Hi Infidelity by REO Speedwagon
Buy Hi Infidelity Released in late 1980, Hi Infidelity hit commercial pay-dirt for the Illinois-based group REO Speedwagon. The album strikes a nice balance of accessible pop rockers and ballads as the quintet […]
1980 Albums
Go To Heaven by Grateful Dead
Buy Go To Heaven Long derided as one of the most unpopular albums among the Grateful Dead faithful, Go To Heaven is ,nonetheless, a solid record musically. The biggest change in the group’s […]
Gaucho by Steely Dan
Buy Gaucho Steely Dan had a smooth and steady upward climb through their heyday in the 1970s, with an album-a-year released for six straight years and each gaining in popularity. The group’s seventh […]
Duke by Genesis
Buy Duke Duke was the tenth overall studio album by Genesis and their second since contracting to a trio. The album is made of twelve songs mainly composed by individual members of the […]
Drama by Yes
Buy Drama Yes entered the 1980s with a new lineup and a renewed compositional approach. 1980’s Drama, is the band’s tenth studio album but the first not to feature Jon Anderson as the […]
Double Fantasy by
John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Buy Double Fantasy Released just three weeks before he was murdered, Double Fantasy was at once John Lennon‘s great comeback effort and tragic final release of his lifetime. The album was a true collaboration […]
Departure by Journey
Buy Departure Journey continued their climb to rock superstardom with 1980’s Departure, the group’s highest charting studio album of the six with founding keyboardist and vocalist Gregg Rolie. This album contains a diverse […]
British Steel by Judas Priest
Buy British Steel British Steel was the album where Judas Priest finally found a mainstream American audience and launched the heavy metal band into stadium headliners. The album reached the Top 40 in […]
Blizzard of Ozz by Ozzy Osbourne
Buy Blizzard of Ozz Few rock and roll comebacks are as bizarre, but complete, as that of Ozzy Osbourne in 1980. Just a year after being fired from Black Sabbath, the superstar rock […]
Back On the Streets by Donnie Iris
Buy Back On the Streets Released in the summer of 1980, Back on the Streets was the debut solo record by Pittsburgh based artist Donnie Iris. This came after Iris spent more than […]