- The Swirling Eddies “Big Guns” Let’s Spin (1988) When this album was released it was a little too arthouse for many. After some time, DA fans warmed up. However looking back today, L...
- Steve Taylor and Sheila Walsh live duet from the Limelight album “Not Fallin’ Away” (1985)...
- Tempest “True Love - Never Fades Away” Eye OF The Storm (1988) My roomate irreverently called this band “purple eye” (swirling hurricane on the cover). For me it was the first ...
- Whitecross “You’re Mine” Hammer & Nail (1987) My roomate liked these guys because they sounded like Ratt. Vocalist Scott Wenzell and guitarist Rex Carrol are really great people....
- The Alarm “Howling Wind” Declaration (1984) I like to think of them as the Welsh U2. Alt rock pioneers, specializing in arena rock, with a deeply spiritual and culteral context. Started as...
- Jon Gibson “Man Overboard” Change Of Heart (1988) If you like R&B. When this album hit, it changed things. Instantly popular, appealing to a wide audience, Change’ set the stage ...
- Sweet Comfort Band “You Led Me To Believe” Perfect Timing (1984) Bryan Duncan is one of the most talented vocalists in the world. He has been comforting me for 25 years. While he excels in...
- sds: onemoretimewithfeeling: Kansas - Carry On My Wayward Son (Gratuituous name-drop alert) - I’m friends with Kerry Livgren, the incredible composer and lyricist behind most of Kansas’ work. M...
- Kansas “Don’t Take Your Love Away” Drastic Measures (1983) One of the least sucessful and final releases for the original members of Kansas. Considered a more commercial album domi...