Jimmy Barnes – Barnestorming

Jimmy Barnes put together the cream of Australian musicians on tour to support the albums to show things off. The band included Johnny Diesel and Dave Amato on guitars, Chris Bailey on bass guitar, Tony Brock on drums and Peter Kekell on keyboards. These recordings were released on a double album as Barnestorming at the end of 1988 and naturally roared up the charts over Christmas, staying at number one for three weeks.

Hard Stuff – Bulletproof

The musicianship is never anything but superb; for that alone, the album cannot be faulted. The best and heaviest thing on the album is the John Gustafson-written ‘Sinister Minister’ with its crunchy guitar licks and bass-heavy driven rhythm.

Threshold – Legends of the Shires

It’s impossible to pick out highlights on Legends of the Shires as the album is best served to be listened to in its entirety. But after a brief introduction, the second song, Small Dark Lines, shows off Threshold’s combined power. Heavy riffing over a pounding beat with determined vocals—an aural battering.

Free Tons of Sobs

Paul Rodgers’ voice has often been voted the best British rock/blues vocalist of all time! He had that power then; he has it now.

John Mellencamp – Scarecrow

Scarecrow was released in 1985 and reached number two in the American Charts, producing three top ten singles and going 5x platinum sales in the United States of America alone.

Parallel Lines – Blondie

Released 1978, Blonde’s third album ‘Parallel Lines’ reached number one all across Europe, Asia and Australia. It’s been ranked #140 on Rolling Stone magazine’s Top 500 albums of all time.