Category: Melodic Rock | AOR

A few weeks ago we featured for the first time on CD the one and only album by RIGGS, their self-titled 1982 record, a very good slice of early Eighties American melodic rock.

Fronted by vocalist / guitarist Jerry Riggs (later Pat Travers Band co-lead guitarist / songwriter for many years) RIGGS recorded 2 songs for the iconic 1981 animated feature film Heavy Metal, also included on the movie’s soundtrack release. That lead for the band to secure a record deal with their album released next year.
But previously RIGGS was being co

Genre : Melodic Hard Rock
Year : 2024
Country :

01 – Crawling in the Dust.mp3
02 – Live Once.mp3
03 – City.mp3
04 – All These Years.mp3
05 – Digging My Grave.mp3
06 – Over You.mp3
07 – When It Rains.mp3
08 – Last Live Wire.mp3
09 – Some Dreams.mp3

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Genre: Melodic Rock
Country: USA
Released: 2024

Dark Mile – Dark Mile – 01 – The Boy 3:44
Dark Mile – Dark Mile – 02 – No Deal 3:15
Dark Mile – Dark Mile – 03 – I Can’t Help You 3:01
Dark Mile – Dark Mile – 04 – Like Never Before 1:10
Dark Mile – Dark Mile – 05 – Is Anybody Listening 5:46
Dark Mile – Dark Mile – 06 – Games 4:30
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Considered one of the greatest first half of the Eighties AOR albums, ORION THE HUNTER self-titled album received the Rock Candy Records superb 24-bit remastering from original source tapes, something this classic largely deserved.

Boston debut album album is not only regarded as one of the finest rock albums of all time but it is also one of the biggest sellers. Its influence was all pervasive and set the standards for years to come. Behind the scenes, however, things were not going as smoothly as they seemed. Indeed, by the turn of the Seventies the band had all but imploded, with guitarist Barry Goudreau being the first to head off for pastur

One of the much criminally forgotten gems of the ’80s relegated (for years) to be released on CD was without a doubt RIGGS, the band founded by guitarist / vocalist Jerry Riggs. Fortunately, not so long ago the highly respected label Wounded Bird Records released for the first time on CD the band’s self-titled album “Riggs“, a must have in your ’80s Rock collection.