Animalize is the 12th studio album by the American rock band Kiss. Gene Simmons was pursuing a career in acting at the time and Paul Stanley was primarily in charge of the production and direction of Animalize. The album marked the only appearance by lead guitarist Mark St. John, who replaced Vinnie Vincent in April … Read more
Alpha is the second studio album by British rock band Asia, released in 1983. It was the final studio album featuring the original lineup until 2008’s Phoenix. Alpha is dominated by the songwriting tandem of John Wetton and Geoff Downes. All the tracks on the album are written by Wetton/Downes, except for “The Smile Has … Read more
Passionworks is the seventh studio album, but eighth album overall, released by the hard rock band Heart, in 1983. The album marks a shift in musical direction from hard rock and folk to mainstream rock. This album spent 21 weeks on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached #39. The single, “How Can I Refuse?” hit … Read more
“Straight between the eyes” is the sixth studio album by Rainbow released in June 1982. The album is recorded at Le Studio, Morin Heights in Quebec (Canada) during December 1981. Producer is Roger Glover.
Private Audition is the sixth studio album, but seventh album overall, released by the hard rock band Heart, released in 1982. The album was on the U.S. Billboard 200 for fourteen weeks, peaking at number twenty-five. It contained the hit single “This Man Is Mine”. It is the last Heart album to feature longtime members … Read more
Face Dances is the ninth studio album by English rock band The Who. It was released in 1981 on Warner Bros. Records in the US (it was the band’s first release on that label) and on Polydor Records in the UK. It was one of two Who studio albums with drummer Kenney Jones, who had … Read more
“Difficult to cure” is the fifth studio album by Rainbow released in February 1981. The album is recorded at the Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen (Denmark). Producer is Martin Birch.
Though there are still some traces of the confessionals that underpinned Beautiful Loser through Stranger in Town, Against the Wind finds Bob Seger turning toward craft. Perhaps he had to, since Against the Wind arrived after three blockbuster albums and never-ending tours. Even so, this record winds up not feeling as immediate or soulful as … Read more
Unmasked is the eighth studio album by American hard rock band Kiss, released in 1980. It was the last studio album to feature the original lineup of Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss until the band reunited. Criss actually had no involvement with the recording of the album; Anton Fig (uncredited) played … Read more