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.

Eddie Money – Eddie Money [Reissue 1986] (1977)

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Country: USA
Genre: Classic Rock, Hard Rock, AOR, Pop-Rock
Year: 1997

01. Two Tickets To Paradise (4:00)
02. You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me (3:51)
03. Wanna Be A Rock ‘N’ Roll Star (3:59)
04. Save A Little Room In Your Heart For Me (4:57)
05. So Good To Be In Love Again (4:13)
06. Baby Hold On (3:32)
07. Don’t Worry (3:43)
08. Jealousys (4:00)
09. Got To Get Another Girl (3:26)
10. Gamblin Man (3:59)

Band:

Eddie Money – vocals, keyboards, saxophone
Jimmy Lyon – guitars
Gary Mallaber, Gene Pardue – drums
Lonnie Turner, Bob Popwell – bass
Alan Pasqua, Randy Nichols, Freddie Webb – keyboards
Tom Scot

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Eddie Money – Superstar Concert Series (Show 87-D, part 2) (1987) mp3+flac (48kHz)+flac Hi-res. (192kHz)

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The concert was recorded live at The Bogarts, Cincinnati, Ohio by Westwood One. It was part of the tour following the release of Can’t Hold Back. The recording was used for broadcast on the affiliated Westwood One radio stations on the weekend of October 17-18, 1987.
The concert was second part of the live broadcast of that weekend, The first part featured 38 Special.

Artist: Eddie Money
Album: Superstar Concert Series (Show 87-D, Part 2)
Year: 1987
Label: Westwood One
Style: Classic Rock, Melodic Rock
Format: mp3/320, flac (tracks, 48kHz/24bit), flac Hi-res. (tracks, 192kHz/24bit)

Tracklist
01 Two Tickets To Paradise 3:50
02 I Wanna Go Back 3:39
03 Where’s The Party 4:53
04 No Control 5:43
05 Wanna Be A Rock &

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The Misties(Feat. Millis of Time Gallery) – Driftwood [Japan Edition+3 bonus]2019

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Here it is the new album by Johan “Millis” Stentorp (Time Gallery/The Trampolines),now under the moniker “The Misties”.This album is only released Physical in Japan trough Sony Music, and the digital European release have three songs less.

Millis is also a well known songwriter and has written songs for Hardline & Sunstorm.This album is for fans of The Beatles, Clark & Brett Walker, thinkingmans pop at it’s best.

Tracklist
1 Good Things
2 Your Heart Is Bigger Than That
3 Calling Out!
4 That Is Not What Friends Are For
5 Face The Sun
6 I Fall Back Into Your Arms
7 How It Ends
8 Blue Sky Thinking
9 Everything We Were
10 Over And Over Again
11 Halfway Into A

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ACE MARINO – Digital Memories : Analog Emotions (2020)

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Ace Marino’s dedication to the heart of synthwave music and his skillful implementation of the style is a welcome contribution to a scene that has increasingly lost touch with its roots, and the result is a piece of ‘80s-infused synth rock & pop plenty of melody.

01 – The Flamingo Returns
02 – Holding My Breath (feat Roniit)
03 – Muscle Beach
04 – Talk Me Down
05 – Summer
06 – Spaces
07 – Call 4 U
08 – Always You
09 – Nostalgia (feat Jinxx)
10 – Better Off
11 – Delorean Night Drive
12 – Ghost In The Circuit

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Toto – All In 1978-2018 (13 CD Box Set Columbia Records 2019), FLAC+MP3

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Genre: Rock, Pop Rock, AOR
Country of Origin: EU
Disc release year: 2019

1978 – Toto (00:42:01)
1979 – Hydra (00:41:05)
1980 – Live In Tokyo EP (00:27:04)
1981 – Turn Back (00:37:22)
1982 – Toto IV (00:41:51)
1984 – Isolation (00:41:59)
1986 – Farenheit (00:43:59)
1988 – The Seventh One (00:53:44)
1992 – Kingdom Of Desire (01:09:28)
1995 – Tambu (01:09:59)
1998 – Toto XX (00:57:14)
1999 – Mindfields (01:19:15)
2018 – Old Is New (00:42:10)

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REO Speedwagon – The Classic Years 1978-1990 [9 CD Remastered Box Set, Compilation, Deluxe Edition] 2019, FLAC

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Genre: Pop / Soft Rock | AOR / Hard Rock | Arena rock
Country of origin of the disc (release): pic U.K.
Year of publication: 2019

[CD1] You Can Tune A Piano But You Can’t Tuna Fish [1978]
[CD2] Nine Lives [1979]
[CD3] Hi Infidelity [1980]
[CD4] Hi Infidelity [1980] – Bonus Tracks / Previously Unreleased Demos
[CD5] Good Trouble [1982]

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Hardreams – Unbroken Promises 2013

