Time to dive into the past with the next album, recommended to you folks by bosk1!
Kick Axe - Vices (1984)
Hard rock, heavy metal
Length: 45:42
1. Heavy Metal Shuffle (3:15)
2. Vices (4:22)
3. Stay on Top (4:06)
4. Dreamin' About You (4:32)
5. Maneater (3:21)
6. On the Road to Rock (4:22)
7. Cause for Alarm (4:38)
8. Alive & Kickin' (3:50)
9. All the Right Moves (4:36)
10. Just Passin' Through (4:48)
George Criston - lead vocals
Larry Gillstrom - lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Raymond Harvey - lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Victor Langen - bass guitar, backing vocals
Brian Gillstrom - drums, backing vocals
You can check this album out via:
Spotify LinkYouTube linkYandex.Music linkIf you don't want to blindly dive into the whole album, check out these songs from the album:
Kick Axe - VicesKick Axe - Stay on Top
bosk1: I was driving home yesterday and listening to an album I have not listened to in its entirety for probably 3 decades, it gave me an idea from a thread that is similar to yours, but focuses on overlooked "rare diamonds" from the mid-'70s - mid-'90s or so. In other words, it is sort of a "rock rarities for fogeys" thread.
And just as an FYI, the album that sparked the idea was Vices, by Kick Axe. This band and album were not on a lot of folks' radar. But it is a pretty solid album, and one that I think a lot of the more "seasoned" members here would like.
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For the time being, we decided to keep these in one thread, but if you guys would be interested in separating the older entries from the newer ones, let us know.
According to Wikipedia, Kick Axe is a Canadian heavy metal band from Regina, Saskatchewan. Influenced by rambunctious arena rock from the 70s and early 80s, the group is perhaps best known for their 1984 album Vices, praised by publications such as Allmusic for its "down-and-dirty guitar riffs" and notably managing to crack the American market. The band achieved moderate commercial success in the mid-1980s on the strength of the singles "Heavy Metal Shuffle", "On the Road to Rock", "With a Little Help from My Friends" and "Rock The World".
Vices is the debut album by Kick Axe. The album was released in 1984 on producer Spencer Proffer's label Pasha Records and distributed by CBS. The album was reissued in 2000 as part of the "Sony Rewind" series.
The album was produced by Spencer Proffer, who was notable for producing Quiet Riot's multi-million selling 1983 album Metal Health. Music videos were produced for the tracks "Heavy Metal Shuffle" and "On the Road to Rock", both of which received moderate airplay on MuchMusic's weekly heavy metal showcase program the Pepsi Power Hour.
The album best Billboard 200 position was #126 reached on 8th September 1984.