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.

Nikki Cruze – Nikki Cruze (1995)

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The band hails from Canada’s British Columbia and not many of these albums exist. The band plays heart pounding anthems and rocking tracks that take you back to the late 1980s. AOR fans as well would love this as the ballads are smooth slices of AOR heaven.

Incredible guitar work! The band plays Melodic Rock similar in style to Frontline, Triumph, Flyweil, Friction and Marchello. A great melodic rock n roll record with the Classic Rock sound, great lead vocal range with great harmony and melodies.

01. Comin’ Home
02. Joe’s Song
03. So Many Nights
04. Open Up The Skie
05. You Were With Me
06. Stop The Blast
07. You Are The Light
08. Say Goodnight
09. Again
10. We Rock

Robin Lei Tietz – Lead/backing vocals,drums,guit

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SKAGARACK ‎- Skagarack +5 bonus [YesterRock Records Remastered] 2007

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SKAGARACK ‎- Skagarack +5 bonus [YesterRock Records
This remaster sounds great, and we have a very good B-side in “Stand By Me”, a pure 80 extended version on “I’m Alone” and 3 juicy live tracks.Top shelf Scandi AOR.

01 – Move It In The Night
02 – I’m Alone
03 – Saying
04 – Damned Woman
05 – Don’t Turn Me Upside Down
06 – Lies
07 – Victim Of The System
08 – City Child
09 – Double Crossed
BONUS TRACKS:
10 – Stand By Me
11 – I’m Alone (Extended Version)
12 – Victim Of The System (Live)
13 – Move It In The Night (Live)
14 – City Child (Live)

Lead and Backing Vocals, Keys, Guitar – Torben Schmidt
Guitar – Jan Petersen

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Boys Next Door – Younger Days (EP) (1987)

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Boys Next Door was a band from Minneapolis. Their only album was the self-released EP. The band consisted of Jonny Kane (Lead Vocals), Gilbert Hernandez (Lead Guitar), Nigel Harris (Lead Guitar), Zem (Keyboadrs, Synthesizers), Steve Swanson (Drums, Percussion) and Tim Lyons (Bass)

Artist: Boys Next Door
Album: Younger Days
Year: 1987
Label: Vision Records (private pressing)
Style: Melodic Rock, AOR
Format: mp3/128

Tracklist
01 Running From Yourself 3:54
02 Younger Days 3:40
03 Alright 3:00
04 Going For It All 3:44

Note: This post consist only of side 1 of the album. The missing tracks from side 2 are dance mix version of the tracks “Alright” and “Younger Days”

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Treat – Scratch And Bite (1985) [2CD Limited Edition 2008] Lossless

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Artist: Treat  Album: Scratch And Bite  Year: 1985 [Reissue 2008]  Country: Sweden Genre: Melodic Hard Rock / AOR  Quality: FLAC (image+.cue, log, scans)
Size: 746 Mb

Tracklist:

CD1:
01. Changes
02. Scratch And Bite
03. Get You On The Run
04. Hidin’
05. Too Wild
06. We Are One
07. No Room For Strangers
08. You Got Me
09. Run With The Fire
10. On The Outside
11. Danger Games
CD2-Live At Firefest III:
12. Changes
13. Ready For The Taking
14. I Burn For You
15. Love Stroke
16. Too Wild
17. Sole Survivor
18. Conspiracy
19. Get You On The Run
20. World Of Promises

Band:

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Mr. Mister – Pull (Expanded Edition +3 bonus) 2010

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Mr. Mister - Pull (Expanded Edition +3 bonus) 2010
Classic Mr. Mister has released a special edition of the album “Pull”, which now contains three brand new songs “Wheel Of Life”, “Slip Through My Fingers” and “Faith Unbroken”.

1 Learning To Crawl
2 Waiting In My Dreams
3 Crazy Boy
4 Close Your Eyes
5 Lifetime
6 I Don’t Know Why
7 We Belong To No One
8 Burning Bridge
9 No Words To Say
10 Surrender
11 Awaya
bonus
12 Wheel Of Life
13 Slip Through My Fingers
14 Faith Unbroken

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SKAGARACK – Hungry For A Game [YesterRock Remastered +1] + Live ’87 2008

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This is a must for any fan of AOR, Hard Rock and good music in general. Top production and great tracks. Highly recommendable.

01 – Hungry For A Game
02 – Joanna
03 – Somewhere In France
04 – She’s A Liar
05 – Boys
06 – Outrageous
07 – This World
08 – Take Me Home Tonight
09 – Always In A Line
10 – Facing The Truth
BONUS TRACK:
11 – Sweet Dreams

extra:
Skagarack Live, Festivalen, Skandersborg 07 – 08 – 87
01 – She’s A Liar (Live)
02 – Sweet Dreams (Live)
03 – We Call It Rock N’ Roll (Live)
04 – Move It In The Night
05 – Take Me Home Tonight (Live)
06 – Somewhere In France (Live)

Lead and Bac

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Autumn’s Child – Autumn’s Child (Japan Edition) (2020),CD-Rip

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Autumn's Child - Autumn's Child (Japan Edition) (2019),CD-Rip
Country: Sweden
Genre: Melodic Hard Rock
Year: 2020

Tracklist:
01. Intro
02. Rubicon Sign
03. Glory
04. Crying For Love
05. Victory
06. I’m Done
07. Sayonare Eyes
08. Face The Music
09. You’re Breaking My Heart Again
10. Everytime
11. Northern Light
12. Heaven Knows Your Name
13. War (Japan Bonus Track)

Line Up:
Mikael Erlandsson – Lead Vox, Piano/Guitar
Claes Andreasson – Acoustic guitar/Ad Keys
Pontus Åkesson (Moon Safari)- Lead Guitar
Jona Tee (Heat) – keyboards
Robban Bäck (Mustasch, Eclipse, W.E.T) – Drums
Hired Guns – (Joel Starande

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The Ragged Saints – Sonic Playground Revisited [AOR Heaven] 2020

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The Ragged Saints - Sonic Playground Revisited [AOR Heaven] 2020
Finnish hard rockers The Ragged Saints are coming back with an old school 80’s hard rock influenced record. The album titled ”Sonic Playground Revisited” contains 10 new songs, and will delight not only The Ragged Saints fans, but also fans of bands like Whitesnake, Def Leppard and Ratt to mention a few.

1. Never Gonna Let You Down
2. Like A Spinning Wheel
3. Take Me With You
4. Secret In Our Hearts
5. Just Believe
6. Absence Of Light
7. Always Forever
8. Pretending Diamond
9. Turning Cold
10.Supernatural

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Alien ‎– Live In Stockholm 1990 [Japan Edition] 2001

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Alien ‎– Live In Stockholm 1990 [Japan Edition] 2001
Country:Japan
Released:24 Jan 2001
Style:AOR

Tracklist
1 Intro 0:47
2 Easy Livin’ 5:42
3 Brave New Love 4:13
4 Tears Don’t Put Out The Fire 4:50
5 Drum & Bass Solo 1:20
6 Now Love 4:24
7 Keyboard Solo 0:54
8 Jaime Remember 5:37
9 Only One Woman 7:11
10 Guitar Solo 0:28
11 Dying By The Golden Rule 4:43
12 Touch My Fire 4:33
13 Outro 0:26

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