This Is - Aslan (1986)

Oh my...This is incredible...Just heard it today for the first time. It's mesmerizing, it's haunting, it's brilliant. It's a soft song, it reminds a bit of crowded house. The emotion and the vocal rawness adds to the impact that this song makes. I have no idea why this didn't blow up when it first hit the airwave. Most likely buried underneath the relentless musical releases in 1986. This is why I am doing thig blog. The find songs like this. I don't even know what genre to assign to this...

Give It A Listen!

Read More

Living In Fiction - Fast Forward (1984)

Woah!...Newly founded today and it's fantastic!! Well produced, deeply layered, killer guitars, and melodic vocals. Almost progressive without being progressive, sounds like a power pop version of Yes. Truly amazing, I will need to listen to this entire release. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Give it a Listen!

Read More

The March Of The Black Queen - Queen (1974)

Anyone that knows me will tell you that Queen is my favorite band of all time. The well crafted melodies accompanied by masterful lyrics, with the vocal prowess of Freddie Mercury and the iconic sound of Briam May's guitar. I was fortunate to see Freddie perfrom during the game tour, from the 7th row. incredible!!! It was right on the edge of the Live Killers release and the spectacle was everything you think it would be. This was one of my favorites from their second album, I believe it's the similiarity of "Hall Of The Mountain Kings" chord progression that make this stand out.

Give It A Listen!

Read More

al′ter e′go - Shannon (1985)

Just discovered this one today! So when this tunes started it had a faint rhythm of a Two-Tone. As it progressed, it became Power Pop and then it was just pure rock enjoyment. Reminds me a little of The Producers, just not as polished, lacking the production quaality, but nonetheless a great song!

Give It A Listen!

Read More

Something So Strong - Crowded House (1987)

I listen to alot of different kinds of music and I like what I like. A catchy lyric, a certain chord progression or a brilliant harmony catches my ear. This songs has all three. When this came out, it was in the middle of the 80s hair metal and hard rock sensation, so I initial ignored this. This song is qute simple and quite brilliant, both of what I find appealing.

I remember this band had a member, maybe two from a band I enjoyed in the early 80s, Split Enz. This is a more mature and mainstream, but still enjoyable

Give It A Listen!

Read More

Ivory Towers - Westworld (1998)

No surprise here...This one features Tony Harnell, one of my vocal favorites. This one flew under the radar for many people, however I followed the effforts from my favorite artists and was aware of this when it was released. It's a more 'modern' take on what TNT offered but nonetheless quite enjoyable.

Give It A Listen!

Read More

Loudness - Racing The Wind (1992)

I have always loved the Japanese Metal of Loudness and EZO. So, when the singer of EZO joined up with Loudness, I knew I was in for a treat. For me there isn't a song that disappoints on these release. Straight forward heavy metal riffs with crunchy vocals and stellasr guitar work.

Give It A Listen!

Read More

Hawk - Tell The Truth (1986)

I was a big 80s Hair Metal, Hard Rock junkie. Saw all the band, listened to all the music. So when I find a song that was from that era that I missed, I thrills me. I don't recall this band, but this one rocks! The harmonies, the guitar, the vocals...it has it all!

So this band has that one guy that was in all the metal magazines that claimed to teach you metal guitar, Doug Marks. Who knew he knew how to play.

Give It A Listen!

Read More

Jim Capaldi - Living On The Edge (1983)

On the surface nothing special, but I found this tune infectious. I remember it slighty but notenough to call it a memory. It's a well written song with excellent melodic hooks.

Give It A Listen!

Read More

Bryan Adams - One Night Love Affair (1985)

There are certain songs that linger and are familiar and suddenly you know almost every word without knowing you did. To me that is geninus in song writing. Those lyrics that are simple and used in common dialog become imbedded in the subconscience and this is one of them. The song is simple and easy on the ear, yet there are bits of complexity that are discovered each and every time you listen to them. Bryan Adams is a master at it.

Give It A Listen!

Read More

Uriah Heep - The Way That It Is (1982)

I am not a big Uriah Heep fan, as I am only familiar with their hit "Easy Living", perhaps that may change one day. Watching Mtv in it's early years was both entertaining and enlightening. Never again will an influx of music impact my life. One of those musical gems was this song. I never did put it togther that this was this the "Easy Living" band, or maybe I just didn't care. This was part of the collections of songs that I remeber hearing but was confused with other songs I heard for the first time. Some of them were No Time To Lose by Tarney Spencer Band, along with No Turning Back By The Sherbs. Both of those mind breaking for me, and will be in this colection on this blog. I hope you enjoy this as I much as I still do today.

Give It A Listen!

Read More

L.A. Jets - Prisoner (Captured By Your Eyes) - (1976)

This song started by 2025 with a pleasant surprise. I don't know too much about this band, but going through my extensive library of music, I heard this song and I had to share it...It's fantastic. Apparently Barbara Streisand did a cover of this on the Eyes Of Laura Mars Soundtrack, which I never heard either.

Give It A Listen!

Read More