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.

213 – Three Little Words [recorded 1981, unreleased feat Jeff Porcaro] (2019)

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213 – Three Little Words [recorded 1981, unreleased feat Jeff Porcaro] (2019)
213 “Three Little Words” oozes Toto, Pages, Pablo Cruise quality-like from every corner. Wonderful smooth, melodic songs with thar early ’80s magic.

1 – Three Little Words
2 – Oh Me, Oh My
3 – Under Her Spell
4 – Woman
5 – Couldn’t Be Happier
6 – Good Friends
7 – Ohio
8 – Tellin’ Her Stories
9 – Look Inside Yourself

Jeff Porcaro – drums
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
Bill Meyers – vocals. keyboards
Neil Stubenhaus – bass
Carlos Rios – guitar
Guy Thomas – guitar, vocals
Mike Fisher – percussiom
Dave Boruff – horns

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213 (Jeff Porcaro ) – Three Little Words 2019

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213 - Three Little Words 2019
Genre: Westcoast / AOR
Country of artist (group): Norway
Year of publication: 2019

01. Three Little Words
02. Oh Me, Oh My
03. Under Her Spell
04. Woman
05. Couldn’t Be Happier
06. Good Friends
07. Ohio
08. Tellin’ Her Stories
09. Look Inside Yourself

Bass – Neil Stubenhaus
Drums – Jeff Porcaro (tracks: 1,2,3,4), Vinnie Colaiuta
Guitar – Carlos Rios (2)
Percussion – Mike Fisher
Saxophone – Dave Boruff
Vocals – Bill Meyers (tracks: 6)
Written-By, Keyboards – Bill Meyers
Written-By, Vocals, Guitar – Guy Thomas

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Silver – Addiction (2004) Lossless

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Artist: Silver  Album: Addiction  Year: 2004  Country: UK  Genre: Melodic Hard Rock  Format: APE (image+.cue, scans)  Size: 391 Mb

Tracklist:

1. Never Let Me Go
2. Angeline
3. I Saw
4. Finish What You Started
5. Why Did You Come Back
6. Addiction
7. This Is My Life
8. Leaving Tonight
9. Breathe
10. You Are Mine

Line Up:

GARY BARDEN – lead vocals (ex-MSG, STATETROOPER, PRAYING MANTIS)
DON AIREY – keyboards (DEEP PURPLE, ex-OZZY OSBOURNE, RAINBOW, WHITESNAKE, GARY MOORE)
MICHAEL VOSS – Lead guitar (DEMON DRIVE, CASANOVA, MAD MAX, ex-BONFIRE)
MARCO MINNEMANN – drums (PAUL GILBERT, ex-H-BLOCKX)
with:
ANDREAS BROON – b

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Great White – Call It Rock & Roll [Japan Edition] 2019, 2 CD

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Great White - Call It Rock & Roll
Year: 2019
Style: Hard Rock
Country: USA

Disc One
01. Call It Rock N’ Roll
02. Once Bitten Twice Shy
03. Mista Bone
04. Save Your Love
05. House Of Broken Love
06. Stick It
07. Old Rose Motel
08. Rock Me
09. All Over Now
10. She Only
11. Lady Red Light

Disc Two
01. Desert Moon
02. Face The Day
03. The Angel Song
04. Big Goodbye
05. I’ve Got Something For You
06. Lowdown
07. Love Is Enough
08. Shotgun Willie’s
09. This Is the Life

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ALVIN LEE BAND – Freefall [AirMail Archive Japan miniLP digitally remastered +1bonus ] 2010

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ALVIN LEE BAND – Freefall [AirMail Archive Japan miniLP digitally remastered +1bonus ]
Alvin Lee goes AOR / poppy for “Freefall”? Not at all, maybe this is their most accessible record including smooth melodic songs, but balanced with classic Lee bluesy rockers.

01 – I Don’t Wanna Stop
02 – Take the Money
03 – One Lonely Hour
04 – Heartache
05 – Stealin’
06 – Ridin’ Truckin’
07 – No More Lonely Nights
08 – City Lights
09 – Sooner or Later
10 – Dustbin City
BONUS TRACK:
11 – Real Life Blues (Alternate Version)

Alvin Lee – vocals, guitars
Steve Gould – guitar, vocals
Mickey Feat – bass, vocals
Tom Compton – drums, percus

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Danger Zone – Full Discography 1984-2019 – (6 CDs), MP3

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Danger Zone - Discography
Country: Italy
Genre: Melodic Hard Rock
Year of publication: 1984-2019

1984 – Victim Of Time (EP) (192 kbps) – 00.22.00
1989(2011) – Line Of Fire (320 kbps) – 00.41.33
2012 – Undying (320 kbps) – 00.51.00
2014 – Fire Fire (Single) (237 kbps) – 00.05.59
2016 – Closer To Heaven (320 kbps) – 00.46.07
2019 – Don’t Count On Heroes (320 kbps) – 00.48.58

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Ray Alder (Fates Warning) – What The Water Wants (Bonus Track Version) (2019).MP3+FLAC

