David Lee Roth – Skyscraper (1988: Warner Brothers)

jazz hands, disco ball

flashy style to tune sub-stance

but damn that flash wows

http://www.davidleeroth.com/

http://www.allmusic.com/album/skyscraper-mw0000198811

Hexenhaus – A Tribute to Insanity (1988: Active)

blend Celtic Frost with

US thrash – devil’s bargain

pays off in low spades

http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Hexenhaus/A_Tribute_to_Insanity/4536

Despair – History of Hate (1988: Century Media)

classy pseudothrash

way before its time back then

worth finding today

http://www.cmdistro.com/Item/Despair_-_History_Of_Hate_-2CD_Limited_Special_edit.-/44239

Kix – Blow My Fuse (1988: Atlantic)

hard rox candy pop

shoots Aero-slick  glamour shots

of Bon Scott die-hards

http://www.kix-band.com/kixhome.html

http://www.allmusic.com/album/blow-my-fuse-mw0000197415

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