Night Ranger - Midnight Madness

Following up on their debut album Dawn Patrol from 1982 (click here for that review), Night Ranger returned to the charts in 1983 with Midnight Madness. This one hit pay dirt for the band, peaking at number 15 on the US Billboard Album chart.

Ozzy Osbourne - Speak of the Devil

Today (November 27th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of Speak of the Devil, a live concert album by Ozzy Osbourne. What is interesting about this 1982 double-record release is that Osbourne chose to do all tracks from his days in Black Sabbath the decade prior. The album charted at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 200, eventually going Platinum. In the UK, the album topped off at number 21 on the charts.

The record was mostly culled from recordings done at the Ritz in New York City on September 26th and 27th in 1982. Three of the tracks came from rehearsals with crowd noise added during the post-production.

Night Ranger - Dawn Patrol

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of Dawn Patrol, the debut album from the San Francisco rock band Night Ranger.

At the time, the band’s line up consisted of Jack Blades (bass, lead vocals), Jeff Watson (guitar), Brad Gillis (guitar), Alan Fitzgerald (keyboards), and Kelly Keagy (drums, lead vocals).

The album charted at 115 on the US Billboard Hot 200 charts.