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Ray Alder - What The Water Wants (Bonus Track Version) (2019)
Country: USA
Genre: Melodic Rock / Progressive Rock / Metal
Year: 2019

Tracklist:
01. Lost (3:45)
02. Crown of Thorns (4:54)
03. Some Days (4:34)
04. Shine (4:53)
05. Under Dark Skies (3:58)
06. A Beautiful Lie (4:10)
07. The Road (5:38)
08. Wait (4:36)
09. What The Water Wanted (3:46)
10. The Killing Floor (5:47)
11. The Road [Bonus track] (Acoustic Version) (4:51)

Fates Warning frontman Ray Alder releases his first solo album!
guitarists Mike Abdow (Fates Warning touring member)
Tony Hernando (Lords Of Black)
drummer Craig Anderson (Ignite, Crescent Shield).
Mixed by Simone Mularoni (Rhapsody, Michael Romeo, DG

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Danger Zone (Pride & Joy Music) – Don’t Count On Heroes 2019

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mp3 Danger Zone - Don’t Count On Heroes 2019
For fans Gotthard/Bonfire/Hardline On October 18th, the melodic rock band Danger Zone releases its new album “Don’t Count On Heroes” via the company Pride & Joy Music. Melodic Rock From Italy.

01. Demon Or Saint
02. Faster Than Love
03. Somewhere Out There
04. Destiny
05. Down To Passion
06. Rise Again
07. Hang On To Your Heart
08. Forever Now
09. Rolling Thunder
10. Breakaway
11. Eternity

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Michael Monroe – One Man Gang 2019

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Michael Monroe - One Man Gang 2019
Country: USA/Finland
Genre: Melodic Hard Rock
Year: 2019

01 One Man Gang
02 Last Train To Tokyo
03 Junk Planet
04 Midsummer Nights
05 The Pitfalls Of Being An Outsider
06 Wasted Years
07 In The Tall Grass
08 Black Ties & Red Tape
09 Hollywood Paranoia
10 Heaven Is A Free State
11 Helsinki Shakedown
12 Low Life In High Places

Michael Monroe was born a true rock star and knows exactly how to sing, strut and deliver the most glamorous and colourful performance. On One Man Gang, the brand new program of the former Hanoi Rocks lead singer on Silver Lining Music, everything revolves around the fun of the endless party night, seven days a week, with the greatest nonchalanc

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Bon Jovi – Access All Areas – Special Editions (2010) [11 CD+Video]

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Mini lp replica sleeves CD box set issued in Japan in 2010. The set consists of 11 remastered and expanded versions of the studio albums plus disc 12 with a video documentary “Access All Areas”.

Artist: Bon Jovi
Title: Tour Box Set Special Editions (aka. Access All Areas)
Year: 2010
Label: Island Records (Universal)
Style: Hard Rock, AOR
Format: mp3/320 + avi (DVD-rip)

Tracklist
CD1 Bon Jovi (Special Edition)
01 Runaway 3:52
02 Roulette 4:42
03 She Don’t Know Me 4:04
04 Shot Through The Heart 4:27
05 Love Lies 4:11
06 Breakout 5:25
07 Burning For Love 3:55
08 Come Back 4:00
09 Get Ready 4:13
10 Runaway (Live) 5:19
11 Roulette (Live) 5:40
12 Breakout (Live) 6:27
13

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Axe – Final Offering (Japan CD-Rip) 2019

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Axe - Final Offering (Japan CD
I offer a rip from a Japanese CD manufactured by Rubicon Music under the license Escape Music, RBNCD-1283, release date: 09/18/2019. Unfortunately, in this case, there are no audio bonus tracks on the Japanese CD, for Japan the video clip “Bad Romance” is placed on the disc as a bonus.

01. Born to Lose (6:18)
02. Bad Romance (4:38)
03. Fire & Stone (6:52)
04. Land of Our Fathers (6:32)
05. Make a Dream (Last Forever) (3:58)
06. Money (4:18)
07. Old Scratch (5:56)
08. Road to Damascus (4:36)
09. Who Will You Run To (5:22)
10. Ty Ochen’ krasivaya (5:08)
11. Years Slip Away (5:13)

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Tobruk – Pleasure + Pain (1987) (W. German press, Vinyl-rip) mp3+flac (48kHz)+flac Hi-res. (192kHz)

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Unfortunately Tobruk could not break in the UK, as they sounded too American. The album’s sales disappointed and the band left Parlophone around 1987. A second album recorded for Parlophone was released through FM Revolver, called Pleasure + Pain.

By this stage, the band started falling apart with Snake and Fincher leaving the band to join the band Idol Rich. Tobruk tried to soldier on and recorded some demos with ex-The Alliance vocalist, Tony Martin, but nothing came of it and the band split for good. Martin went on to join Black Sabbath. Nigel spent some time touring with Shy.
Snake also had a stint in an early incarnation of The Wildhearts, but never recorded officially with them, although some demos were produced. Mike Brown played bass in a short-lived band with Alan Kelly (drummer, ex-

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