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.

GIG (Goodrum / Innis / Gaitsch) – Brave New World [Japan SHM-CD +1] (2022)

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GIG is a super-group formed by a trio of legendary music makers: Randy Goodrum, Dave Innis and Bruce Gaitsch. These cats have written and / or played on a mind-blowing array for great albums and songs during the last three decades covering a number of musical genres, working with artists ranging from ToTo, Richard Marx and Steve Perry to Elton John, Restless Heart and Madonna.

“Brave New World” is their first album together, now being released in Japan on high quality SHM-CD including a bonus track.
This one is a mandatory listen for classy West Coast AOR / classic rock lovers – real music performed by real musicians.

Goodrum’s impact on artists such as Toto, Steve Perry and JaR (his little kn

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Robert Kraft – Retro Active 2016 Japan AOR 1000 Series Reamster, MP3+FLAC

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Country: Japan
Released: Aug 17, 2016
Style: AOR, Soft Rock

1 Single, Solo
2 Just Another Notch On The Bedpost
3 Out With My Ex
4 You’re Blue Too
5 I Wonder What You’re Like
6 Heartless
7 What Price Glory?
8 Teach Me How To Kiss You
9 Can We Be In Love Again?
10 On The West Side
11 Let’s Hold Each Other Once More

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Counterline – One – 2021 +1 Bonus, FLAC+MP3, CD-Rip

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Genre: Melodic Rock / AOR
Disc (release) country: Denmark
Year of publication: 2021
Publisher (label): Lion’s Pride Music

Tracklist:
1. If You’re Clear With Your Words (4:07)
2. Sense Of Reality (3:54)
3. The One (05:02)
4 . Write Your Story (4:29)
5. Spell Of Love (4:02)
6. Angel (4:00)
7. Leave It All Behind (4:02)
8. Best Part Of Me (4:12)
9. Out In The Cold (3:52)
10. I Need To Learn (3:56)
11. The One (Single Edit, bonus track) (4:00)

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Zadra – Guiding Star – 2022, FLAC+MP3, CD-Rip

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Genre: Melodic Hard Rock / AOR
Disc (release) country: Italy
Publication year: 2022
Publisher (label): Frontiers Music

Tracklist:
1. Come Together (1:51)
2. Nothing More To Say (5:54)
3. Ship Of Fools (4:11)
4. Come Back To Me (4:55)
5. Escape The Rain (03:31)
6. A Matter Of Yesterday (5:36)
7. I’ll Meet You In Heaven (5:07)
8. Take My Hand (4:04)
9. Dream Of You (4:26)
10. Won’t Let Your Love Take Me Down (3:28)
11. Rise From The F

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VA- Plotn08 Singles Pack 04-30-2022, MP3

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Genre: Hard Rock, AOR
Year: 2022
Country: Various

Brunhilde – Eye for an Eye and Tit for Tat – 2022
Cleanbreak – Coming Home – 2022
Drive At Night – The 80’s Calling – 2022
Fargo – Time – 2022
Indira Castillo – Wiser – 2022
Jared James Nichols – Hard Wired – 2022
Joe Bouchard – My Way is The Highway – 2022
Journey – You Got the Best of Me – 2022
Lazarus Dream – Dead End Symphony – 2022
Sam Millar – Fooling Yourself – 2022
Skaga

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Little America – Anthology 2022, 2 CD, MP3+FLAC

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At the end of March, the company MelodicRock Classics released the compilation album “Anthology” with the classic AOR band Little America, which is now available via plotn08.org, among others.

1-1 You Were Right
1.2 That’s The Way It Stays
1-3 Walk On Fire
1-4 Perfect World
1-5 Lost Along The Way (Original Version)
1-6 Lies
1-7 Walk The Land
1-8 Heroes
1-9 Underground
1-10 Out Of Bounds
1-11 Conversations
1-12 Standin’ On Top (Original Version)
1-13 You Were Right (Live)
1-14 Heroes (Live)
1-15 Perfect World (Live)
1-16 That’s The Way It Stays (Live)
1-17 Walk On Fire (Live)
2-1 Do You Feel
2-2 Where Were You
2-3 The Cast Shadow

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Thunder – Rock City 12 – The Baubles Are Back In Town 2012

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Country: UK
Released: 2012
Style: Hard Rock

1 Everybody Wants Her
2 Living For Today
3 Breakdown
4 Come And Get It
5 The Thrill Of It All
6 Once In A Lifetime
7 Just Another Suicide
8 Loser
9 The Devil Made Me Do It
10 Like A Satellite
11 Live And Let Die
12 You Can’t Keep A Good Man Down
13 I Love You More Than Rock & Roll
14 A Better Man
15 Merry Xma

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Thunder ‎– 20 Years And Out : The Farewell Tour – Live! 2009

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Country: UK
Style:AOR, Hard Rock
Year:2009

Tracklist
Intro
Backstreet Symphony
Dirty Dream
Everybody Wants Her
Castle In The Sand
Gimme Some Lovin’
Until My Dying Day
The Devil Made Me Do It
Love Walked In
Stand Up
Just Another Suicide
Don’t Wait For Me
I Love You More Than Rock N’ Roll
A Better Man
Fade Into The Sun
Dirty Love

turbo thx M.B.

