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troy evans · 05-13-2008, 11:31 PM

Malcolm, Europe is another great band that I should have included in my list and there are others. On the Prisoners in Paradise album "Halfway to Heaven" came out of nowhere on me and to this day I think that song is a jammin' tune. I own Start from the Dark and wasn't as impressed with that album. I picked that up at the same time with Winger 4 and Strypers Reborn albums. I liked them all, but, felt at times they were going in a new direction. This latest crop of releases from the 80's bands is a throw back to the old sound that made them great. I hope that Europe's new cd is a revisit to their old sound as well. Don't get me wrong, I like it when bands experiment with new direction. I just ask that they give me some of the original style with the new as a transition rather than a shock to the system. Kinda like every time you buy an AC/DC cd you know what you're getting. They never change and that's a good thing. There's also been alot of new bands that have come out over the years. I follow AOR and when the new and old bands drop cds I love em' for the most part. Newer bands that have impressed the hell out of me are Jaded Heart, Evidence One, Jorn, Wig Wam, Gotthard and Adrain Gale. Now, some of these bands have been around since the mid 90's and have released albums from then to current. They came after the grunge takeover that many of us suffered through. Alot of the current bands come from overseas, nothing new about that. About 7 years ago I discovered alot of these bands and to my surprise the hard rock scene had not died. I've been a follower ever since and have rebuilt alot of what I had on cassette on cds that I ordered through Ebay at a hefty cost for some. Ya gotta love this stuff.

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05-13-2008, 11:31 PM	#5 of 96
troy evans Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Local Time: 11:34 PM Local Date: 10-15-2008 Posts: 1,023	Re: Any 80's Hard Rock/ Metal Fans? Malcolm, Europe is another great band that I should have included in my list and there are others. On the Prisoners in Paradise album "Halfway to Heaven" came out of nowhere on me and to this day I think that song is a jammin' tune. I own Start from the Dark and wasn't as impressed with that album. I picked that up at the same time with Winger 4 and Strypers Reborn albums. I liked them all, but, felt at times they were going in a new direction. This latest crop of releases from the 80's bands is a throw back to the old sound that made them great. I hope that Europe's new cd is a revisit to their old sound as well. Don't get me wrong, I like it when bands experiment with new direction. I just ask that they give me some of the original style with the new as a transition rather than a shock to the system. Kinda like every time you buy an AC/DC cd you know what you're getting. They never change and that's a good thing. There's also been alot of new bands that have come out over the years. I follow AOR and when the new and old bands drop cds I love em' for the most part. Newer bands that have impressed the hell out of me are Jaded Heart, Evidence One, Jorn, Wig Wam, Gotthard and Adrain Gale. Now, some of these bands have been around since the mid 90's and have released albums from then to current. They came after the grunge takeover that many of us suffered through. Alot of the current bands come from overseas, nothing new about that. About 7 years ago I discovered alot of these bands and to my surprise the hard rock scene had not died. I've been a follower ever since and have rebuilt alot of what I had on cassette on cds that I ordered through Ebay at a hefty cost for some. Ya gotta love this stuff. " I think it's time we go to plan B". "What's plan B?" "That's the one where we don't do something stupid".