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.

Fair Warning ‎– Two Nights To Remember [Japan Edition] 2019,4 CD

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Fair Warning ‎– Two Nights To Remember 2019,4 CD
With the recent OUT OF THIS WORLD ‘Live From The Heart’ post featured here, many of you asked for Tommy Heart’s band FAIR WARNING and their latest release, the live album “Two Nights To Remember“, only released in Japan Here’s in exclusive at plotn08 the 4xCD box set, featuring the complete two shows FAIR WARNING did in Japan, 2 special nights to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the band with Japanese fans.

Recorded in April 2017, the shows spans the entire FAIR WARNING career with the band performing their classics, re-arranged versions and including an acoustic set. You have 53 songs here!
Sound quality is awesome, and you know, songs are terrific – FAIR W

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BOSTON – Third Stage [Ltd Edition Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL Gold Disc] +FLAC

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A contributor of this blog asked for BOSTON albums, best sounding CD reissues. Boston’s third album “Third Stage“, is a superb piece of work but suffered from a flat sonic transfer to CD back in the day.

There has been very good reissues, especially the Japanese pressing on SHM-CD, but if your are looking for the purest sound closer to the original master tapes, this Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – MoFi – limited edition on a gold disc is the one to get.
Regarded as the ‘ultimate listening experience”, these Ultradisc II technology discs are limited edition releases with each gold CD being mastered from the original studio master tape, rendering music reproduction as close to the actual recording session as possible

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BOSTON – Boston (Remastered 24k Gold MasterSound) [Collector’s Edition] +FLAC

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It’s some kind of a hunt; finding which CD version of Tom Scholz BOSTON‘s first album “Boston” sounds better. Of course it depends on each listener taste; some prefer vibrant fresh remasters, others version closer as possible to the original vinyl LP.

We think this MasterSound 24k Gold CD has the best of both worlds.Made in conjunction by Epic / Legacy and MasterSound Studios state-of-the-art equipment plus intensive archival research to find the original master tapes, assures a listening experience that puts you in the studio with the artist himself.
This is a 20-bit digital transfer using Sony’s SBM (Super Bit Mapping) process, and pressed on a high quality 24-Karat gold disc.A classic album in all its

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Brian Island – Brian Island – 1989 (2021+1 bonus), FLAC+MP3, CD Aor Heaven Remaster

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Genre: Melodic Rock, AOR
Disc (release) country of origin: Germany
Publication year: 1989 (2021)
Publisher (label): Aor Heaven
Part number: AORH00230

Tracklist:
1. In Spite Of What You Do (4:02)
2. Treat Me Like A Lover (4:46)
3. No Surrender (3:43)
4. Walk On Water (04:33)
5. I’m Your Hero (3:46)
6. Night After Night (3:53)
7. Major Motion (04:57)
8. When You Lose Your Love (4:35)
9 Draw The Line (04:48)
bonus
10. One Wish (5:30)

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Heartland – Into the Future – 2021 Japan Edition, FLAC+MP3, CD

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Genre: Melodic Hard Rock
Disk (release) country: Japan
Publication year: 2021
Publisher (label): Rubicon Music, Escape Music

Tracklist:
1. A Foreign Land (5:21)
2. Caught Up (4:14)
3. A Living Thing (05:08)
4. Giving It All Away (4:41)
5. A Dangerous Game (4:42)
6. Climbing Your Wall (4:00)
7. Mouth To Mouth (3:48)
8. Not Guilty (05:26)
9. Bolt From The Blue (4:18)
10. White Lies (4:39)
11. Working For The Man (04:45)
12. When The Band Plays (4:17)
13. Sleeping With The Lights On (4:37)

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City Of Lights – Before The Sun Sets [Japan Edition] (2022)

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Country: UK-Greece
Genre: Melodic Hard Rock
Year: 2022

Tracklist:
01. Racing On The Redline
02. Heart’s On Fire
03. Emily
04. Heat Of The Night
05. Dying Light
06. Give Me Back My Heart
07. Put Your Heart On The Line
08. Snake Eyes
09. Joanna
10. Midnight Club
11. How To Love
12. Before The Sun Sets
13. Dying Light (bonus’ Acoustic)

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Sweet – Reincarnation 1 (Remastered) (2022)

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Country: UK
Genre: Melodic Rock / Glam Rock
Year: 2022

Tracklist:
01. Reach out I’ll Be There (Remastered) (04:12)
02. Over My Head (Remastered) (03:53)
03. Shot Me Down In Flames (Remastered) (04:18)
04. Jump The Fence (Remastered) (03:36)
05. Gunner Of Love (Andy Scott Studio Demo – Remastered) (03:26)
06. Fire In My Heart (Andy Scott Studio Demo – Remastered) (03:15)
07. Reach out I’ll Be There (12″ Mix – Remastered) (06:07)

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SteelHeart – Rock’n Milan [Japan Edition] (2018)

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Country: USA
Genre: Melodic Hard Rock
Year: 2018

Tracklist:
01. Blood Pollution
02. Livin’ The Life
03. Gimme Gimme
04. Like Never Before
05. Live To Die (bonus)
06. My Dirty Girl
07. She’s Gone
08. Cabernet
09. Drum Solo
10. Everybody Loves Eileen
11. Rock ‘n’ Roll (I Just Wanna)
12. I’ll Never Let You Go
13. We All Die Young

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The Big 4 (Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer, Metallica) – Live From Sofia, Bulgaria [2010, BDRip 720p]

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Genre Thrash Metal Place and date of recording of the concert: Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria – June 22, 2010 Year of publication release: 2010

Antrax

[01] Caught In A Mosh
[02] Got The Time
[03] Madhouse
[04] Be All, End All
[05] Antisocial
[06] Indians/Heaven And Hell
[07] Medusa
[08] Only
[09] Metal Thrashing Mad
[10] I Am The Law

Megadeth

[01] Holy Wars … The Punishment Due
[02] Hangar 18
[03] Wake Up Dead
[04] Head Crusher
[05] In My Darkest Hour
[06] Skin O’ My Teeth
[07] A Tout Le Monde
[08] Hook In Mouth
[09] Trust
[10] Sweating Bullets
[11] Symphony Of De

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