Sign in Please was the first of three great melodic rock albums from Autograph in the ’80s, and it remains their most successful (and arguably, their best) release. This is one of those albums that may feel dated now, but still has the power to get your toes tapping and put a smile on your face. "Send Her to Me" and "All I'm Gonna Take" are fantastic AOR songs, and songs like "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend Isn't Me," "Cloud 10" and "Nighteen & Non-Stop" are great upbeat rock songs. The album (and indeed the band) is best remembered for the ultra-catchy rock anthem "Turn Up the Radio," but the whole album is party rock perfection. Sign in Please is a totally enjoyable melodic rock album with a solid hard rock backbone, some irresistible melodies, just enough keyboards, and a great vocal performance from Steve Plunkett, who remains one of the most underrated songwriters in melodic rock to this day. They really should have been big names, but for whatever reason they never broke through to that superstar level. The band helped usher in the hair metal era, and their brand of melodic rock had a fantastic pop sensibility. Originally released in 1984, Sign in Please was the debut album from Los Angeles-based rockers Autograph, one of the hardest working but least acclaimed bands from the LA scene in the 1980s.
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