Well, this isn't a hardrockalbum but since Thin Lizzy is considered such, I put it in the 70's hardrockcategory. It's the debutalbum from this Irish band and the music is very laid back with strange progressive rhythms here and there. They were formed in Dublin in 1969 by Eric Bell  and Eric Wrixon (b.1947) wich both hade played in Them. They went to see a gig by the band Orphanage featuring Brian Downey and Phil Lynott and after the show suggested them to join their new band. The band released a single in 1970, "The Farmer" which sold 283 copies. Wrixon left the band before the single was released.

1)The friendly ranger at Clontarf Castle (3,0) Talked intro and very laid back.

2)Honesty is no excuse (4,0)

3)Diddy Levine (5,5)

4)Ray-gun (5,5) Very Jimi Hendrix-inspired.

5)Look what the wind blew in (6,0)

6)Eire (6,0)

7)Return of the farmer's son (6,0) Progressive hardrock.

8)Clifton Grange Hotel (5,0)

9)Saga of the agening orphan (5,5)

10)Remembering (Part one) (4,0)

Score: 5,05

Philip Lynott-vocals, bass and acoustic guitar (1949-1986)

Eric Bell-guitars (b.1947)

Brian Downey-drums (b.1951)

See also:

4)Aerosmith-Rock In A Hard Place 1982 (Score: 4,70)

79)Aerosmith-Rocks 1976 (Score 7,06)

This is probably the best Aerosmith album in their career, in my opinion. Almost all songs are really strong and it's an enjoyment to listen to their simple but energic songs. The harmonicaplaying by Tyler is truly great and is an important part of their sound on this album. It's really top 70's hardrock on this record, recommended!

1)Same old song and dance (8,5) A heavy bluesrocker cotaining a hornsection that sounds absolutely great!

2)Lord of the thighs (8,0) Supersimple riff and rhythm and a great chaotic last minute.

3)Spaced (7,5) A wonderful midtempo song with some funny guitarplaying and weird arrangements.

4)Woman of the world (8,5) A superb hardrocker that varies between fast and slow and the harmonicasolo is great!

5)S.O.S. (Too bad) (7,5) A fast, short and heavy rocker.

6)Train kept on rollin' (7,5) A heavy version of the Yardbirds-version of this 1951 song. They made it in a funny way by making the 2nd half of it sounding like it's recorded live (But it's actually not).

7)Seasons of wither (5,0) I find this kind-of-a-ballad rather boring.

8)Pandora's box (7,0)

Score: 7,44

Steven Tyler-vocals and harmonica (b.1948)

Brad Whitford-guitars (b.1952)

Joe Perry-guitars (b.1951)

Tom Hamilton-bass (b.1951)

Joey Kramer-drums (b.1950)

The second album by melodic hardrockband Boston sold 4 million copies in the first month and the title song reached nr.4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978. The band had felt that the album was'nt finished and that it was too short but the record company released it anyway. And this is the problem with this album, it sounds much like their debut album which is a great album, but the songs are half-finished, they could have been som much better with some more work.

Brad Delp committed suicide in his home in 2007.

Barry Goudreau had to leave the band after he released a solo album in 1980. After that he has recorded with some smaller bands through the years.

Fran Sheehan did not play on any more Boston-albums. He left while recording the next album in the early 80's. He has after this played with Sammy Hagar but no longer plays bass professionally since he hurt his hand in a bike incident.

Sib Hashian also left the band in the same time as Sheehan. He played on Barry Goudreau's album in 1980 and like Sheehan played with Sammy Hagar in 2003. He has every now and then played with the other members of Boson on occations.

1)Don't look back (7,0) Good main riff and refrain but they should have developed them more.

2)The journey (-)

3)It's easy (7,0)

4)A man I'll never be (7,5) A long, nice, melodic and powerful ballad.

5)Feelin' satisfied (7,0)

6)Party (7,5)

7)Used to bad news (7,0)

8)Don't be afraid (7,0)

Score: 7,14

Brad Delp-vocals (1951-2007)

Tom Scholz-guitars (b.1947)

Barry Goudreau-guitars (b.1951)

Fran Sheehan-bass (b.1949)

Sib Hashian-drums (b.1949)

This is Kiss 4th album. They had broken through with their previous album "Alive!" On this album they tried some new ideas with childrens chorus and a philharmonic orchestra but in my point of view it was a big disaster since it ruined the songs since they had no clue of what to make of these, by producer Bob Ezrin, newly introduced ways of making music. The songs are way too simple but they got a lot of airplay and hits on the toplists just because the songs were so melodic and simple. But I think this album really sucks!

