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Dedicated to hair metal, glam metal, cock rock, hard rock and AORfletchanatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00321779300316103022noreply@blogger.comBlogger246125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637039677971547858.post-66377326358404656202016-11-14T09:53:00.003-08:002016-11-14T09:53:32.758-08:00UpdateHi guys, just a quick note to let you know that House of Hairspray isn't dead, it's just on temporary hiatus.<br />
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The reason for this is that in late September I migrated from my native New Zealand to live in the United States (my fiancee is American). We're currently living with family so I don't have the time or space necessary to work on the blog, but hopefully that situation will be changing soon. Until then, rock on!fletchanatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00321779300316103022noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637039677971547858.post-86814594720808823802016-09-09T16:03:00.001-07:002016-09-09T16:04:02.439-07:0050SHR #50: Full Blown Mosey (Wyoming)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Band: Full Blown Mosey<br />
Release: Temporal Cadence<br />
Year: 2008<br />
Line-up: Kirk Warren (vocals, bass), Rocky Harting (lead guitar), Greg Scott (rhythm guitar), Dale Ortega (drums).<br />
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This is the debut (and so far only) album by Full Blown Mosey. Although it was released in 2008 it doesn't have that "modern melodic rock" sound that a lot of 2000s releases have - it sounds like it could very easily have been recorded in 1990.<br />
The band list influences as varied as Black Sabbath, KISS and Rush, and you can actually hear all of that in their sound. On songs like Berserker they sound like melodic heavy metal, while on songs like Crazy Desire and Fast Moving Shadow they have a 1980s KISS hard rock sound. And there's moments of prog rock influences in there, although thankfully not a lot.<br />
Singer Kirk Warren doesn't have the strongest voice, but guitarist Rocky Harting makes up for it with some kickass guitar licks. Sadly drummer Dale Ortega died during the making of the album, which is dedicated to his memory.<br />
Temporal Cadence is a solid low budget indy release and definitely worth checking out!<br />
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Band: Dizzy Lane<br />
Release: It Ain't Easy<br />
Year: 1990<br />
Line-up: Scott Williams (vocals, guitar), Nick Summers (guitar), Brian Lemay (bass), Rob E Dee (drums)<br />
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The band most people compare Dizzy Lane to is Enuff Z'Nuff, mainly due to Scott Williams' voice sounding a lot like Chip Z'Nuff. Overall their sound is a bit glam, a bit sleazy and a whole lot of great hard rock guitar licks. This album won't necessarily blow you away, but it's good stuff and it's as rare as hen's teeth so check it out!<br />
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Band: Bloodgood<br />
Release: Rock in a Hard Place<br />
Year: 1988<br />
Line-up: Les Carlson (vocals), David Zaffiro (guitars), Michael Bloodgood (bass), Mark Welling (drums).<br />
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Bloodgood formed in 1985 and released a demo that same year. Full-length albums quickly followed in 1986 and 1987, portraying a distinctly melodic heavy metal sound. But for this, their third album, Bloodgood changed to a more radio-friendly AOR/hard rock sound.<br />
Singer Les Carlsen sounds a lot like Steve Perry, so Journey is the best comparison I can make for Bloodgood. They don't have the standout hits that band did, but this album is definitely a good listen - guitarist David Zaffiro (who later joined fellow Christian rockers Whitecross) shows some good axemanship.<br />
After a further two studio albums and three live releases, Bloodgood called it quits in 1994. However, they got back together in 2006 and released a new album in 2013 called Dangerously Close, which features Stryper's Oz Fox on guitar (replacing Zaffiro).<br />
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Band: 8084<br />
Release: Eight Oh Eight Four<br />
Year: 1987<br />
Line-up: Randy Smith (vocals), Andre Maquera (guitars), Frank Barnes (bass), Gary Spaulding (drums), Charles Hawthorne (keyboards)<br />
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In 1987 they won the Rock Search International competition in Canada and throughout the rest of the 80s and 90s 8084 continued to tour North America while working with the likes of Aldo Nova and Richie Valens. They released two more albums in the early 90s and have also put out a couple more in the 2000s. 8084 continue to play together to this day, albeit as a quartet - keyboardist Charles Hawthorne sadly died in a car crash on Christmas Eve 1989 and Smith took over keyboards after that.<br />
This album is excellent pomp rock/AOR in the style of Honeymoon Suite, Journey and Night Ranger. Highly recommended if you like that kind of music! <br />
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Band: Starbreaker<br />
Release: Love's Dying Wish<br />
Year: 2008<br />
Line-up: Tony Harnell (vocals), Magnus Karlsson (guitars), Jonni Lightfoot (bass), John Macaluso (drums).<br />
