With this post we start a new series, that focuses on specific years in the history of melodic hard rock.
For each year there will be two sections. One for the albums that made it big. These ‘essential’ albums, in the sense that aspirant fans should know them, are the high roads of rock history. The second section will cover albums that should have made it big on the basis of their quality, but didn’t. These albums, that clearly deserve a wider audience, present the roads less travelled. This section will bring you music that remained hidden for too long. You’re guaranteed to be surprised with some stunning melodies.
In this post the first part of section 1, the essential albums of 1980.
Episode 1: The Next Step for some Established Bands
At the end of the 1970s quite few bands already had established themselves as main representatives of the hard rock.… Read the rest