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.

BON JOVI – CRUSH 2000

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Musically, Crush took the band out of the path of possibly being just a nostalgia band and gave a spark to the members, along with the fans who were led away from them for various reasons, like myself. The maturity of Jon‘s voice also added to the release. This is one Bon Jovi album that was a defining moment in the history of the band to keep it from being outdated.

Track List:
01. It’s My Life
02. Say It Isn’t So
03. Thank You For Loving Me
04. Two Story Town
05. Next 100 Years
06. Just Older
07. Mystery Train
08. Save The World
09. Captain Crash & The Beauty Queen From Mars
10. She’s A Mystery
11. I Got The Girl
12. One Wild Night

Band Members:
Jon Bon Jovi – guitar, lead

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MEAT LOAF – Bat Out Of Hell +3 bonus [Japan HR-HM LEGEND 1000 series Remastered] (2019)

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recently remastered plus bonus tracks as part of the Universal Music Japan series ‘HR/HM 1000‘ (Hard Rock / Heavy Metal at the price of 1000 Yen = about 9 USD) a more than welcomed campaign reissuing classic albums from the label’s catalog with a nice price and superb sound quality.

Produced by Todd Rundgren and with the genius Jim Steinman at charge of songwriting & composition, “Bat Out Of Hell” is a must have into any Rock collection, here including 3 bonus tracks.

01 – Bat Out Of Hell
02 – You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth [Hot Summer Night]
03 – Heaven Can Wait
04 – All Revved Up With No Place To Go
05 – Two Out Of Three Ain`t Bad
06 – Paradise By The Dashboard Ligh

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Vaughn – Fearless (2001) Lossless

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Artist: Vaughn Album: Fearless  Year: 2001  Genre: Melodic Rock, AOR
Country: USA  Quality: APE (image+.cue,log,scans)  Size: 341 Mb

Tracklist:

01. Fearless
02. Haunted
03. Fly Away
04. A Million Miles Of Road
05. Was There A Moment
06. When You Walk Away
07. Dulcimer Street
08. Just Like That
09. Сarry Me Home

Band:

Danny Vaughn (Tyketto, Waysted, From The Inside, Flesh & Blood, Burning Kingdom, Gary Hughes, Illegal Eagles) – Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Some Rhythm Guitar, Mandolin, Percussion, Slide Solo on When You Walk Away, Backing Vocals
P.J. Zitarosa (Tyketto) – Electric Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Jaimie Scott (Tyketto) – Bass

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LoGiudles & Co. – Someplace Else (Friar Park & Beyond) 2020

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Vintage melodic rock. Greetings to George Harrison! Well, a little bit to John Lennon … We skip the first track (some kind of song is wrong), and then the beauty. Straight songs stolen from the drunk Beatles.

01. It Is He (Jai Sri Krishna) 04:38
02. Day After Day 03:19
03. Between Us 02:07
04. Life Itself 04:52
05. When I Was A Boy 03:29
06. Miss O’Dell 02:34
07. Sour Milk Sea 03:42
08. Dehra Dun 03:29
09. China Light 04:42
10. Gopala Krishna 05:20
11. Long, Long, Long 03:07
12. Hare Krishna Mantra 04:21

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Phil Vincent – Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday 2020

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Genre: Melodic Hard Rock
Country: USA
Year of publication: 2020

01. Loss, Pt. 1: Hole In My Heart 04:50
02. When I’m Gone 05:43
03. Pictures 03:09
04. Flying High 03:30
05. Voices 03:22
06. The Real You 05:34
07. Feed Your Anger 03:29
08. Loser In The End 06:36
09. No Good Reason 03:47
10. Same Mistake 03:51
11. Loss, Pt. 2: One Day We’ll Meet Again 04:15

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Dan Reed Network – Live At Last! (Halfway Around The World) (1997)

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2 CD compilation of live recordings made from 1989 to 1993 in Australia, Europe and USA. The album was compiled from hundreds of hours of tapes from keyboardist Blake Sakamoto. He and drummer Dan Pred auditioned several versions of each song to comprise a comprehensive 2-CD live set.

Artist: Dan Reed Network
Album: Live At Last! (Halfway Around The World)
Year: 1997
Label: Video Media
Style: Hard Rock, Funk Metal
Format: mp3/192

Tracklist
CD1
01 Slam Swirl 1:48
02 Cruise Together 5:26
03 Under My Skin 4:40
04 The Heat 4:29
05 Blame It On The Moon 4:22
06 Mix It Up 4:52
07 Rainbow Child 4:35
08 Lover 5:45
09 World Has A Heart Too 5:53
10 Slam 4:47
11 Burnin’ Love 4:19
12 Tiger In A Dres

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BOB WHEELER – Bob Wheeler +3 bonus [The ”Lost US Jewels” Vol.2 Remastered] 2016

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More from the excellent ”Lost Jewels Series” here’s BOB WHEELER‘s “Bob Wheeler +3“. Coming from New Jersey, Bob Wheeler released this self-titled album in 1987, here reissued / remastered on CD for the first time, plus 3 new tracks.Wheeler’s style is similar to the likes of Bon Jovi and Surgin, so expect plenty of keyboard heavy AOR here.

01 – The Owlature
02 – Loud As Hell
03 – Givin Love, Takin Love
04 – Losin It Again
05 – Drive Out On The Highway
06 – Give It To Me
07 – Make My Phone Ring
08 – Man And The Gun
09 – Can Ya Hear Me
10 – Hang On
BONUS TRACKS:
11 – Skylar Ghray
12 – Time Slippin’ Away
13 – One Night Alone

Bob Wheeler

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Amuzeum – New Beginnings 2020

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“New Beginnings” is Produced by AmuZeum and mixed by the legendary Billy Sherwood who is best known for his work with Yes and Circa among others. The album was mastered by Grammy winner Mike Bozzi at Bernie Grundman Mastering.

1. The Challenge 11:22
2. Changing Seasons 09:00
3. Birthright 04:16
4. Naysayer 06:34
5. Shadow Self 06:54
6. Carousel 12:12

Michael Matier – Guitars
Matt Brown – Keyboards & Vocals
Mark Wickliffe – Bass & Vocals
Jerry Beller – Drums & Vocals
Scott Jones – Voice

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