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comment: </b>Okay, so Starbreaker aren't actually from Utah, but bassist Jonni Lightfoot is one of the state's most prolific musicians and I wanted to include something featuring him. Lightfoot was originally in a Salt Lake City hair metal band called Skit Skat in the 1990s, but sadly I've been unable to lay my hands on a copy of their work. He was also with soft-rockers Air Supply from 2001 until recently, but their music doesn't really fit on this blog. So Starbreaker it is!<br />
A side-project of former TNT and (blink and you'll miss it) Skid Row vocalist Tony Harnell, Starbreaker has released two albums so far (the first featuring a different bassist). Joining Harnell and Lightfoot are Harnell's TNT bandmate Macaluso on drums and guitarist Magnus Karlsson, who has worked a lot with Norwegian singer Jorn Lande.<br />
Love's Dying Wish has that typical modern sound - well-polished, lots of harmonies - and unfortunately like a lot of 2000s releases the guitar gets lost in the mix, resulting in some of the songs sounding more akin to Evanesence than classic hair metal. But Harnell is a great singer and there is enough good hard rockin' material here to make it a worthwhile listen.<br />
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Release: Lix<br />
Year: 1988<br />
Line-up: Paul "Turk" Henry (vocals), Tony Marsh (guitars), Bruce Adams (guitars), Stacey Shew (bass), Mike Reiner (drums).<br />
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comment: </b>This band hailed from the self-claimed "Rose Capital of the World", Tyler Texas, but its roots were also firmly in Middle Earth. That's because Lix started out as Hobbit, a 1970s fantasy rock band with lyrics about Tolkien-esque adventures. But by the mid-80s Hobbit had "broken up" and the members adopted the name Lix, changing their sound to a more radio-friendly style of hard rock and recording this one album, before eventually returning to the Hobbit name.<br />
Another self release, this album understandably has sub-par production values. But if you can look past the poor sound quality, you'll find a fairly decent 80s hair metal band. Singer Henry sounds an awful lot like KISS's Paul Stanley, making that band's Animalize/Asylum-era the most obvious comparison, with bits and pieces of Quiet Riot and Twisted Sister in the mix.<br />
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Band: Lust<br />
Release: Lust<br />
Year: 1985<br />
Line-up: David Bush (vocals), Ken Kennedy (guitars), Kurt Menck (guitars), Mike Easlo (bass), John Ulinger (drums).<br />
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The sound quality on this regional release is not great, but the music makes up for it. With driving heavy metal guitars and drums, mixed with melodic vocals, Lust will appeal most to fans of bands like WASP, Riot, Accept and Lizzy Borden.<br />
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Band: Zion<br />
Release: Thunder From The Mountain<br />
Year: 1989<br />
Line-up: Rex Scott (vocals, rhythm guitar), David Moore (lead guitar), Marlin Saner (bass), Tommy Bozung (drums).<br />
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Unfortunately that big break never amounted to much. The story goes that the record label push they were promised instead went to fellow Christian rockers Holy Soldier and soon after Scott left to front the band X-Sinner. By 1992 Zion had called it quits, although they had a reunion in the early 2000s and Retrospect Records released a compilation of old material in 2007.<br />
Whether you're Christian or not, you owe it to yourself to check it out as it's simply awesome melodic hard rock. Their sound reminds me of a mix of Quiet Riot, Sammy Hagar, KISS and Firehouse. Check it out!<br />
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Band: Mainiax<br />
Release: Boys Night Out<br />
Year: 1986<br />
Line-up: Don Garrison (vocals), Richie Smith (guitars), Tony Ray (bass), James the Bulldozer (drums).<br />
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Mainiax can best be described as traditional heavy metal, but they have enough melodic flourishes to warrant inclusion on this blog. Everything from Deep Purple to Dio and Dokken can be heard in their sound. Singer Garrison shrieks like Rob Halford one moment and sings more melodically the next - his voice isn't super strong but it does the job. What You See Is What You Get is the most "melodic hard rock" of the tracks and as such is my favourite on the album. The Witching Hour is another great song, mixing creepy Addams Family-esque keyboards with a nice guitar riff.<br />
I can't rave about this album but it's a good listen, especially if you're in the mood for some heavy metal to break up your sleaze and glam playlist.<br /><br />
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Band: Blindside Thunder<br />
Release: 100 Proof<br />
Year: 2015<br />
Line-up: John E Wilde (vocals, rhythm guitar), Mike "Gunslinger" Green (lead guitar), Double D (bass), Andy K (drums).<br />