1)Detroit rock city (7,5) Wonderful intro with a man listening to the news in the morning and leaving with his car humming to Detroit rock city on the radio. A superb livesong but it gets a little flat on record.

2)King of the night time world (6,5) Powerful fistraiser but too repetitive.

3)God of thunder (3,5) With better production this could have been a powerful song but it's not here. It's just a mess of devilish vocals, childcries and strange noises.

4)Great expectations (3,0) Absolutely terrible kind of a ballad with no finesse whatsoever. Were they trying to be something else with the choir and orchestra?

5)Flaming youth (5,0) Footstomping chorus x 100. What's the point?

6)Sweet pain (5,0) Same as above.

7)Shout it out loud (6,0)  A slightly better song but whats point in singing the refrain 100 times?

8)Beth (8,0) A wonderful ballad sang by Peter Criss and cointaining violin.

9)Do you love me (7,0) At last a better hardrocktune.

Score: 5,72

Paul Stanley (Stanley Harvey Eisen) -vocals and guitars (b.1952)

Ace Frehley (Paul Daniel Frehley) -guitars (b.1951)

Gene Simmons (Chaim Weitz) -bass and vocals (b.1949)

Peter Criss (George Peter John Criscuola) -drums and vocals (b.1945)

This is AC/DC's international debutalbum. It contains songs from their two Australian only released albums T.N.T and High Voltage, both released in 1975. The album sold 3 million copies in the USA and was a major breakthrough for the band and is still in 2012, after 38 years, one of the most popular hard rock-bands in the world, outselling stadiums on world tours. This album was something new when it first came out; rough, loud and unpolished bluesbased no frills rock'n'roll with a guitarist in school uniform and an incredibly charasmeristic lead singer. Some of the songs are really really good but there also is some lower points where there seems to be some lack of ideas.

Bon Scott was born i Scotland but moved to Australia when he was 6. He recorded with The Valentines and later with Freternity and with that band played opening slots for Status Quo and Geordie in UK, but then they had changed their name to Fang. Strangely enough the lead singer for Geordie, Brian Johnson, would be the one who replaced Scott in AC/DC after his death in 1980.

Angus and Malcolm Young was also born in Scotland and moved to Australia in 1963.

1)It's a long way to the top (If you wanna rock'n'roll) (7,5) Midtempo, sweaty heavy rocker including bag-pipes played by Scott.

2)Rock'n'roll singer (9,0) Hardrock with deep roots in american blues in the style of heavy Chicago-blues. Simple cool riff, driving bass and trememdous singing by Scott. Superb song!

3)The jack (7,5) Slow and bluesy heavy song about a certain disease you can get from having sex with the wrong woman... Wonderful booing at the end, humour!

4)Live wire (8,5) A wonderful rocker! It's incredible that it's possible to make such good songs with such easy and simple playing! They really were one of a kind.

5)T.N.T.  (7,5) One of the most wellknown hardrocksongs ever. And it's a good one. Heavy bluesrocker and a fistpumping refrain.

6)Can I sit next to you girl (6,0) Unfortunately the B-side of the album does'nt live up to the A-side. This song is not very uplifting compared to the other songs. It's chewy like gum.

7)Little lover (5,5) A boring slow blues.

8)She's got balls (7,0) A heavy blues that, like here and there, reminds of ZZ Top.

9)High voltage (7,0) Unpolished hardrock. It gets a little too unpolished here and there. An okey song but nothing special.

Score: 7,28

Bon Scott (Ronald Belford Scott)-vocals (1946-1980)

Angus Young-guitars (b.1955)

Malcolm Young-guitars (b.1953

Mark Evans-bass (b.1956)

Phil Rudd-drums (b.1954)

Rainbow's 2nd album and from the previous album Richie Blackmoore (ex.Deep Purple) only took the singer Ronnie James Dio with him. The coverart is fantastic and there are some nice photos of the band on the back and in the gatefold sleeve. The album has some good, classic hardrocksongs but I feel that it could have been better. It reached nr.6 in the UK.

Ronnie James Dio had played in Elf before he joined Rainbow. He died of cancer in 2010.

Cozy Powell had played in several band before Rainbow and recorded with The Jeff Beck Group and Bedlam in the beginning of the 70's. He died in a carcrash in England while driving intoxicated, overspeeding and speaking on the mobilephone.

Tony Carey was born in USA and has played with several artist after Rainbow. He also has released many soloalbums.