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Apocalyptica – Live from the House of Blues Chicago [2022, WEB-DL, 1080p]

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The concert took place on April 28 at the Chicago House of Blues stage. After a long hiatus due to the pandemic, Apocalyptica are finally back on stage and ready to play their Cell-0 tour with vocalist Frankie Perez!

Tracklist:
1 Ashes of the Modern World
2. Path
3 Grace
4. I’m Not Jesus (with Franky Perez)
5. Not Strong Enough (with Franky Perez)
6. S.O.S. (Anything but Love) (with Cristina Scabbia)
7. Scream for the Silent
8. En Route to Mayhem
9. Rise
10. I’ll Get Through It (with Franky Perez)
11. Shadowmaker (with Franky Perez)
12. I Don’t Care (with Franky Perez)
13. Nothing Else Matters (Metallica cover)
14. Inquisition Symphony (Sepultura c

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ALL I KNOW – Vanity Kills (Deluxe Edition) (CD Ltd Ed) 2022, 2 CD

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Before the band move onto new recordings and new music, due at the end of the year, they will first revisit their acclaimed and long out of print debut album ‘Vanity Kills’, presenting it to fans once again in a Deluxe Edition CD, limited to 1000 units worldwide plus for the first time ever – 100 coloured LPs available directly from the band.

The band took a break for a few years, regrouping now with a renewed focus on delivering quality melodic rock and reaffirming their commitment to play live, having already booked new gigs for the year ahead.

All I Know’s sound sees them mix up the best influences of Bryan Adams, Van Stephenson, REO Speedwagon and Bon Jovi.

All I Know ‘Vanity Kills’ Line-Up was: Ward Dufraimont (Lead Vocals/Gui

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GALLEYBOYZ – Galleyboz (2CD Ltd Ed Produced by Glen Burtnik ) 2022, MP3+FLAC

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MelodicRock Classics is excited to delve back in to rock n roll vaults once more, to deliver another lost classic, this time from Pennsylvania rockers GALLEYBOYZ. The name may not be familiar, but the pedigree of those involved will be. And like other MRC releases, this will be a Deluxe 2 Disc Edition.

We have expanded upon the original cassette only release to present a fully remastered version of the album (thanks to JK Northrup once again), plus a bonus disc featuring unreleased tracks and demos that came from the album sessions and beyond, plus a set

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Ann Wilson (Heart) – Fierce Bliss (2022)

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Country: United States
Genre: Classic Rock, AOR
Year: 2022

Tracklist:
01. Greed (03:40)
02. Black Wing (05:00)
03. Bridge of Sighs (05:06)
04. Fighten for Life (04:29)
05. Love of My Life (feat. Vince Gill) (03:17)
06. Missionary Man (03:59)
07. Gladiator (05:45)
08. Forget Her (05:03)
09. A Moment in Heaven (03:47)
10. Angel’s Blues (05:55)
11. As the World Turns (03:37)

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Reckless – T.M.T.T.80 2022 GLAM MHR

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Country: United States
Genre: Glam Hard Rock
Year: 2022

Tracklist:

01. Take Me To The 80’s
02. Countach
03. Workout
04. One Night Together
05. Chic & Destroy
06. Rock Hard (In My Party!)
07. We Are The Rock
08. Red Lips
09. Raise Your Fist
10. Tonight
11. Back In Time
12. Scandalo!

Line-up:

A.T. Rooster: Vocals, Keyboards
Dany Rockett: Guitar
Alex Jawbone: Guitar
Jack Chevy: Bass
Mikki Mixx: Drums

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Thunder – Dopamine 2022 WEB

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Country: UK
Genre: Melodic Hard Rock
Year: 2022

01. The Western Sky (03:52)
02. One Day We’ll Be Free Again (05:04)
03. Even If It Takes a Lifetime (04:39)
04. Black (05:10)
05. Unraveling (03:51)
06. The Dead City (04:07)
07. Last Orders (04:27)
08. All the Way (03:52)
09. Dancing in the Sunshine (03:34)
10. Big Pink Supermoon (06:17)
11. Across the Nation (04:13)
12. Just a Grifter (03:25)
13. I Don’t Believe the World (04:26)
14. Disconnected (04:25)
15. Is

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