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.

Dennis DeYoung (ex-Styx) – 26 East Vol 2 (Japan Friday Music +1 bonus) – 2021, FLAC+MP3

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Genre: Rock | Melodic Rock | AOR & Prog Related
Country of origin of the disc (release): Japan
Year of publication: 2021
Publisher (label): Avalon
Country of artist (group): USA

Tracklist:
01. Hello Goodbye (4:26)
02. Land Of The Living (3:44)
03. The Last Guitar Hero featuring Tom Morello (4:47)
04. Your Saving Grace (3:36)
05. Proof Of Heaven (5:28)
06. Made For Each Other (4:03)
07. There’s No Turning Back Time (4:47)
08. St. Quarantine (5:00)
09. Little Did We Know (4:17)
10. Always Time (4:07)
11. The Isle Of Misanthrope (6:07)
12. Grand Finale (2:00)
Japan bonus track:
13. Desert Moon (Live with Symphony Orchestra) * (6

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Cindy Valentine – Collection – 3 CDs+Singles 2019, MP3

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Cindy Valentine was born in Italy and raised in Canada. She attended the Royal Conservatory Of Music in Toronto. She released two solo albums, one hard-rock with CBS Canada entitled “Rock & Roll Heart Attack” in 1984, and one Urban dance on Polygram in 1986 entitled “Secret Rendez-vous”.

Speak Your Mind (The Lost Dance Never Released 2009
Blame Yourself 2008
Wicked Way (Limited Edition) 2013
+ singles

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SHOW-YA – Outerlimits +2 [SHM-CD remastered] 2015

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Here’s the recent reissue of ”Outerlimits +2 [SHM-CD remastered]”, for the first time on SHM and including two bonus tracks (singles B-sides). This special edition appeared as celebration for the band’s 30th anniversary.

01 – OUT OF LIMITS
02 – LOOK AT ME!
03 – GENKAI Lovers
04 – TROUBLE
05 – YASEI NO BARA
06 – INORI
07 – KAIGENREI NO MACHI -Cry for the Freedom-
08 – BAD BOYS
09 – WATASHI WA ARASHI
10 – Paranoia Paradise
11 – BATTLE EXPRESS
SHM-CD Bonus Tracks:
12 – WHAT DO YOU SAY?
13 – Ai no FRUSTRATION

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John O’Banion – Hearts (1995)

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Hearts was the last album released by singer and actor John O’Banion. The album is a collection of cover versions of contemporary hits by artists like 10cc, America, Marty Balin and Little River Band.
On 14 February 2007 John O’Banion died of blunt force trauma 2 days before his 60th birthday as a result of being hit by a car while touring in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Artist: John O’Banion
Album: Hearts
Year: 1995
Label: USA Records
Style: Soft Rock, AOR
Format: mp3/128

Tracklist
01 Hearts 4:11
02 I’m Not In Love 5:44
03 What You Won’t Do For Love 5:14
04 Casablanca 4:26
05 Reminiscing 5:26
06 Why Don’t We Get Together 4:44
07 I.G.Y. (What A Beautiful World) 4:16
08 If You

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Classic Rock Legends – Van Der Graaf Generator [2011, DVD]

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Filmed and recorded in late December 2010 this Van Der Graaf Generator concert took place in an intimate club atmosphere with just 120 guests jammed into Metropolis Studios, London.
The atmosphere of this concert was simply incredible and will never be recaptured. It includes the new songs Your Time Starts Now; Bunsho and Mr. Sands. Also included in the 89 minute concert set are many of the band’s greats like Man-Erg. Footage and menus include rehearsal and setup for the concert.

Songs featured are as follows:

Interference Patterns
Nutter Alert
Your Time Starts Now
Lemmings
Lifetime
Bunsho
Childlike Faith
Mr. Sands
Over The Hill
We Are Not Here
Man-Erg

DVD Extras

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Damian Wilson – Limehouse To Lechlade (2021)

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Damian is mostly known in the rock genre, for bands and projects such as Headspace, Threshold, Star One, Ayreon, Praying Mantis and Rick Wakeman. As a solo artist he has released 5 solo albums, a DVD and a retrospective double album and 2 acoustic albums with Adam Wakeman.

01. Once We’re Gone 03:16
02. Limehouse To Lechlade 03:12
03. Climbing Frame 03:07
04. Let Me Down Slowly 03:54
05. Fire & Ashes 02:52
06. Picture 03:04
07. No Money 02:46
08. Key To Life 04:33
09. Hard To Keep Faith 03:41
10. Must We Say Goodnight 03:50
11. It Ends Here 02:35
12. Women On My Mind 03:52
13. Cornerstone 03:38
14. Seek For Adventure (CD bonus track) 03:33

Damian Wilson (Threshold, Headspace)

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Kevin McCourt – Color Of The Truth (1997)

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Genre: AOR, Westcoast
Country of artist (group): USA
Year of publication: 1997