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100 Proof is BST's third album and it's full of the kind of music you'd expect to hear playing in a dive bar with a line-up of Harleys parked outside. The lyrics are predictably about women (Takes My Breath Away), drinking (Tequila) or being rebellious (Rebel Revolution). Their sound is tight though and the production is good, so if you dig this kind of music I recommend checking it out.<br />
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Band: April Fool<br />
Release: Playin' to Win<br />
Year: 1989<br />
Line-up: Dave Stradling (vocals), George Smith (guitars), Rob Lombardi (bass), Walt Kaye (drums).<br />
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comment: </b>April Fool are yet another example of a good band who gained traction in their home area but never cracked it on the national stage. They came out of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania music scene that also produced Cinderella and Britny Fox - in fact that second band would play a part in the creation and destruction of April Fool.<br />
April Fool was formed out of the ashes of a band called World War 3, which among their members had included both "Dizzy" Dean Davidson and Johnny Dee, who of course would later form Britny Fox. After a number of line-up changes, April Fool recorded a four-track EP in 1988 and began building a strong following in the clubs of the tri-state area. In 1989 they went into the studio to record this, their only full-length album, and things really seemed to be looking good for the band.<br />
This is where Britny Fox comes back into the picture. Later in 1989 Dizzy Dean quit that band and April Fool singer Dave Stradling saw an opportunity to become Britny Fox's new vocalist. He quit April Fool to audition for them, but of course that gig went to Tommy Paris, aka Don Jillson from Jillson. April Fool brought in a new singer but never really regained their momentum and, coupled with the changing music landscape, called it quits in the early 90s.<br />
This is the 2014 reissue of the original cassette-only Playin' to Win with two bonus tracks from the 1988 EP. It's good stuff - glammy hard rock in the vein of Poison and Warrant. If you've never heard this band you need to check them out!<br />
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Band: Black 'n Blue<br />
Release: Without Love<br />
Year: 1985<br />
Line-up: Jaime St James (vocals), Tommy Thayer (guitars), Jef Warner (guitars), Patrick Young (bass), Pete Holmes (drums)<br />
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comment: </b>I've already shared the 1984 debut album of Portland, Oregon rockers Black 'n Blue on this blog (find it <a href="https://houseofhairspray.blogspot.co.nz/2007/05/black-n-blue-black-n-blue-1984.html" target="_blank">here</a>), and here now is their second release from a year later. While it doesn't have a "hit" on par with the debut's Hold On To 18, I'd argue that this album is better overall. Their sound went slightly downhill after this (with Tommy Thayer's future KISS bandmate Gene Simmons taking over production), so this is their best album in my opinion.<br />
The sound on Without Love is definitely quite poppy. Lyrics were never Black 'n Blue's strongpoint, but who cares because they're all about partying and having fun. I liken their overall sound on this album to what Trixter did in the early 90s - lightweight catchy melodic hard rock.<br />
Highly recommended if you need a pick-me-up, because you can't help but smile as you listen to this album.<br />
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Release: Abusement Park<br />
Year: 1993<br />
Line-up: Rachal Rose (vocals), Kyle St Clair (guitars), Stephan Lauren (guitars), Leslie Kane Blak (bass), DD Rose (drums).<br />
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It's a shame because like I said, they are talented. Their sound is straight up Sunset Strip sleaze, mixing the likes of Poison, Faster Pussycat and Motley Crue. It's fast, it's full of attitude and singer Rachal Rose has that sleazy rasp to his voice. Definitely recommended for fans of the aforementioned bands and all other LA sleaze metal.<br />
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Band: Love Gunn<br />
Release: Bad Love for Sale<br />
Year: 1987<br />
Line-up: Doug Savage (vocals), Steve Dematteo (lead guitar, keyboards), Dave Maraffa (rhythm guitar), Don Ritterer (bass), Mike Hauger (drums). <br />
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comment: </b>From Columbus, Ohio - the hometown of my fiancee Heather - comes glam hard rock band Love Gunn and their rare five-track EP Bad Love for Sale.<br />
Love Gunn's sound mixes the likes of Cinderella, Bon Jovi and early Def Leppard. Singer Doug Savage's voice is raspy and raw, like Def Lep's Joe Elliot mixed with Dizzy Dean from Britny Fox, but won't be to everyone's liking as it misses the mark at times. Interestingly he loses the rasp for the last track, Too Late, which is a ballad.<br />
The members of Love Gunn have stayed active in the Ohio music scene through the years, with Doug Savage playing with the bands Evil X and Pink Velvet Krush and Steve Dematteo with Bone Tonic and The Godz (not the New York band).<br />
This slice of rare small-town hair metal should be a welcome addition to any collection.<br />
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Band: Hollywood Trix<br />
Release: Hollywood Trix<br />
