Category: Melodic Rock | AOR

This one has been requested by one fan of ’80s Canadian Rock, and as at 0dayrox we’re are fans of the scene too, it’s a pleasure to feature here IDLE EYES first album, the self-titled “Idle Eyes” from 1984. This is the now rare and hard to find ($ 100) only CD remastered version of “Idle Eyes”, done by respected label Wounded Bird Records.

Idle Eyes is best known for the Canadian hit single “Tokyo Rose”, which opens the album. To make it more complete, we added as extras two different versions of the song (12” Extended Version, Dub Mix), vinyl rips, the only format available.

IDLE EYES overall style is that exquisite mix of AOR, rock&pop and new wave which many bands from the mid-80s did, but this band has a special ‘smooth

Genre: Melodic Hard Rock
Disk (release) country: Japan
Year of publication: 1995
Publisher (label): Teichiku Records
Country of performer (group): Germany

Tracklist:
01. Take Me Away
02. Addiction
03. Takin’ It Over
04 Motorcycle
05. The Wood
06. Mystery
07. I Don’t Know
08. Feel The Tears
09. Open My Eyes

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Genre: Melodic Hard Rock
Disk (release) country: Japan
Year of publication: 1990
Publisher (label): MMG Inc
Country of performer (group): USA

Tracklist:
01. No More Broken Dreams
02. Billy Knows Better
03. Waitin’ For The Man
04. Your Love Is In Vain
05. Isn’t It Easy
06. Let’s Get Lost
07. Heaven and Hell
08. Love Junkie
09. Kill Me
10. Love’s a Bitch
11. Beggars and Thieves

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2016 hit the 25th Anniversary of “Don’t Come Easy“, the awesome debut from TYKETTO. To celebrate the event, Rock Candy Records released a fully digitally remastered edition of the album plus the terrific bonus track “Walk Away”.As requested, here’s the definitive version of this terrific melodic hard rock album.

The early ’90s presented a massive challenge to a number of melodic rock bands. The musical climate was being transformed by a rush of angry young men playing a stripped down form of rock, less influenced by style and bravado, and built mainly on angst and melancholy.
For Tyketto this landscape meant that their arrival would be subjected to a chilly reception from a media obsessed with trends and

Genre: AOR / Yacht Rock
Disk (release) country: Japan
Year of publication: 2021
Publisher (label): P-Vine Records
Country of the performer (group): US

Tracklist:
1. Faded Memory Song (3:38)
2. Sunshine Melody (4:07)
3. Never-Ending Story (5:10)
4. This Night Won’t Last Forever (4:22)
5. Sunshine Melody (Isla Del Sol Edit) (4:07)

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Genre: Melodic Rock / AOR
Country of manufacture of the disc (release): UK & Ireland
Publication year: 2022
Publisher (label): I Will Be King Records, Cargo Records
Country of the performer (group): US

1. Wild One (3:34)
2. Driving With The Brakes On (3:39)
3. Change (3:56)
4. Blue Night (6:16)
5. Perfect Love (4:27)
6. Lie (3:57)
7. Kiss Dirt (3:42)
8. Not About Love (4:12)
9. Body Of Golds (4:02)
10. Dirty Good Bye (4:01)
11. Broken (3:50)
12. Happy Town (3:19)

Project featuring Tommy La

Genre: Melodic Rock / AOR
Disc (release) country of origin: Europe
Publication year: 2022
Publisher (label): The Fish Factory

1. Breaking The Cycle (Lead Vocals – Daniel Vargas) (4:42)
2. We Belong To The Stars (Lead Vocals – Fabio Cabral) (4:16)
3. Secret (Lead Vocals – Caroline Breiter) (5:23)
4. Keep The Dreams Alive (Lead Vocals – Ricardo DeStefano) (5:00)
5. For Tonight (Lead Vocals – Renato Costa) (4:43)
6. Living In Desire (Lead Vocals – Ed Caraban