Tracklist:
01. Burning Alive [00:04:30]
02. Color of The Truth [00:04:25]
03. Take The Time [00:04:45]
04. Waiting Here For You [00:03:26]
05. Only a Thought Away [00:04:26]
06. Here And Now [00:04:27]
07. What You Give Away [00:04:48]
08. Shed My Skin [00:04:34]
09. Life in Black And White [00:04:16]
10. Life’s Too Short [00:04:47]
11. What We Learn from Love [00:03:06]
12. Wherever Your Life Leads [00:04:36]
13. Better Way [00:03:36]
14. What’s Done Is Done [00:04:49]

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RADIOACTIVE – RADIOACTIVE 2019 , MP3 + FLAC

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Album never issued on CD but was available for download on Steve Bondy’s page in 2019. This is for fans of AOR such as 38 Special, Lamarca Preview & Joe Lamont.

Not to be misstaken for the Tommy Denander “project”, this is the real deal with a full band an real musicans.
There is not much info about this band appart from Guitar player Steve Bondy had a band called Willy Blue together with Peppy Castro (Balance) and Bas player James Hellman did some programing on the “Hall & Ouates” album “Ooh, Yeah!” back in 1988 (and been technican for Carly Simon & Steve Stevens).

Tracklist:
In Search of a Lover
Girls Like You
Don’t Let Go
Can’t Love a Stranger
Gameran
Don’t Go Away

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Paul Brady – Trick or Treat – 2010 Reissue

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Category: Westcoast AOR
Year: 1991
Label: Fontana/Mercury

Tracks
1. Soul Child
2. Blue World
3. Nobody Knows
4. Can’t Stop Wanting You
5. You And I
6. Trick Or Treat
7. Don’t Keep Pretending
8. Solid Love
9. Love Goes On
10. Dreams Will Come

Paul Brady Vocals, Guitars, Piano, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Percussion
Michael Landau Guitars
Elliot Randall Guitars
Freddie Washington Bass
Jimmy Johnson Bass
David Paich Piano, Keyboards
Jeff Porcaro Drums

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VA – Plotn08 Singles Pack 2021-11-12, MP3

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Genre: Hard Rock
Year: 2021
Country: Various

Asia – Heat of the Moment (Live at Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY, USA, 3 May 1982) – 2021
Black Spiders – Stabbed in the Back – 2021
COLLATERAL – Midnight Queen (Remix) – 2021
Dedlights – Take Back – 2021
Doug Kistner – There’s the Door – 2021
D’volvers – Defeitos Positivos – 2021
Jimmy Speed – The American Way – 2021
Land Of Gypsies – Believe – 2021
Magnum – I Won’t Let You Down – 2021
Raider – Dusk Till Dawn – 2021
The Murder of My Sweet – Kill Your Darlings – 2021
The Undercover – Making Things Happen – 20

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Enzign – Cast The First Stone (2003) Lossless+MP3

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Artist: Enzign Album: Cast The First Stone  Year: 2003  Country: UK Genre: Melodic Hard Rock  Quality: FLAC (image+.cue, scans)  Size: 468 Mb

 

Tracklist:

01. Cast The First Stone
02. 6th Sense
03. Midnight
04. I Had To Fall
05. Dangerous In Daylight
06. Close The Door
07. Holding A Gun
08. Keepers Of The Kingdom
09. Lazarus
10. The One
11. Endless Seas

Band:

John Halliwell – electric, acoustic guitar, bass
Mark Summer – vocals, backing vocals
Matt Pearce – drums, percussion

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Heartland – Into The Future – 2021, FLAC+MP3, CD-Rip

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Genre: Melodic Hard Rock
Year of publication: 2021
Publisher (label): Escape Music Ltd.
Country of artist (group): UK

Tracklist:
01. A Foreign Land 5:23
02. Caught Up 4:16
03. A Living Thing 5:10
04. Giving It All Away 4:41
05. A Dangerous Game 4:45
06. Climbing Your Wall 4:02
07. Mouth To Mouth 3:50
08. Not Guilty 5:28
09. Bolt From The Blue 4:21
10. White Lies 4:41
11. Working For The Man 4:47
12. When The Band Plays 4:17

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Yes – In The Beginning (2 albums) (Unofficial Releases) – 2020-2021

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Genre: Progressive Rock
Country of artist (group): UK
Year of publication: 2020-2021

2020 – In The Beginning (00:44:38)

Nightride Sessions, London England, Early 1968, BBC Radio 1
01. Beyond And Before [00:03:44]
02. Images Of You And Me [00:03:52]
03. Jeanetta [00:03:04]
Pop-Eye, Brussels, Belgium, 15th October 1969, Belgian TV
04. Beyond And Before [00:04:55]
05. Survival [00:06:11]
Live From The Chikito Club, Bern Switzerland, 27th November 1969, Swiss TV
06. Dear Father [00:05:29]
07. Everydays [00:05:19]
08. Sweetness [00:04:19]
09. Something’s Coming [00:07:41]

2021 – In The Beginning Volume 2 (00:59:06)

Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany, April 3rd 1970 WDR-TV
01. No Op

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