Year: 1987<br />
Line-up: Gary Smith (vocals), Nate Woolsey (guitars), Bill Crawford (guitars), Jason Forsberg (bass), Ross Cariveau (drums).<br />
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02 - Ain't Messin'<br />
03 - Straight Down The Line<br />
04 - Wicked Ways<br />
05 - Fires Of Love<br />
06 - L.A.U.G.H.S.<br />
07 - Game Of Life<br />
08 - Rock And Roll Let Go<br />
09 - Drunk As A Skunk<br />
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comment: </b>If the name of this band isn't a clear indication of their sound, once you start playing the album and the sounds of a woman, um, thoroughly enjoying herself, hits the speakers there's no doubt. Despite being from the decidedly un-rock'n'roll town of Grand Forks, North Dakota, Hollywood Trix ooze pure Sunset Strip sleaze.<br />
On this (as far as I know their only album) Hollywood Trix do their best impersonation of the big LA bands of the time - Motley Crue, Ratt, LA Guns, Guns 'N Roses etc. While they don't reach the level of any of those outfits, it's still pretty good stuff, especially if you're a fan of sleazy glam metal and are looking for a new band to listen to.<br />
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Band: Blind Taxi<br />
Release: Blind Taxi<br />
Year: 1987<br />
Line-up: Rod Honeycutt (vocals), Chris Manley (guitars), Larry Tobias (guitars), Chuck Lilly (bass), Brian Hall (keyboards), Bert Voswinkel (drums)<br />
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Blind Taxi's sound can best be described as AOR or melodic hard rock, mixing keyboards and harmonies with the odd rockin' guitar solo. They don't have the pomp of a lot of 80s AOR acts, preferring a straight-ahead rock approach - more Loverboy than Styx.<br />
There's nothing here that'll blow you away, but it's a solid indy release. The best track is I Still Want You.<br />
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<b>50 STATES OF HARD ROCK #32: NEW YORK</b>
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Band: Hittman<br />
Release: Hittman<br />
Year: 1988<br />
Line-up: Dirk Kennedy (vocals), John Kristen (guitars), Michael Buccell (bass), Chuck Korry (drums)<br />
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Hittman's sound is a mix of hard rock and melodic heavy metal. At their most heavy you can hear influences from traditional heavy metal bands (aka Leatherwolf, Lizzy Borden, Raven etc) and the not-so-heavy stuff is akin to Dokken. Singer Dirk Kennedy has a majestic voice, sounding a lot like Geoff Tate from Queensryche and Midnight from Crimson Glory. The sound isn't as progressive as either of those bands, but if you took Tate or Midnight (R.I.P.) and had them sing for a band made up of Dokken and Raven members you'd have a good comparison with Hittman. Needless to say it's excellent stuff!<br />
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Band: Femme Fatale<br />
Release: Femme Fatale<br />
Year: 1988<br />
Line-up: Lorraine Lewis (vocals), Bill D'Angelo (lead guitar), Mazzi Rawd (guitar, keyboards), Rick Rael (bass), Bobby Murray (drums).<br />
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comment: </b>Female-fronted melodic hard rock outfit Femme Fatale originally formed in Albuquerque, New Mexico before moving to Los Angeles and releasing this, their debut album. A second album was recorded in 1989, but never released, although there has been talking of it being released in the near future.<br />
Sadly guitarist Bill D'Angelo passed away in 2006, reportedly
of a drug overdose. Bassist Rael, Lewis' brother, was at last report
working for Budweiser back in Albuquerque, while Mazzi Rawd - Lewis' ex-husband - is apparently some kind of doctor under his real name, Cliff Lewis.<br />
Today Femme Fatale is back together in name only, with Lorraine Lewis putting together an all-female line-up which includes Courtney Cox (not the actress) from The Iron Maidens and Athena Lee (sister of Motley Crue's Tommy Lee). This line-up released an album, One More For the Road, earlier this year. As well as performing with Femme Fatale, Lewis also produces a Canadian reality TV show called "Ex-wives of Rock". <br />
Back to their debut album, we get a brand of melodic hard rock with female vocals, akin to Vixen, Chrissy Steele, Lita Ford and the like, while Lewis' voice has a Pat Benatar quality to it. If you like any of the aforementioned artists you'll dig this.<br />
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Band: Arson<br />
Release: Arson<br />
Year: 1988<br />
Line-up: Unknown<br />
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1. EZ Street 04:33
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2. Rock 'N' Roll Dreamin' 04:05
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<b>Fletchanator's
comment: </b>In collecting rare music I often come across obscure releases that, upon hearing them, I can see why they are obscure. Other times I hear an unsigned band and wonder why the hell they didn't ever make it big. Arson is definitely in the latter camp. They're so obscure I couldn't find out the name of the band members. They were never signed to a major record company, releasing this cassette on a tiny indy label.<br />
