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REVIEW: AC/DC –“Play Ball” (2014)
Thanks to Superdekes for sending this! AC/DC – “Play Ball” (2014 Columbia) Holy shit, AC/DC’s back. When we all heard about Malcolm’s health problems, I thought that was it. I really didn’t expect them...
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REVIEW: Aerosmith – Aerosmith (1973)
It’s time for another series here at mikeladano.com! It’s been a while since I’ve tackled something this big, but for the last two weeks I’ve been writing and listening to a band that I hadn’t been...
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REVIEW: Aerosmith – Get Your Wings (1974)
AEROSMITH – Get Your Wings (1974 Columbia, 1993 Sony remaster) Only the year after dropping their debut, Aerosmith cranked out another collection of solid bluesy rock tunes, but this time with better...
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REVIEW: Aerosmith – Toys in the Attic (1975)
AEROSMITH – Toys in the Attic (175 Columbia, 1993 Sony) What’s your lucky number? For Aerosmith, maybe it’s 3. Third album in as many years, Toys in the Attic is considered by some to be the album:...
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REVIEW: Aerosmith – Rocks (1976)
AEROSMITH – Rocks (1975 Columbia, 1993 Sony) Packaged clean and sharp, Aerosmith made their intentions clear on the cover art for Rocks. The album launched a million guitar players and a hundred...
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REVIEW: Journey – Captured (1981)
JOURNEY – Captured (1981 Columbia, 1996 Sony SBM remaster) Captured was a turning point for Journey. After this, they went from mega to uber-mega. It was their first live album, and their last with...
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REVIEW: Journey – Time3 (1992 box set)
JOURNEY – Time3 (1992 Sony 3 CD box set) Very few box sets satisfy the way that Journey’s Time3 satisfies. When it was released in 1992, Journey wasn’t even a functioning entity anymore. Sony’s box...
View ArticleGUEST REVIEW: Fastway – Trick or Treat (1986 Soundtrack)
Guest review by Holen MaGroin It’s not about the candy! It’s Halloween Wednesday again, so here’s HOLEN MaGROIN with the next in his series of Halloween themed reviews. Oct 3: Soundgarden –...
View ArticleREVIEW: Akira Takasaki – Tusk of Jaguar (Take Another Bite) (1982)
AKIRA TAKASAKI – Tusk of Jaguar (Take Another Bite) (1982, 2009 Columbia CD reissue) In 1982, Loudness guitarist Akira Takasaki and a Japanese keyboardist named Masanori Sasaji teamed up to record an...
View ArticleREVIEW: Gowan – Strange Animal (1984)
GOWAN – Strange Animal (1984 CBS) Strange Animal was only Lawrence Gowan’s second solo album, and one of his best sellers. It’s also one of his most dated sounding, with programming and production...
View ArticleREVIEW: Judas Priest – Defenders of the Faith (1984) Part One – Vinyl
JUDAS PRIEST – Defenders of the Faith (1984 Columbia) If memory serves, in contemporary times, Defenders of the Faith was considered good but not as good as Screaming for Vengeance. It was a...
View ArticleREVIEW: Aerosmith – Pandora’s Box (1991)
AEROSMITH – Pandora’s Box (1991 Columbia box set) Aerosmith were out of the gates fairly early into their career when their first anthology style box set was released in 1991. They were still going...
View ArticleREVIEW: Journey – Greatest Hits (1988, 2008)
JOURNEY – Greatest Hits (Originally 1988, 2008 expanded reissue) It’s OK if your first album by anybody was a “greatest hits” of some sort. Over 15 million people bought Journey’s Greatest Hits in the...
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