Frontiers, Journey’s eighth studio album (and ninth overall), was released in February 1983 on the Columbia Records label. The album reached #2 on the Billboard chart and would garner four top 40 singles: “After the Fall” (#23), “Send Her My Love” (#23), “Faithfully” (#12), and “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” (#8), and a rock radio hit … Read more
Back in Black is the seventh studio album by Australian rock band AC/DC. Produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange, the album was released on 25 July 1980 by Albert Productions and Atlantic Records. By the late 1970s, AC/DC began to achieve significant popularity outside their native Australia, with high-energy live performances and a string of … Read more
Rock in a Hard Place is the seventh studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released on August 1, 1982 on Columbia. It is the only Aerosmith album not to feature guitarist Joe Perry, following his departure from the band in 1979. The band spent $1.5 million on the recording of this album. Rhythm … Read more
Done with Mirrors is the eighth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released November 9, 1985. The release marked the return to the band of Joe Perry, who had left the group in 1979, and Brad Whitford, who had left the band in 1981. It was also the band’s first album released by Geffen … Read more
Permanent Vacation is the ninth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released in August 1987 by Geffen Records. The album marks a turning point in the band’s career. It is their first album to employ professional songwriters, instead of featuring material solely composed by members of the band. It was also the first Aerosmith … Read more
Pump is the tenth album by American rock band Aerosmith, released in 1989. The album was remastered and reissued in 2001. Pump was widely acclaimed by both fans and critics upon its release. The album incorporates the use of keyboards and a horn section on many of the singles (“Love in an Elevator”, “The Other … Read more
Great White is the first full-length album by the American rock band Great White. Three tracks are taken from the band’s previous EP, albeit in re-recorded versions. The musical style of this album is very different from the following highly successful releases of Great White, as they display here a more hard-driving metal sound as … Read more
Shot in the Dark is the second studio album by the American hard rock band Great White, released in 1986. Great White’s music in this album shows the transition from the pure heavy metal of the first album to a more blues-influenced style of hard rock, paying homage to the great rock bands of the … Read more
…Twice Shy is the fourth studio album released by the American hard rock band Great White. It was released in 1989 and contained the biggest hits of their career, a cover of Ian Hunter’s “Once Bitten, Twice Shy” and “The Angel Song”, which reached No. 5 and No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. … Read more
Escape (Stylized as E5C4P3 on the front of the album) is Journey’s seventh studio album (and eighth overall), released on July 31, 1981. The album features four hit Billboard Hot 100 singles – “Don’t Stop Believin’” (#9), “Who’s Crying Now” (#4), “Still They Ride” (#19) and “Open Arms” (#2) – plus rock radio staples like … Read more