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...

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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!

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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.

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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!

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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

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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.

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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.

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