So in the past few weeks, I've checked out a bunch of old albums that I never got around to listening to, some I've heard a million times. Here's the update:
Black n' Blue - s/t: Not bad, a solid meh. Decent first effort, but it hasn't inspired me to want to check out anything that came after, but maybe their subsequent were better.
Britny Fox - s/t: Excellent Cinderella clone, and for obvious reasons, of course. Good album, but where Tom Keifer's voice is tolerable, after a while, Dean's voice gets a little irritating.
Cinderella - Night Songs: Like a lot of these bands, I've know all the hits, but never took the time to listen to the full albums. It should come as no surprise that this one is a winner.
Def Leppard - Pyromania: I know I've heard this whole album before, but not enough. It was time to really give it a good listen and of course, it's killer. Such amazing classics.
Extreme - Pornograffitti: In my CD player right now. Probably will be for weeks. This whole album is just freakin' amazing. Killer riffs, hair rasing solos, and unbelievable harmonies. On my zillionth listen.
Firehouse - s/t and Hold Your Fire: Both excellent albums, that I only knew the major hits from. Seeing them at M3 in recent years made me want to check out their old albums. Good stuff.
Marty Friedman - Dragon's Kiss: Out of control shred fest, like Becker's Perpetual Burn (Another I listened to recently). Love it. Makes me feel 18 again, hearing stuff like this.
Giant - Last of the Runaways: Good album, fairly straightforward for me, not sure what all the hype has always been. Maybe I didn't listen to it right.
Hurricane - Take What You Want: I could definitely listen to more of this. I'm On to You was my (and most peoples') only experience with this band, but this is a pretty good album.
Impellitteri - Stand In Line: REALLY nice. Especially with Graham Bonnet on vocals. They do a great cover of one of my faves, Since You've Been Gone. Awesome guitar work all over.
Vinnie Moore - Mind's Eye: Outstanding album. Really just amazing all over. I'd seen this and countless others in old Shrapnel ads and just never got around to them. Glad I did.
So yeah, a good lot of listening, and it helps that I've moved into a new office, where I can listen to stuff a little more freely while I'm working and not bother anyone, so that's good. I'm thinking I make make a shot at listening to a bunch of the other old Shrapnel releases I never got to hear.