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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.
Country: United States
Genre: Power, Speed Metal
Year: 2022
01. Walk Away (04:29)
02. Ted Talks (00:23)
03. Death of the Angel (04:30)
04. Meat (04:18)
05. The River Red (03:40)
06. Burn (03:49)
07. Falling Down (05:38)
08. Voodoo (04:01)
09. End of Everything (05:16)
10. Blind (03:29)
11. Death Machine (04:32)
Genre: Soft rock/AOR
Carrier: BSCD2
Disk (release) country: Japan
Year of publication / re-release of the disc: 1978 (2014)
Publisher (label): Sony Records International
Country of the performer (group): USA
01. This Night Won’t Last Forever [4:25]
02. Room 205 [4:22]
03. In 25 Words Or Less [3:34]
04. Open Your Eyes [3:50]
05. Little Girl In Blue Jeans [3:45]
06. Lie To Me [3:25]
07. Who’s Gonna Hold You [3:22]
08. Crazy [3:27]
09. A Tear Can Tell [3:18]
10. I Hope You’ll Be Very Unhappy Without Me [3:44]
TIM FEEHAN‘s first solo albums were featured here as requested, lovely pieces of first half of the ’80s AOR. Subsequent Feehan’s records had a much more mainstream sound and bigger production, as his self-titled from 1987 already featured at plotn08.
And one you can’t miss in your collection is Tim Feehan’s 4th album ‘‘Full Contact”, while appeared in 1990 is pure late Eighties bombast, Hi-tech AOR of the highest order
As requested, here’s the self-titled album from Canadian band FOOTLOOSE, the first band from singer-songwriter Tim Feehan before he went solo. Released in 1980, the album was out of print for decades.
Few years ago “Footloose” was finally reissued on CD, remastered from the original master tapes and including 4 bonus tracks, 2 unreleased and 2 only appeared in a 45 RPM single.
Footloose formed in 1979 in Edmonton, recorded a couple of singles under the Mustard Records label which worked very well on the rad
Genre: Pop Rock | AOR
Disc (release) producer country: Russia (Remastered, Unofficial Release)
Year of publication: 1987 (?)
Publisher (label): Sony Music
Country of the performer (group): Canada
Tracklist:
01. Where’s The Fire (4:57)
02. Listen For The Heartbeat (4:17)
03. Vanna (4:00)
04. Loveline (04:28)
05. Read Between The Lines (3:47)
06. Mean Streak (4:21)
07. The Painter (5:00)
08. One Step Away (4:23)
09. Isolation (04:13)
This does not prevent the listener from discovering an album that is still very well made, which retains the very classic rock musical soul of Abbygail while evolving the sound of the group.
Bertrand Roussel (chant)
Luke Debruyne (guitare et chœurs)
Pascal Roszyk (basse)
Anthony Deron (batterie)
L’album :
ʺWatchman of Darknessʺ (3:40)
ʺWild Horseʺ (3:15)
ʺMy Religionʺ (3:45)
ʺMagic Fingerʺ (3:41)
ʺThe Night beforeʺ (4:08)
ʺYour Favorite Fuck Buddyʺ (4:10)
ʺGamebaeʺ (4:01)
ʺThe Enemy You Love to Hateʺ (4:02)
Genre: AOR/Westcoast
Disk (release) country: Japan
Year of publication: 2018
Publisher (label): P-Vine Records
Country of performer (group): Finland
Tracklist:
1. Kuwakaribisha (2:19)
2. Favor (4:57)
3. When You’re Gone (5:36)
4. Walkin’ On Air (4:38)
5. Show Me A Sign (04:31)
6. Perfect Imperfection (05:37)
7. Still Life (Interlude) (2:34)
8. Wouldn’t It Be Kinder (4:12)
9. Let’s Get To It (4:34)
10. Brenes (Interlude) (2:13)
11. You Belong To Me (5:28)
12. Today (02:45)
13. I’m So In Love (Bonus Track) (5:41)
14. The Place Where Beauty Lies (Bonus Track) (5:21)
Genre: Melodic Rock
Disk (release) country: Japan
Publication year: 2022
Publisher (label): Avalon
Country of the performer (group): Sweden
Tracklist:
1. Stop The Madness (4:31)
2. Bringing Down The Moon (4:10)
3. No Lullaby (4:58)
4. Stay A While (3:59)
5. Angela (3:58)
6. Forever My Love (4:26)
7. Never Be The Same (3:55)
8. Doors Of Love (4:57)
9. The Most Wanted (3:49)
10. Suspicious (3:36)
11. To Say Goodbye (4:00)
12. Suspicious (Acoustic Version) (3:45)
Country: Netherlands
Released: 2022 / Amazing Sound!