1)Tarot woman (8,5) After a long keyboardintro, a good midpace rocker with the distinctive singinh by Dio, nice guitarplaying and cool keyboardwork.

2)Run with the wolf (7,5) Slow but intense song. Good drumming and strong refrain but otherwise nothing special.

3)Starstruck (8,0) Melodic boogierocker with a good melody and refrain. The guitarsolos on the album aren't much to be happy at though.

4)Do you close your eyes (7,0) An okey song but with a boring refrain that goes on and on for tooo long.

5)Stargazer (7,0) A big-sounding hardrockclassic but I don't know... An okey song but it's too much of everything. The end of the song just goes on and on in pompous orchestralic keyboardplaying and singing. Features the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra.

6)A light in the black (8,0) Again Powell shows his abilities on drums. A true hardrockdrummer! The song is an uptempo rocker with good keyboard- and guitarsolos.

Score: 7,67

Ronnie James Dio (Ronnie James Padavona)-vocals (1942-2010)

Rickie Blackmoore-guitars (b.1945)

Jimmy Bain-bass (b.1947)

Cozy Powell (Colin Flooks)-drums (1947-1998)

Tony Carey-keyboards (b.1953)

See also album nr. 47) Foghat-Foghat (Rock'n'roll) 1974

This is Foghat's debutalbum. The cover looks promising and it certainly looks like this could contain some good rockin' music. But does it? Well, the first two songs impress with raw boogierockpower but after that it doesn't get very exiting. Like all of Foghat's albums, this one also lacks someting and it's no wonder they never got as big as some of their likes like ZZ Top for example.

Lonesome Dave, Tony Stevens and Roger Earl had been playing with Savoy Brown before the formed Foghat.

Lonesome Dave died in 2000 from cancer but he went on a last tour even though he was beeing treated for his illness.

Rod Price had before he joined Foghat released an album with Black Cat Bone in 1969. He also released 2 soloalbums in the 2000's. He died in 2005 at home from a heartattack.

1)I just wanna make love to you (Willie Dixon) (7,5) A Willie Dixon bluescover re-made into a heavy and raw boogierocker. Very raw!

2)Trouble trouble (7,5) A good bluesy rocker.

3)Leavin' again (Again!) (6,0) Rather boring song that hasn't got much substance.

4)Fools hall of fame (7,0) Heavy bluesboogie. The guitarplaying is so far quite boring...

5)Sarah Lee (5,5) Slow rocker. Typical Foghatsong. Nothing happens in a song that could have been so much better.

6)Highway (Killing me) (4,0) Boring slow song.

7)Maybelline (7,5) Good rockin' version of the Chuck Berry-song recorded in the 50's.

8)A hole to hide in (7,0) An okey song but there's something missing.

9)Gotta get to know you (3,0) Really really boring 8 minute-end to this album.

Score: 6,11

Lonesome Dave (Dave Peverett)-vocals and guitars (1943-2000)

Rod Price-guitars (1947-2005)

Tony Stevens-bass (b.1949)

Roger Earl-drums (b.1946)

Foghat's 2nd album was also, as the 1st album simply called Foghat, but it became known as the album "Rock'n'Roll". It had better production than the 1st album and overall better songs even though I get the feeling, as is the problem with all Foghat albums, that they could have been so much better if only they had had better songs, better guitarplaying and more variation in the songs. Otherwise I like their style of boogie/hardrock/rock'n'roll.

Lonesome Dave, Tony Stevens and Roger Earl had been playing with Savoy Brown before the formed Foghat.

Lonesome Dave died in 2000 from cancer but he went on a last tour even though he was beeing treated for his illness.

Rod Price had before he joined Foghat released an album with Black Cat Bone in 1969. He also released 2 soloalbums in the 2000's. He died in 2005 at home from a heartattack.

1)Ride,ride,ride (6,5) Intense and okey rocksong.

2)Feels so bad (7,0) A slow boogie with some nice slideguitarplaying.

3)Long way to go (7,0) Includes keyboards but it fits the song.

4)It's too late (6,0)

5)What a shame (7,5) A heavy rocker remainding very much of Frankie Miller. Includes trumpets!

6)Helpin' hand (7,0) Midpace rocker with both acoustic and electric guitar.

7)Road fever (7,0) More horns in this uptempo rocker.

8)She's gone (6,5)

9)Couldn't make her stay (5,0)

Score: 6,61

Lonesome Dave (Dave Peverett)-vocals and guitars (1943-2000)

Rod Price-guitars (1947-2005)

Tony Stevens-bass (b.1949)

Roger Earl-drums (b.1946)