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.

MITCH MALLOY – Ceilings & Walls [remastered + 4 bonus] 2013

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MITCH MALLOY – Ceilings & Walls [remastered + 4 bonus] 2013
Year: 2013
Country: USA
Genre: Melodic Rock

01 – This Time
02 – Ready To Go Home (feat. Paul Carrack)
03 – Tumbling Down
04 – Over My Shoulder
05 – How ‘Bout Us
06 – Jessica
07 – Where Love Is No Stranger (feat. Mike Rutherford)
08 – How Fast Forever Goes
09 – Say Whatever’s On Your Heart
10 – Time Stands Still
11 – Ceilings And Walls (feat. Bernie Leadon)
BONUS TRACKS:
12 – What A Day [New Track]
13 – It’s Your Love [New Track]
14 – Dakota Kid [New Track]
15 – Breathless [New Track]

Mitch Malloy – Vocals, Guitar
Steve Pigott – Drums, Bass,

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Various Artists – NOW! That’s What I Call Melodic Rock 1 + 2 , 2018

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Year: 2018
Style: Melodic Rock Hard Rock, Glam Metal
Country: All

Vol. 1
01 Airkraft: Heaven
02 Steve Lukather: Swear Your Love
03 Palace: Man Behind The Gun
04 BST: She Doesn’t Love You Anymore
05 Eclipse: A Bitter Taste
06 Boulevard: Crazy Life
07 Heartbreak Radio: Only You
08 Work Of Art: Piece Of Mind
09 Tommy Shaw: No Such Thing
10 Moonland: Open Your Heart
11 Degreed: Coming Home
12 The Night Flight Orchestra: Josephine
13 FM: Other Side Of Midnight
14 LeBrock: Call Me
15 Lava: You’ve Taken My Heart Away
16 Lionville: All This Time
01 Rio: Pay For Love
02 All 41: Cyanide
03 Walk On Fire: Crime Of Loving You
04 Dallas: Open Your Heart
05 Halo: Skyroc

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Gene Hadley – Alone in My Gallantry (Remastered) 2019

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Gene Hadley - Alone in My Gallantry
This new “Gene Hadley” CD, featuring Songs originally released in 1992 with his Nashville, TN Based band “Generation Landslide.” has been Remastered with updated original artwork. 15 Hard Driving Early 90s Rock Tracks, mixed in with a few Ballads…

1. Living on the Edge (Remastered)
2. Put on No Shelf (Remastered)
3. Take Hold of Your Life (Remastered)
4. Never Could Find the Words (Remastered)
5. Hold Tight (Remastered)
6. My Flame Is You (Remastered)
7. Rolling with the Punches (Remastered)
8. Rejected (Remastered)
9. Goodbye Is All She Knows (Remastered)
10. Rock Hard (Remastered)
11. Too Many Places (Remastered)
12. Noise of a Generation (Remastered)
13. Taking It A

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CHICAGO – 18 [Japanese SHM-CD remastered +2] 2010

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CHICAGO - 18 [Japanese SHM-CD remastered +2] 2010
Written by Jason Scheff, this is a terrific 1986-style AOR tune where Robert Lamm starts on the primary lead vocal, then Champlin comes in as the second voice.

01 – Niagra Falls
02 – Forever
03 – If She Would Have Been Faithful…
04 – 25 Or 6 To 4 (1986 Version)
05 – Will You Still Love Me?
06 – Over And Over
07 – It’s Alright
08 – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
09 – I Believe
10 – One More Day
BONUS TRACKS:
11 – 25 Or 6 To 4 (Alternate Version)
12 – Will You Still Love Me? (Alternate Version)
13 – When Will The World Be Like Lovers (unreleased Chicago 18 sessions)

Bill Champlin – vocals, keyboards

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Europe – The Final Countdown: 30th Anniversary Show, Live At The Roundhouse 2017, 2CD, FLAC

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Europe - The Final Countdown: 30th Anniversary Show
Genre: Hard Rock
Country of origin of the disc (release): England
Year of publication: 2017

CD1
01. Hole In My Pocket
02. The Second Day
03. Praise You
04. Nothin To Ya
05. California 405
06. Angels With Broken Hearts
07. Days Of Rock ‘n’ Roll
08. Children Of The Mind
09. Rainbow Bridge
10. Vasastan
11. Light It Up
12. War Of Kings