Genre: Melodic Rock
Style:
A1 Made In America
A2 Hard Times Come Esay
A3 Fallen From Graceland
B1 If God Was A woman
B2 All That Really Matters
B3 You’re Not Alone
C1 In It For Love
C2 Chained
C3 Harlem Rain
D1 Who I Am
D2 Downside Of Love
D3 Undiscovered Soul
Genre: Melodic Rock | AOR
Country of the performer (group): Norway
Year of publication: 2022
01. You Live in Dangerous [05:34]
02. Rock Master [03:52]
03. You?re Woman [03:12]
04. I Talk About Us [04:42]
05. Don?t Talk About It [04:34]
06. Don?t Be Afraid of Rock’n Roll [03:25]
07. Hot Water [05:08]
08. Mafia Factory [04:25]
09. Harley Davidson [05:02]
10. I’m Gonna Watching You [05:35]
Genre: Melodic Rock | AOR
Country of the performer (group): Norway (Sarpsborg)
Year of publication: 2019-2022
2019 – Nevermind (00:47:02)
2020 – Silveralbum (00:46:11)
2021 – I Don’t Want to Cry Anymore (00:49:26)
2022 – Rock Master (00:45:34)
Genre: Melodic Rock
Year: 2022
Country: Sweden
1 One by One (Feat. Åge Sten Nilsen)
2 Voices of Silence
3 Sail On
Genre: Melodic Rock
Release date: 1980 – 1982
Country: USA
01 – 1980 – 4 Out Of 5 Doctors – 41:24 – 192 kbps
02 – 1982 – 2nd Opinion – 36:45 – 192 kbps
Country: US
Released: 2008
Style: AOR, New Wave
CD1 – 4 Out f 5 Doctors
1 Modern Man
2 Jeff, Jeff
3 Waiting For A Change
4 Elizabeth
5 OPus Ten
6 I Want Her
7 New Wave Girls
8 Mr. Cool Shoes
9 Danger Man
10 Mushroom Boy
11 Not From Her World
CD2 – Second Opinion
12 Good Pretender
13 Dawn Patrol
14 Anna With Antennae
15 Breaking Rocks
16 Never Say Die
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As requested, here’s last year’s reissue, Expanded Edition of THE UNION OF SINNERS & SAINTS 2016’s self-titled debut album. This ”THE UNION OF SINNERS & SAINTS [Expanded Edition +4]” includes bonus tracks and new artwork.
Bringing out the best of Petra and WhiteHeart, The Union Of Sinners & Saints offers something brand-new, yet surprisingly familiar. Soaring rock vocals from Petra’s John Schlitt meet production, vocals and instrumentation by Whiteheart’s Billy Smiley, evoking a distinctive echo of what fans have loved for years.
Smiley also secured an all-star cast of musicians including the always great Dann Huff on guitar, Brian Wooten (Whiteheart, Trace Adkins) on guitar, Michael W. Smith on B-3 organ, Bob Ha
Here we have more from the just released second batch of DeGARMO & KEY albums digitally remastered, ’80s LP’s you need to check out if fan of that decade.
Musically, previous DeGARMO & KEY albums fluctuated between melodic rock and keyboard-driven light AOR / pop-rock. It was 1987 when the band released their 8th album simply titled ”D&K”: melodic hard rock was ‘in the air’ in America – hence, they took a turn towards a heavier rock direction on this CD.
As the Eighties transitioned to the Nineties, DeGarmo & Key would have their moments on albums such as The Pledge (1989), Heat It Up (1993) and To Extremes (1994) but none would match the consistency and continuity of what I felt where their two finest releases: ‘Straight On’
