Country: USA & Europe
Released: Nov 11, 2022
Style: AOR, Hard Rock
1 Right Now
2 Gimme Gimme
3 Lead My Heart
4 Our Fairyland
5 Loaded Love
6 Rock On Top
7 Rise
8 Golden Troops
9 Open Your Heart
Bonus Track
10 Love And Affection
Category: Melodic Rock | AOR
Album-oriented rock (abbreviated AOR) is an American FM radio format focusing on album tracks by rock artists. AOR evolved from progressive rock radio in the mid-1970s, using research and formal programming to create an album rock format with greater commercial appeal.
FURY Fury The ”Lost US Jewels” Vol.1 (2022)
Talented vocalist & composer Robbie LaBlanc delighted us with his awesome band Find Me and some years ago alongside his brother, with Blanc Faces, but he already started his passion for high quality Melodic Rock / AOR back in 1985 with FURY and its self-titled album, a true gem from the genre now finally remastered and released via Adrenaline Music / Lost US Jewels series.
As usual with these seri
JONATHAN CAIN – Christmas Is Love + Unsung Noel (2022)
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and JOURNEY band member JONATHAN CAIN has just released “Christmas Is Love” from Identity Records with The Fuel Music distribution. Produced and written by Cain, “Christmas Is Love” is a holiday offering bearing this legendary musician’s signature.
Despite like his previous Christmas solo record where Cain performed some holiday classics, “Christmas Is Love” features all new songs penned by himself, and musically aren’t ‘Christmas sounding’ but full band songs with
Backman Johanson And The Others – Crazy Game Of Love – 2021, FLAC+MP3, Japan Edition, CD w/ Scans
Genre: Westcoast / AOR
Disk (release) country: Japan
Publication year: 2021
Publisher (label): P-Vine Records
Country of the performer (group): Sweden
Tracklist:
1 Crazy Game Of Love (4:00)
2. Let’s Join The Party (4:13)
3. Give Up On Love (05:25)
4. On My Way Home (4:23)
5. Head Space (03:40)
6 Loving You (05:42)
7. Making A Change (4:00)
8. While Waiting (4:06)
9 Free Fall (03:39)
10. I Knew That I Loved You (4:31)
Chez Kane – Powerzone – 2022, FLAC+MP3, Japan Edition + 1 bonus, CD w/ Scans
Genre: Melodic Rock / AOR
Disk (release) country: Japan
Publication year: 2022
Publisher (label): Avalon
Country of the performer (group): UK
Tracklist:
1. I Just Want You (5:24)
2. (The Things We Do) When We’re Young And In Love (5:03)
3. Rock You Up (3:46)
4. Love Gone Wild (4:39)
5. Children Of Tomorrow Gone (06:17)
6. Powerzone (05:30)
7. I’m Ready (For Your Love) (3:45)
8. Nationwide (3:08)
9. Streets Of Gold (4:31)
10. Guilty Of Love (8:12)
11. Love Gone Wild (Acoustic Version) (4:23)
VA – Soft Rock Hits – 2022
Genre: Pop Rock/Soft Rock/AOR
Release Producer: Warner Music Group
Publication year: 2022
1. Fleetwood Mac – Dreams (2018 Remaster) (4:17)
2. The Doobie Brothers – What A Fool Believes (3:39)
3. Tina Turner – Private Dancer (7:14)
4. Joey Scarbury – Believe It Or Not (From “Greatest American Hero”) (3:15)
5. Gerry Rafferty – Baker Street (Radio Edit) (4:08)
6. Grateful Dead – Shakedown Street (5:00)
7. Carly Simon –
VA – Singles Pack Plotn08 11-19-22, MP3
Genre: Hard Rock / AOR
Year: 2022
Country: Various
Arctic Rain – Fire in My Eyes – 2022
ARKADO – Like Something Heaven Sent – 2022
Black Paisley – Promises – 2022
BlackRain – Raise Your Glass – 2022
Browsing Collection – On The Run – 2022
