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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.
Here is a lost jewel, Swedish retrowave Band Forêt de Vin. This band was very hyped a few years back (in 2016) then noting more happened, the songs were onle available on their Soundcloud, but last year without any promotion they released all their early songs on digital platforms under the title “The Classics [EP]“.
The band is roumored to consist of former singer of Titan and one of Sweden Bigest songwriter (who by chace is one of the singers in this years “MelodifestivalR
Genre: Classic Rock / AOR / Arena Rock
Disk Country: Japan
Year of publication: 1981 (2013)
Publisher (label): Sony Music / Columbia Records
01. Majestic
02. Where Were You
03. Just The Same Way
04. Line Of Fire
05.Lights
06. Stay Awhile
07. Too Late
08. Dixie Highway
09. Feeling That Way
10. Always
11. Do You Recall
12. Walks Like A Lady
13. La Do Da
14 Lovin’, Touchi
Genre: AOR Rock
Year of release of disks: 2006
Wheel manufacturer: Japan
Journey – 1975
Look Into The Future – 1976
Next – 1977
Infinity – 1978
Evolution – 1979
Greatest Hits – 2006
Genre: Arena Rock, Pop Rock
Disk Country: USA
Disc release year: 1978 (1986)
01. Lights 3:09 (Perry, N. Schon)
02. Feeling That Way 3:27 (Perry, Rolie, Dunbar)
03. Anytime 4:03 (Rolie, Silver, Fleishman, N. Schon, R. Valory)
04. La Do Da 2:58 (Perry, N. Schon)
05. Patiently 3:24 (Perry, N. Schon)
06. Whell In The Sky 4:12 (Schon, Fleishman, D. Valory)
07. Somethin’ To Hide 3:28 (Perry,Schon)
08. Winds Of March 5:04 (M. Schon, N. Schon, Fleishman, Rolie, Perry)
09. Can Do 2:40 (Perry, R. Valory)
10. Opened The Door 4:35 (Perry, Rolie, N.Schon)
Sponsored byPaul Rudland, the main figure behind the British labelAOR Blvd,Santa Ana Windsis a unique project, both in its approach and in its development.A company at least commendable and necessary, to which AOR lovers can only take our hats off. The main idea of the project is to take a handful of little-known songs, some even demos, from big names inside and outside of melodic rock, and breathe new life into them through a careful cast of top-level musicians.All this through a purely AOR filter and made with the greatest care and taste, to the point that the very name chosen for this kind of melodic rock opera is already in itself a vindication of one of the hidden gems in discography.fromSurvivor, such as”Santa Ana Winds”, from his essential”
Country: Sweden
Genre: Melodic Hard Rock
Year: 2017
Tracklist:
01. Ghost Town
02. Maniac
03. The Real Me
04. Kiss Up & Kick Down
05. When Stars Align
06. One Nation
07. A Thousand Charades
08. Take Me Home
09. I’m Alive
10. Paralyzed
11. What Do You Want
12. Walk My Own Way (bonus)
And to complete the COBRA / Jimi Jamison saga here we go with the band’s concert in Memphis while presenting their debut LP First Bite. This is a recording for radio broadcast pretty common move for band’s promotion at the time.
Into the Live Bite! set-list we find songs never recorded into the studio by COBRA – and some which become hits for others, like MSG (Schenker), or VAN ZANT.
While there’s a bootleg of this show floating the internet, it’s with cuts and not in this quality sound: this is taken from the vinyl LP pressed for the broadcast. Usually only few were made, not for sale.
COBRA Live, 1983 / Setlist:
01 Let The Thunder Roll
02 We’re Gonna Rock You Tonight
03 Thorn In Your Flesh
04 I’m A Fighte
here’s COBRA original demos, the first material recorded with Jimi Jamison in 1982. Many of these songs didn’t make it into the official 1983 ‘First’ Strike’ album but are as good as any of them.
This is the tape dispatched to all major labels. A&R guru John Kalodner from Geffen passed on singing the band saying of Jamison vocals; “We already have one David Coverdale, why do we need another?” But Doreen Reilly, a talent scout from Epic, resulted impressed by the band and immediately signed them. The rest is history.