CD2
01. The Final Countdown
02. Rock The Night
03. Carrie
04. Danger On The Track
05. Ninja
06. Cherokee
07. Time Has Come
08. Heart Of Stone
09. On The Loose
10. Love Chaser
11. The Final Countdown (Reprise)

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Chicago – Chicago Christmas

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Chicago - Chicago Christmas
Release Year: 2019
Genre: Classic Rock / Soft Rock, AOR
Country: USA

01. (Because) It’s Christmastime (3:20)
02. All Over The World (4:19)
03. Bring My Baby Back (4:03)
04. Merry Christmas, I Love You (R&B Version) (4:13)
05. What The World Needs Now Is Love (3:31)
06. All Is Right (4:03)
07. Sleigh Ride 2019 (3:16)
08. I’d Do It All Again (Christmas Moon) (4:58)
09. I’m Your Santa Claus (4:48)
10. Here We Come A Caroling (3:06)
11. Merry Christmas, I Love You (Ballad Version) (4:07)

Line Up:
Robert Lamm – Keyboard, Vocals, Composer
Lee Loughnane – Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Songwriter
James Pankow – Trombone, Horn Arranger, Composer
Keith Howland &

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ACE FREHLEY & FREHLEY’S COMET – ROCK SOLDIERS (2019)

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ACE FREHLEY & FREHLEY'S COMET - ROCK SOLDIERS (2019)
Year: November 1, 2019
Country: United States
Genre: Hard Rock

01. Rock Soldiers (4:59)
02. Hide Your Heart (4:33)
03. Into the Night (4:14)
04. Words Are Not Enough (3:24)
05. Trouble Walkin’ (3:08)
06. Insane (3:47)
07. Do Ya (3:47)
08. Calling to You (4:24)
09. Breakout (3:40)
10. It’s Over Now (4:42)
11. Back to School (3:43)
12. Stranger In a Strange Land (4:03)
13. Something Moved (4:07)
14. Dolls (3:32)
15. Time Ain’t Runnin’ Out (3:53)
16. Loser In a Fight (4:45)
17. We Got Your Rock (4:16)
18. Dancin’ with Danger (3:25)
19. Rip It Out (Live at Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL 9/4/1987) (4:33)<

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Human Temple – Insomnia (Japan Edition + 1) 2004

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Human Temple - Insomnia (Japan Edition + 1) 2004
Rip from a Japanese CD published by Marquee Inc. (Avalon) under license from Major MTM Music GMBH, MICP-10463, release date: 09/22/2004 On the Japanese release, unlike the Russian one, a slightly changed order of songs and another bonus track, which should interest the fans of the group.

01. I Will Follow (5:29)
02. Bleeding Through (4:00)
03. Like A Beat Of A Heart (4:12)
04. Our World Our Time (5:28)
05. Almost There (4:44)
06. Run Away (4:02)
07. Little Lies (3:33)
08. Because Of You (4:00)
09. Misery (3:13)
10. Some Things Are Never Long Time Ago (4:38)
11. She Talks To Angels (5:58)
12. Not Even on Sundays [bonus track for Japan] (2:48)

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Human Temple – Halfway to Heartache (Japan Edition +1 bonus) 2012

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Human Temple / Halfway to Heartache (Japan Edition +1 bonus) 2012
Genre: Melodic Hard Rock, AOR
Country of the artist (group): Finland
Year of publication: 2012

01. I Will Follow (5:29)
02. Bleeding Through (4:00)
03. Like A Beat Of A Heart (4:12)
04. Our World Our Time (5:28)
05. Almost There (4:44)
06. Run Away (4:02)
07. Little Lies (3:33)
08. Because Of You (4:00)
09. Misery (3:13)
10. Some Things Are Never Long Time Ago (4:38)
11. She Talks To Angels (5:58)
12. Not Even on Sundays [bonus track for Japan] (2:48)

Janne Hurme: Vocals
Risto Tuominen: Guitar
Jori Tojander: Keyboards
Harri Kinnunen: Bass
Kalle Saarinen: Drums

Special Guest Musician:
Guitarist Em

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Desmond Child – 3 CD – 1979, 1991, MP3

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Desmond Child
For over two decades now, Desmond Child has been one of the most successful and versatile songwriters. First, the unsurpassed hitmaker celebrated his success as an artist with his band Desmond Child & The Rouge, after which he co-wrote a huge number of hits for KISS, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Joan Jett, Michael Bolton and Cher.

1979 – Runners in the night – 1979, 34:45
1979 – Desmond Child & Rouge, 33:27
1991 – Discipline, 52:26,

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