With the kind of success fellow New Jersey-ites Bon Jovi were enjoying in the mid-to-late 80s, it's a wonder no one signed Arson simply on the fact they were from the same state and played the same kind of music. Not only that, they are damn good! Talk about a major missed opportunity.<br />
A warning - the sound on this recording is extremely crappy. But through the shitty sound shines a band whose music is on par with the likes of Dokken, Bon Jovi and Tesla. The singer's voice reminds me a lot of Paul Rodgers from Bad Company.<br />
I can't recommend this one enough - Arson is one of the true lost gems of the hard rock genre! <br />
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Band: Dio<br />
Release: Sacred Heart<br />
Year: 1985<br />
Line-up: Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Vivian Campbell (guitar), Jimmy Bain (bass), Vinny Appice (drums), Claude Schnell (keyboards)<br />
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<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>1. </b></span>King of Rock and Roll 3:49<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>2. </b></span>Sacred Heart 6:27<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>3. </b></span>Another Lie 3:48<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>4. </b></span>Rock 'n' Roll Children 4:32<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>5. </b></span>Hungry for Heaven 4:10<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>6. </b></span>Like the Beat of a Heart 4:24<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>7. </b></span>Just Another Day 3:23<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>8. </b></span>Fallen Angels 3:57<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>9. </b></span>Shoot, Shoot 4:20<br />
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Sure, Dio is usually associated more with heavy metal than hair metal/glam rock, but on this, their third album, they were definitely getting very radio friendly and poppy in their sound, while also retaining that harder edge. Two of the big hits - Rock 'n' Roll Children and Hungry for Heaven - sound a lot like Dokken, with future Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell pulling out some great hard rock riffs.<br />
If you don't have this album you need it (along with everything else Dio released).<br /><br />
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Band: Jillson<br />
Release: Deadly Girl<br />
Year: 1990<br />
Line-up: Don Jillson (vocals), Terry Ripley (guitars), Dale Borden (bass), Jamie Warren Borden (drums)<br />
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<b><span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>1. </b></span></b>It's Emotion<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>2. </b></span>Deadly Girl<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>3. </b></span>Goodbye<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>4. </b></span>Make Love<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>5. </b></span>Bad Side<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>6. </b></span>All I Can<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>7. </b></span>Again<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>8. </b></span>Take Me<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>9.</b></span> One Thing <span style="color: #bb0055;"><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>10. </b></span>On My Own<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>11. </b></span>Mean What You Say<br />
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The name of frontman Don Jillson may not mean anything to you, but if you're a diehard hair metal fan you've no doubt heard of Tommy Paris, who replaced Dean Davidson in the band Britny Fox and recorded two studio albums with that band - 1991's Bite Down Hard and 2003's Springhead Motorshark. Why do I mention this? Well, Don Jillson and Tommy Paris are one in the same person.<br />
If you're familiar with Tommy Paris/Don Jillson's singing with Britny Fox (or his solo album, 2009) you know that he has a great voice. Musically Jillson is quite similar to Bite Down Hard-era Britny Fox as well, playing a catchy brand of glammy hard rock. On the ballads Goodbye, Take Me and Mean What You Say they stray into definite AOR territory, ala Chicago or Journey.<br />
It should be noted that this is the original CD release, which doesn't have the three bonus live tracks that Retrospect Records' reissue has. <br />
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Band: 3D In Your Face<br />
Release: Midnight Devils<br />
Year: 2013<br />
Line-up: Alan "Hot Rod" King (vocals, guitars, keyboards), Chris "Sniper" Hineline (lead guitar), Sam "Spade" Morris (bass), Jeremy "Playboy" Deans (drums).<br />
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comment: </b>From amidst the cornfields of Nebraska comes a band with the colourful name of 3D In Your Face. Formed in 1999 in Omaha, they describe themselves as part covers-band, part originals. Their live show includes a lot of the stock standard 80s crowd-pleasers, but they have also released four albums of original material.<br />