Clouds of Clarity – Dichotomy Thoughts – 2022
Crowne – Champions – 2022
Double Attack – I Will Not Fail – 2022
Frances Bloom – Longing For Pain – 2022
Iron Maiden – Total Eclipse (2022 Remas
Mad Symphony – Blood 2 Dust 2022 EP
Genre: Melodic Hard Rock
Year: 2022
Country: Canada
01 – Blood 2 Dust
02 – I Can’t Remember Your Name
03 – Reality Check
04 – Judgement Day
05 – Truth in the Shadows
John O’Banion – Collection 1981 – 1995 (4 CD), MP3
Genre: AOR
Release date: 1981 – 1995
Country: USA
01 – 1981 – John O’Banion – 33:33 – 192 kbps
02 – 1982 – Danger – 35:05 – 224 kbps
03 – 1983 – White Ligh – 42:48 – 320 kbps
04 – 1995 – Hearts – 51:15 – 128 kbps
Valerie – Young Hunger 2022 Reissue Bonus Track Edition
Country: Norway
Released: 2022
Style: AOR, Hard Rock, Glam
1 Night After Night
2 Love & Affection
3 Bye, Bye
4 Firm Believer
5 All I Want (All I Need)
6 No Way Back
7 Young Hunger
8 The Last Time
9 Dance (Heart To Heart)
10 Together As One
11 Get Ready (Bonus Track)
Count Jaye & The Hard Beats – YOU BELONG TO YOU 2022
Genre: Hard Rock / Melodic Rock
Year: 2022
Country: Philippines
1.Love Many Girls 03:13 video
2.Gotta Take a Risk 03:44
3.Eye to Eye 03:11
4.INSANITY 03:14
5.You Belong to You 04:15
6.The Big Divide 03:00 video
7.Born Like the Wind 03:13
8.Hard and Big (Wet Pussy Cock cover) 03:15
9.Let the Music Play 04:10
10.The Loser 03:50
11.Oh You Darlin’ 02:5
M&R Rush – Good-Bye City Lights 2022 EP
Genre: Melodic Rock
Year: 2022
Country: USA
01 – Good-Bye City Lights
02 – Time Waits For No One
03 – Find A Way
04 – Don’t Stop
05 – Bring Some Love
The Roads – Simple Man 2022+FLAC
Release year: 2022
Genre: Melodic Hard Rock / AOR
Country: International
The Roads are:
Mick Devine – Vocals (Seven/solo artist)
Gary Pihl – Guitars (Boston/Sammy Hagar)
With special guests:
Josh Devine – Drums (One Direction/Levara)
Tracy Ferrie – Bass guitar (Stryper/Boston)
Paul Taylor – Keyboards (Alice Cooper/Winger)
Lawrence Gowan – Keyboards (Styx)
Neil Miller – Keyboards
Lin Devine – Background vocals
Ben Devine – Additional vocals
Scott Pihl – Additional guitar
Produced by Gary Pihl an
CHINA SKY – China Sky [YesterRock remaster]
One of the greatest – and short lived – Melodic Rock / AOR acts from ’80s was without a doubt CHINA SKY. The band, hailed as ‘megastars in the making’ by Derek Oliver in Kerrang magazine, broke up just two months after the release of their self-titled debut album in September of 1988, and since then, amassed something of a cult following among fans of the genre, and the album has become a sought-after collectors item.
Now, thanks to YesterRock specialized team, ”
HEARTLAND – Heartland [YesterRock remastered] 2011
Fronted by lead vocalist Chris Ousey, between 1991 and 2021 British AOR / Melodic Rockers HEARTLAND released a total of twelve albums, but for the fans as well as for the critics, the best of the bunch is still their self-titled debut, originally released by A&M Records in 1991.
A reader of this blog asked for the reissue… having been a long time out of print, it’s great to see that YesterRock and Universal have decided to re-issue this collector’s item in remastered
Ya Ya – Discography – 1984-1988 – (3 Releases), MP3
Country: UK
Genre: Melodic Rock | AOR
Publication year: 1984-1988
1984 – Scarred – 00.39.16
1988 – II – 00.43.08
1988 – II (Remastered 2022) – 01.22.37