Thunderhead – Busted at the Border (1990: Intercord)

expat brings Germans

second-rate LA strip sleaze

alles darned average

http://www.the-headquarters.de/

Y Kant Tori Read – S/T (1988: Atlantic)

curio schlock finds

fairyqueen as Duran-phile
all clichés well worn

http://www.allmusic.com/album/y-kant-tori-read-mw0000199588

Waterclime – The Astral Factor (2006: Lion Music)

Layered mishmash as

Herr V sates prog indulgence

moments soar, not all

http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Waterclime/The_Astral_Factor/112370

Black Sabbath (featuring Tony Iommi) – Seventh Star (2010: Sanctuary – a reissue of 1986: Warner Brothers)

shitstorm of missteps

bleach Black to PurpleRainbow 
hues, decade past new

http://www.iommi.com/discography.php?page=full&id=19

Orianthi – Believe (2009: Geffen)

Like Alanis took

guitar lessons from Steve Vai 
Vixen for this gen

http://orianthi.com/music/

Europe – The Final Countdown (1986: CBS/Epic )

Souls sold for synthpop

chases of pin-up poster sales

fluff of meekest kind

http://www.europetheband.com/disctfc.html