This is their third album and it definitely feels straight out of the late 80s and early 90s. You're not going to get any surprises here, just good, solid glam metal in the vein of Poison, Dokken and Skid Row. Another good comparison would be Steel Panther minus the comedic lyrics/antics. Give it a listen and if you dig what you hear, support the band at http://www.3dinyourface.com/<br />
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<b>50 STATES OF HARD ROCK #26: MONTANA</b>
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Band: Great White<br />
Release: Hooked<br />
Year: 1991<br />
Line-up: Jack Russell (vocals), Mark Kendall (guitars), Michael Lardie (guitars, keyboards), Tony Montana (bass), Audie Desbrow (drums)<br />
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<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>1. </b></span>Call it Rock N'Roll 3:56<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>2. </b></span>The Original Queen of Sheba 4:39<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>3. </b></span>Cold Hearted Lovin' 4:19<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>4. </b></span>Can't Shake it 4:41<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>5. </b></span>Lovin' Kind 4:44<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>6. </b></span>Heartbreaker 6:44<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>7. </b></span>Congo Square 6:57<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>8. </b></span>South Bay Cities 5:24<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>9. </b></span>Desert Moon 4:32<br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>10. </b></span>Afterglow 5:49<br />
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comment: </b>So far in this series I've had to do a couple of slight cheats in order to fill slots, but this is the most cheatiest cheat I've done so far. Desperate times call for desperate measures and I couldn't for the life of me find any hard rock/hair metal bands from the sparsely-populated northwest state of Montana. So I present to you Great White, a California band, with a bassist named Tony MONTANA *hangs head in shame*. Besides sharing his last name with the state, he also has the same name as the main character from the movie Scarface.<br />
Even the most casual of rock music fan will be familiar with Great White's big hit Once Bitten Twice Shy. Most will also be aware of the infamy the band gained due to the fatal club fire at one of their shows in 2003. Thankfully they have moved on from that tragedy, albeit in a splintered faction, with singer Jack Russell fronting Jack Russell's Great White (with Montana also in the fold) and Kendall, Lardie and Desbrow playing in... Great White. Can't we all just get along guys?<br />
But let's head back to 1991 for their fifth studio album, when all the boys were still functioning together. Following on the heels of the hugely-successful Twice Shy album (with the aforementioned big hit), Hooked had a lot of expectations riding on it. It didn't reach the heights of its predecessor, lacking a big hit single, but did reach #18 on the Billboard charts and was well-received by fans and critics.<br />
Hooked is a fine album, continuing the polished sound from Twice Shy, while ramping up the bluesy elements. Desert Moon, Original Queen of Sheba and Heartbreaker are the standout tracks in my opinion, while their cover of Small Faces' song Afterglow is another highlight. Highly recommended!<br />
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Band: Frontrunner<br />
Release: Up-N-Cummin'<br />
Year: 1994<br />
Line-up: Stephen T Allen (vocals), Steve Paul (guitars), Shaun Andree (bass), Patrick Cunningham (drums)<br />
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<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>1. </b></span>Climb N' Scream <span style="color: red;"><b>intro</b></span> <br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>2. </b></span>Roller Coaster <br />
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<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>4. </b></span>Straddle Dance <br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>5. </b></span>Search Your Heart <br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>6. </b></span>Up-N-Cummin' (In Your Face) <br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>7. </b></span>Get Off Your Rocker <br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>8. </b></span>Fraulein <br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>9. </b></span>What R the Chances? <br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>10. </b></span>Money Talks <br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>11. </b></span>Anything Anytime <br />
<span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>12. </b></span>The Devil Went Down to Georgia <span style="color: #bb0055;"><b>Cover: Charlie Daniels</b></span><br />
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Music-wise this album reminds me alot of Warrant, with the slight funkiness of Extreme thrown into the mix. Vocalist Stephen T Allen reminds me of a young Jon Bon Jovi, although his voice isn't quite as strong. Notable is the funk-ified cover for The Devil Went Down to Georgia (I still prefer Primus' version).<br />
Solid mid-90s hard rock with plenty of glam and funk, definitely worth checking out.<br />
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