Dutch rockers Golden Earring were first seen on the American charts in 1974, with the classic song Radar Love (later covered by White Lion). In 1983, they released their album Cut, and scored a major hit with “Twilight Zone” — Mainstream Rock #1 and Pop Singles #10. It’s an entertaining video for a great song. No other songs from the the album charted and Golden Earring was never heard from again, at least not in the U.S.
This hard-driving track was Canadian band Loverboy’s debut on the charts in 1980. Keyboards, headbands and red leather pants – the essence of Loverboy. Turn Me Loose hit #6 on the Mainstream Rock chart and climbed to #35 on the Pop Singles chart.
Country singer Juice Newton (“Queen of Hearts”, “Angel of the Morning”) made a bold overture to AOR radio in 1984 with this single, co-penned by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance. “Can’t Wait All Night” didn’t hit on the Mainstream Rock charts, but it did climb to #66 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Rabbit - Too Much Rock N Roll
Rabbit was an Australian hard rock band from Newcastle, Australia. The band was formed in 1973 by Mark Tinson (guitar), Phil Screen (drums) and Jim Porteus (bass). Original vocalist Greg Douglas was replaced in 1974 by Dave Evans, formerly of AC/DC. The band played a mixture of originals and covers by artists such as Alice Cooper, The Who and The Sweet. Two early singles were followed up by a self-titled album in January, 1976. The band was described as frenetic and violently hedonistic, and their second album Too Much Rock n Roll was released in October, 1976 after the release of another two singles. A third single from the album, “Let Me” appeared in early 1977, but Rabbit had already split up by then. Tinson and Screen later featured in Swanee and Evans went on to a string of other bands.
