Got the idea for the topic from the diamonds in the rough thread: Trixter: Hear! Forget the awful teenybopper stuff from the self-titled album and listen to some of the best melodic rock from 1992,,mixing party rock (rockin horse,damn good), AOR (Nobodys a hero, Road of 1000 dreams), and even heavy metal (bloodrock) to create an album that would have been hugre if it had just come out a few years earlier. Lyrically a great album as well. Babylon AD: Nothings Sacred Again,,it came out in 1992 so it was ignored by the general public. Their loss,,,NS showed the band going in a bluesier direction, and it paid off for the listeners. Lita Ford: Dangerous Curves Even though "shot of poison" was a hit, the album failed to do much, probably because her fans were lamenting the keyboard drenched pop rock of stilleto. However, DC was a tremendous album,,lita never sounded sexier, and the riffs were killer. Just check out "black widow","Holy Man",and "Hellbound train" Loudness:on the prowl Ignored by most fans who thought having an American Singer was "selling out",,OTP was a rockin album,,there were great AOR anthems (long distance,love toys) and metal anthems (sleepless nights,down n dirty) that showed a great sleazy snarl. http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6622,6622#msg-6622Thu, 23 May 2013 22:02:59 +1000 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6622,6685#msg-6685 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6622,6685#msg-6685 Steve NoticeboardTue, 03 Oct 2000 14:32:27 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6622,6673#msg-6673 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6622,6673#msg-6673Ok check these out, these are MONEY follow up albums...

Winger- PULL .... Heavier, less poppier...awesome stuff

Asphalt Ballet- Pigs. See above. 10 times better new lead singer.

Every Mother's Nightmare - Wake up Screaming. Killer hard rock from Alabama. I hated the first album and loved this one. THe kids matured.

Warrant - Dog Eat Dog - TRUE hard rock from former glamsters..

Britny Fox - Bite Down Hard



]]> derrick dryves NoticeboardTue, 03 Oct 2000 08:27:25 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6622,6657#msg-6657 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6622,6657#msg-6657
Bulletboys: Freakshow
Like nothing most rock fans heard before. True there was a vh influence,but there was also a bizzare bluesy psychadelic rock streak running through the album too. You want proof? Check out "huge" and "thc groove"

Starship: Love among the cannibals
When i first heard this album, i thought it was def leppard. Its got the high harmonies down pat,the ballads arent cringe-inducing,and its lyrically superior,,im serious,,its a great album!

]]> Jason NoticeboardTue, 03 Oct 2000 00:38:50 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6622,6646#msg-6646 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6622,6646#msg-6646 Francesco NoticeboardMon, 02 Oct 2000 20:10:26 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6622,6626#msg-6626 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6622,6626#msg-6626 Eric NoticeboardMon, 02 Oct 2000 10:04:06 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6622,6624#msg-6624 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6622,6624#msg-6624
I'm with you on the Babylon AD! 'So Savage The Heart' is surely one of the ultimate power ballads of the age!

Gav]]> Gav NoticeboardMon, 02 Oct 2000 09:49:35 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6622,6622#msg-6622 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6622,6622#msg-6622Trixter: Hear!
Forget the awful teenybopper stuff from the self-titled album and listen to some of the best melodic rock from 1992,,mixing party rock (rockin horse,damn good), AOR (Nobodys a hero, Road of 1000 dreams), and even heavy metal (bloodrock) to create an album that would have been hugre if it had just come out a few years earlier. Lyrically a great album as well.

Babylon AD: Nothings Sacred
Again,,it came out in 1992 so it was ignored by the general public. Their loss,,,NS showed the band going in a bluesier direction, and it paid off for the listeners.

Lita Ford: Dangerous Curves
Even though "shot of poison" was a hit, the album failed to do much, probably because her fans were lamenting the keyboard drenched pop rock of stilleto. However, DC was a tremendous album,,lita never sounded sexier, and the riffs were killer. Just check out "black widow","Holy Man",and "Hellbound train"

Loudness:on the prowl
Ignored by most fans who thought having an American Singer was "selling out",,OTP was a rockin album,,there were great AOR anthems (long distance,love toys) and metal anthems (sleepless nights,down n dirty) that showed a great sleazy snarl.
]]> Jason NoticeboardMon, 02 Oct 2000 09:37:20 +1100