Here’s what’s spinning today:

• Danger Danger – s/t (1989): Something about late ’80s Hard Rock still sounds fresh. Danger Danger came on the scene late but still managed a solid debut.
• Torch – Fireraiser E.P. (1982): Only five songs on this debut but a nice trip to Metal’s past. Loud and fast from Sweden.
• Thunder – Giving The Game Away (1999): Not the hardest rocking album from Thunder, who also came in towards the end of the ’80s. A solid band with a solid back catalog.
• Frehley’s Comet – s/t (1987): A good debut by the Ace. I remember buying this the day it came out, I still get excited listening to this album.
• Van Halen – VH III (1998): It’s still not Gary Cherone’s fault.
• Def Leppard – High ‘n’ Dry (1981): Still can’t get the show from two weeks ago out of my head. This record is a classic.
• Westworld – s/t (1998): Tony Harnell (from TNT), Bruno Ravel (from Danger Danger), and the great Mark Reale (from Riot) form to create an album of superb Melodic Hard Rock. A lost classic from the late ’90s.
• KISS – Lick It Up (1983): Gotta have my daily dose of my favorite band.
• Scorpions – Eye II Eye (1999): If you saw this tour, then you know that these songs are much better live. There are good songs here, especially the ballads, you just have to get by some of the samples and beats.

Tale Of The Tape:
Dell DJ 30 (1st gen)
3436 songs (288 full albums) – Still haven’t used half the memory.

I went back to work Monday after a great week of vacation. Normally, I go back relaxed and rested but I got to work stressed because I knew what was waiting for me…..INVENTORY! We were very busy and I ended up staying late to finish paperwork. The only way to get that done is with good music so here is the first 20 songs (band-song-year):

1. Def Leppard – ‘Only After Dark’ – 1993
2. Jag Panzer – ‘Sworn To Silence’ – 2004
3. Black Sabbath – ‘The Mob Rules’ – 1981
4. Saxon – ‘Back On The Streets’ – 1985
5. Iron Maiden – ‘Wasting Love’ – 1992
6. Tygers Of Pan Tang – ‘Love Don’t Stay’ – 1981
7. Dio – ‘When A Woman Cries’ – 1987
8. Twisted Sister – ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’ – 2006
9. Black Sabbath – ‘Devil And Daughter’ – 1989
10. KISS – ‘God Of Thunder’ – 1976
11. KISS – ‘King Of The Night Time World’ – 1976
12. KISS – ‘Rock And Roll All Nite’ – 1975
13. Scorpions – ‘Send Me An Angel’ – 1990
14. Krokus – ‘Headhunter’ – 1983
15. Saxon – ‘Dogs Of War” – 1995
16. Iron Maiden – ‘Iron Maiden’ – 1980
17. Judas Priest – ‘United’ – 1980
18. Krokus – ‘Wild Times’ – 1999
19. Riot – ‘Knockin’ At My Door’ – 2006
20. Quiet Riot – ‘Cold Day In Hell’ – 1993

Bonus Track: Danger Danger – ‘Bang Bang’ – 1989