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Hardreams - Unbroken Promises
HARDREAMS a Hard Rock/AOR band was born in the middle of 2000 in Barcelona, Spain. They released “The Road Goes On…” on Perris Records in 2008, and recieved numerous rave reviews worldwide. The band has been featured in many issues of ROCKNATION newspaper and have a video on regular rotation on ROCKNATION TV. The band has appeared at the prestigious NEMELROCK FESTIVAL in Madrid & RIPOLLET ROCK in Barcelona. They have shared stage with artists such as BOB’S CATLEY (Magnum), VAUGHN (Tyketto), FIREHOUSE and JIM PETERI

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Urgent – Thinking Out Loud (1987) Lossless

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Artist: Urgent  Album: Thinking Out Loud  Year: 1987  Country: USA  Genre: Melodic Rock, AOR  Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue,log,scans)  Size: 314 Mb

 

Tracklist:

01. Pain (Love Is A Victim) (4:22)
02. Shot In The Dark (3:51)
03. I Can’t Take It No More (3:45)
04. If This Is Love (4:50)
05. Always Be There (3:29)
06. Running Back (4:21)
07. Extra Extra (3:45)
08. Turning The Knife (4:45)
09. Give’em Enough Rope (3:43)
10. Inch By Inch (4:24)
11. All Over The World (4:41)

Band:

Michael Kehr — vocals, guitar
Don Kehr — vocals, keyboards
Yul Vasquez — guitar
Klyph Black — bass
Steve Kehr —

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THE HEAT – Untold Story Vol. 1-2 (Out Of Print)

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This is the actual CD (be aware there’s poor cassette versions floating around) fully remastered for your listening pleasure.

As example, just check out the pure pure A.O.R. heaven of “Heartaches”, a brilliant hookladen midtempo song with a pompy touch like a cross between SURVIVOR, STONE SOUP and DAKOTA.
The rocking ”Girl Like You” brings to mind the very early BLACK’N’BLUE), while “Caroline” is a great uptempo cheerful AOR / Melodic Rock number like 8084.

There’s some PREVIEW and PRISM circa 1986 on the catchy ”No More Promises”, and a lovely ballad in ”Angie” with some Dennis DeYoung songwriting-style in the verses.
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Shayne Malone – Symphony 2020

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Melodic Rock from New Zealand, Shayne Malone describes his music as big stadium rock anthem songs with a Bon Jovi, Van Halen and 30 Seconds To Mars flavour.

1.Digital Soldiers 04:47
2.Even Roses Bleed 04:13
3.Don’t Take My Life Away 03:41
4.I’m Talking To You 04:07
5.Burning For Your Heart 04:45
6.Water Into Wine 05:18
7.Warm Up My Heart 04:16
8.My Angel 05:57
9.Heaven Sent 01:20
10.Wind Of Darkness 03:26
11.Always Wild 03:28

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Jimmy Lawrence – The World Is Round (1998) Lossless

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Artist: Jimmy Lawrence  Title: The World Is Round  Year: 1998  Country: USA
Genre: Melodic Rock | AOR  Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)  Size: 352 Mb

Tracklist:

01. All We Have is Our Dreams (4:46)
02. One Night Like This (3:31)
03. Under the Influence (3:51)
04. Test Of Time (4:07)
05. Ain’t No Thing but Love (3:33)
06. Tonight I Got the World (3:53)
07. Rose Tattoo (4:40)
08. Cool Blue (4:26)
09. Fight for Your Love (3:46)
10. After the Fire (4:18)
11. A Little More Blue Sky (3:52)

Line Up:

Jimmy Lawrence (guitar, bass)
Dan Huff (guitar)
Tim Pierce (guitar)
Jerry McPherson (guitar)
Michael Lunn (guitar)

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Exile – Keeping It Country (1980/1990) (Reissue of ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way’)

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The title of this reissue is quite misleading. “Keeping It Country” is in fact an exact reissue of Exile’s 1980 album titled “Don’t Leave Me This Way” but it predates the releases of the 1980’s when they enjoyed a more sustained wave of success as a country band. One would presume Curb Records decided to rename the 1990 cd release “Keeping It Country” for commercial reasons.

Artist: Exile
Album: Keeping It Country (Original: Don’t Leave Me This Way)
Year: 1990 (1980)
Label: Curb
Style: Classic Rock, Melodic Rock
Format: mp3/256

Tracklist
01 You’re Good For Me 3:35
02 Nobody’s Hero 4:29
03 Don’t Leave Me This Way 4:40
04 Take Me Down 4:39
05 S

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LastWorld – Over The Edge 2020, Digipak

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LASTWORLD is guitarist / multi-instrumentalist / songwriter JIM SHEPARD and vocalist DAVID CAGLE. The new studio release “Over The Edge” is the follow up to their debut album “Time” on MelodicRock Records. JK Northrup was brought in again to boost the sonics, so fans will hear the best versions of these recordings.

Jim is delivering his best songs and performance to date and Cagle, although a singer of many styles, is most known for his melodic, soulful rock voice.

01. Judgement Day (04:39)
02. What If I’m Right (05:08)
03. Dying to Live (04:17)
04. It’s Cold Outside (03:32)
05. Never Enough (03:44)
06. Over the Edge (04:41)
07. I’ll Be Alright (03:56)
08. I’m Not Afraid (

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