”The Making Of First Strike” demos is a collectible tape, with a more biting guitar by the great Mandy Meyer, while the overall sound quality is very good.
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Genre: Melodic Hard Rock, AOR
Disc (release) country of origin: Europe
Publication year: 2021
Publisher (label): Frontiers Music
Country of the performer (group): Sweden
Tracklist:
1. Stop (05:01)
2. In The Dark (4:19)
3. Where Do We Run (4:24)
4. Twenty-Three (04:35)
5. For Your Heart (4:52)
6. We Belong (05:12)
7. My Ocean (6:08)
8. Body And Soul (3:37)
9. The Passenger (05:45)
10. Stranger To Me (4:56)
11. Your Beauty (04:37)
Genre: Melodic Hard Rock, AOR
Disc (release) country: Italy
Publication year: 2021
Publisher (label): Frontiers Music
Country of the performer (group): UK
Tracklist:
1. Beautiful Lie
2. Sooner Or Later
3. End Of The Fade
4. Ain’t Who I Am
5. Welcome To Wherever
6. Bring The Riot
7. Live For Me
8. Knee To You
9.Glow
10. C’mon
11. Had Enough
12.2Die4
Genre: Melodic Rock, AOR
Disk (release) country: Japan
Publication year: 2021
Publisher (label): Avalon
Country of performer (group): Norway
Tracklist:
1. In My Dreams
2. Fortune & Fame
3. Phoenix Rising
4. Hands Down
5. Wild Young & Free
6. Get Up Get Over It
7. Beautiful Flyaway
8. Next Flight To Venus
9. Small Town Girl
10. Writing For The End
11. Every Little Thing
12. Every Little Thing (Bonus Version)
Genre: Classic Rock/Hard Rock/Heavy Rock’n’Roll/Hard Glam
Publication year: 2022
Country of the performer (group): Australia
Tracklist:
01. Ready to Die
02. Crying Shame
03. Slashin’
04. Goodbye
05. Oblivion
06. I’m Not Like Everybody Else
07. Mother’s Chain
08. Feeling Dead Alive
09.Stone
10. Nervous Wreck
11. Sinkhole
12. Meataxe
Country: United States
Genre: Melodic Rock
Year: 2022
01 Velocitized
02 Without You
03 Can’t Stop Love
04 Silence Of The Heart
05 You Still Shock Me
06 Mecca
07 Wishing Well
08 Close That Gap
09 Blinded By Emotion
10 Falling Down
11 Miss-chevious (bonus Track)
01 Perfect World
02 Closing Time
03 Ten Lifetimes
04 Life’s Too Short
05 I Know
06 Did It For Love
07 From The Start
08 Deceptive Cadence
09 W2w
10 Undeniabl
Country: Germany
Genre: Melodic Rock
Year: 2022
Track List for King of The Badlands:
01. Drifters Union
02. King Of The Badlands
03. Anastasia
04. Ball And Chain
05. Under The Gun
06. Out For Blood (Instrumental)
07. Carousel
08. Nobody Moves
09. Play To Lose
10. Crimson Queen (Instrumental)
11. A Million Miles
12. Down In Flames
Genre: Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Pop Rock
Disc release year: 2008
Disc manufacturer: USA
Studio albums
1975 – Journey
1976 – Look Into The Future
1977 – Next
1978 – Infinity (remastered album)
1979 – Evolution
1980 – Departure (remastered album)
1981 – Escape (remastered album)
1983 – Frontiers (remastered album)
1986 – Raised On Radio (remastered album)
1996 – Trial By Fire (reissue)
2001 – Arrival
2005 – Generations
2008 – Revelations
2011 – Eclipse
Collections
1988 – Greatest Hits
1992 – Time³
2001 – The Essential Journey
Live albums
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As requested here is the Nielsen Pearson Band 2022, CD Rip from the new Big Pink Korean Vinyl Replika release as 320kbps mp3.
Home 3:54
Wasn’t That The Love 3:20
Whatever I Have To Be 3:13
Pack Up Your Goodbyes 4:26
Down To The River 4:08
I Need A Song 3:48
Once In Love 4:13
For All Time 3:18
On The Spot 4:14
Best Times 2:32
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