - 1990 Spiced Ice
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Certainly Spiced Ice is not a mainstream release, and it seems that as time goes by this album becomes more valuable by the year. Musically, the band combine the efforts of Tradia, Norway and Airkraft, all of whom had a flair for fiery guitars, stacked keyboards and a commercial angle.
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Spread Eagle - 1990 Spread Eagle
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From the tough neighborhoods of New York come this quartet of hardened individuals, ready to inflict some aural damage on unsuspecting listeners with their brand of streetwise metal.
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