Albums that missed the cut.........
Other good albums worth checking out that were also released in 1976, but weren't quite good enough to make the top 10 and are listed below in no set order, so the best of the rest:
Riot
Narita 1979
Not as strong as their debut album but there’s still plenty of good stuff here, along with Mark Reale’s razor sharp guitarwork, a pity about the album cover though! Probably the best of all the albums here and just missed being selected for the 'Top 10'.
Samson
Survivors 1979
Some strong songs at its front end but overall the album’s the home made production does let things down and Paul Samson as a lead vocalist doesn’t quite cut it either. Bruce Dickinson appears on the album cover despite not singing on the album.
Trust
L'elite 1979
A gutsy sounding Gaellic metal band that bridged the gap soundwise between the likes of AC/DC and the NWOBHM on their second album and also had close links with AC/DC at the time.
Helix
Breaking Loose 1979
Canadian heavy metal band that combined both melody and brawn to their sound, which also included prog and funk but they usually failed to explode in the right places on this their debut album.
TKO
Let it Roll 1979
Glam metal band that were Seattle based and they attracted attention from the Heart management team and they had a lead singer that sounded amazingly at times like Roger Daltrey and despite early promise failed to capitalize on this early promise.
....... and despite not particularly a good album, this has to be one of the killer album covers of all time!
