Blues Rock 1990s Albums

Being Human builds melody-centered hard rock from clear vocals, lyrical keyboards and finely detailed guitar.

Burning Rain’s debut combines thick guitar riffs, blues-rooted lead work and soulful vocals.

Sensitive Pictures is an early Blindman album built from soaring vocals, sharply defined guitar work and keyboard color.

Nine Lives reconnects Aerosmith with thick riffs, loose-moving rhythm and Steven Tyler’s unruly vocal presence.

20th Century centers on John Sykes’s thick, singing guitar and his melancholy vocal character.

Loveland is John Sykes's second solo album, built around ballads rather than the hard-rock attack he was known for.

Restless Heart combines bluesy guitar, soft keyboard and David Coverdale’s deep, settled vocal presence.

Ballbreaker builds on the restored steadiness of Phil Rudd’s drumming, giving Angus and Malcolm Young’s riffs a dry, heavy frame.

Out of My Tree captures John Sykes’ cutting guitar and soulful vocal with a near-live sense of band chemistry.

Still Climbing finds CINDERELLA in a phase that reconnects Cinderella's earthy blues-rock feel to hard-rock force and puts tactile playing ahead of glamour.

Bust a Nut finds TESLA in a phase that keeps Tesla rooted in tactile American hard rock while moving toward a heavier, tighter sound.

Get a Grip finds AEROSMITH in a phase that joins the band’s blues-rooted roughness to a huge pop scale through heavier riffs and sharply defined vocal hooks.

Nothin' but Trouble is a useful way to hear JOHN SYKES from a different angle within the 1993 catalogue.

Psychotic Supper avoids excessive overdubbing and brings guitar texture, Jeff Keith’s rough vocal and the band’s shared breathing to the front.

The Razors Edge is a useful way to hear AC/DC from a different angle within the 1990 catalogue.

Heartbreak Station finds CINDERELLA in a phase that puts hard rock’s physical pull forward on a base of bluesy grit and thick riffs.