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.

RICHIE SAMBORA – Stranger In This Town [Japan SHM-CD Remastered +1 bonus ] Out Of Print 2013

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RICHIE SAMBORA – Stranger In This Town [Japan SHM-CD Remastered] Out Of Print
This Japan remastering on SHM-CD sounds great, fortunately not satured and respecting the vinyl LP feel.

01 – Rest In Peace
02 – Church Of Desire
03 – Stranger In Town
04 – Ballad Of Youth
05 – One Light Burning
06 – Mr. Bluesman
07 – Rosie
08 – River Of Love
09 – Father Time
10 – The Answer
JAPAN BONUS TRACK:
11 – Wind Cries Mary

Richie Sambora – vocals, guitars, strings arrangement
David Bryan – keyboards, strings arrangement
Tico Torres – drums, percussion
Eric Clapton – guitar solo on “Mr. Bluesman”
Tony Levin – bass guitar, Chapman S

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Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet [Japan Press LP/Vinyl Rip 32/192] (1986) lossless

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Artist: Bon Jovi  Album: Slippery When Wet  Year: 1986  Country: USA  Genre: Hard Rock, AOR, Glam Rock  Format: WavPack (image+.cue, scans) Size: 1.76 Gb

Tracklist:

A1. Pink Flamingo
A2. Let It Rock
A3. You Give Love A Bad Name
A4. Livin’ On A Prayer
A5. Social Disease
A6. Wanted Dead Or Alive

B1. Raise Your Hands
B2. Without Love
B3. I’d Die For You
B4. Never Say Goodbye
B5. Wild In The Streets

Band:

Jon Bon Jovi: Lead vocals
Richie Sambora: Guitars, guitar synths, backing vocals
Alec John Such: Bass guitar, backing vocals
Tico Torres: Drums, percussion
David Bryan: Keyboards, piano, synthesizer, various noises, backing vocals

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Love’N Rebellion – Strange Behaviour (1996)

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Genre: Melodic Rock
Year: 1996
Country: Australia (Sydney)

1. Living In Another World
2. Burning Up
3. Girls On Film Cover: Duran Duran
4. Spiritual
5. Without You
6. Bring On The Clowns
7. Born To The Sun
8. No More Goodbyes
9. Black Money Machine
10. Strange Behaviour
11. Fallen Angel
12. Rock This Place (Runaway)

Willy Gani Bass, Keys
Wayne Burkin Drums
Emmanuel Attanasio Vocals, Harmonica
BK Guitars
Sunil De Silva Percussion
Parris MacLeod Additional Keys
Blaise MacLeod Backing Vocals
Leeanne Hodge Backing Vocals
Yvette Gray Additional Backing Vocals

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Work Of Art – Exhibits (2019) Japanese Edition

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Work Of Art – Exhibits-2019 Exhibits is Work Of Art’s fourth album. It encompasses all that Work of Art have managed to create until now, offering another batch of unforgettable songs with soaring melodies and amazing instrumental prowess. Overall this is Work of Arts most up-tempo and straight ahead album thus far.

For melodic rock, AOR aficionados, legendary keyboard player Vince DiCola (the author of the immortal Training Montage piece on the Roxy IV soundtrack) is a special guest on keyboards on This Isn’t Love.

01. Misguided Love
02. Be The Believer
03. Another Night
04. This Isn’t Love (feat. Vince DiCola)
05. Gotta Get Out
06. Come Home
07. If I Could Fly
08. Destined To Survive
09. Scars To Prove It
10. What You Want Fr

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Y&T – Ten [Japan SHM-CD remastered] 2012

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Y&T – Ten [Japan SHM-CD remastered] 2012
pressed on high quality SHM-CD format. Often ignored into all Y&T list of best album, darn, if you love that US 1989/90 Melodic Hard Rock productions, this album is a BLAST.

01 – Hard Times
02 – Lucy
03 – Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark
04 – Girl Crazy
05 – City
06 – Come In From The Rain
07 – Red Hot & Ready
08 – She’s Gone
09 – Let It Out
10 – Ten Lovers
11 – Goin’ Off The Deep End
12 – Surrender

Dave Meniketti – lead vocals, lead guitar
Stef Burns – guitars, backing vocals
Phil Kennemore – bass, backing vocals
Jimmy DeGrasso – drums

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Lordchain -Discography (1997-2019), 10 Releases, MP3

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Genre: Hard Rock, Arena Rock
Country of artist (group): USA
Year of publication: 1997-2019

1997 – Lordchain; 00:54:41; 192 kbps
2002 – Cracked; 00:59:27; 128 kbps
2004 – Soulever; 00:40:26; 128 kbps
2006 – Looking Past the Moment; 00:46:28; 192 kbps
2007 – Finding Balance; 00:50:28; 192 kbps
2010 – What Is, What Was; 00:59:06; 128 kbps
2018 – Cracked Reborn; 00:41:50; 320 kbps
2018 – Lordchain Praise-For the Love of God (EP); 00:20:16; 320 kbps
2019 – Civil War; 00:37:34; 320 kbps
2019 – Pierce My Heart (EP); 00:18:58; 320 kbps

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Mallet – Collection – 1982-2016 – (7 CDs), MP3

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Mallet - Collection
Country: Germany
Genre: Melodic Hard Rock | Hard rock
Year of publication: 1982-2016

1982 – Dance With The Devil (Vinyl Rip) (192 kbps) – 00.35.36
1990 – Everybody Needs Somebody (320 kbps) – 00.40.37
1996 – Fantasy Is What We Need Today (320 kbps) – 00.53.44
1999 – Roll Mallet Roll (320 kbps) – 01.06.31
2009 – Come Along (320 kbps) – 00.57.27
2013 – Quarter To Freedom (320 kbps) – 00.56.30
2016 – Man On Fire (320 kbps) – 00.39.38

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Gregg Rolie – Sonic Ranch (2019) Lossless

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Artist: Gregg Rolie  Album: Sonic Ranch  Year: 2019  Country: USA Genre: Melodic Rock, AOR  Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue,  scans)  Size: 428 Мb

Tracklist:

01. Give Me Tomorrow
02. Breaking My Heart
03. What About Love
04. That’s The Way It Goes
05. Only You
06. They Want It All
07. Lift Me Up
08. Us
09. You
10. Look Into The Future
11. Rockit
12. If I Went Home
13. Don’t Be Cruel

Line Up:

Gregg Rolie – vocals, keyboards, guitar
Michael Shrieve – drums
Alphonso Johnson – bass
Steve Lukather – guitar on “They Want It All” and “Give Me Tomorrow”
Neal Schon

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