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.

Ian Cussick ‎– Hypertension (1981) (Vinyl-rip, RCA Repress) mp3+flac

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Third solo release by the Scotsman residing in then West Germany.  The album includes his maybe  biggest hit “Meet Me By The Water”. On repress of the album “Life after Life” is replaced by “Wonderlove”

Artist: Ian Cussick
Album: Hypertension
Label: RCA – PL 70865-8
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: Germany
Released: 1981
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

Tracklist
A1 Burnin’ Line 3:16
A2 The Cat’s Alright 4:14
A3 You Won’t See Me 4:29
A4 Something In The Air 4:06
A5 Ocean, Ocean 3:54
B1 The Clapping Song 3:12
B2 Return This Love To You 2:59
B3 Meet Me By The Water 4:36
B4 King Of The World (Recorded Live) 4:04
B5 Wonderlove (Stev

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Heart – Greatest Hits [Japanese Edition] (2000) [2014]

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Country: USA-Canada
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Classic Rock
Year: 2014

Tracklist:
01. What About Love
02. If Looks Could Kill
03. Never
04. These Dreams
05. Nothin’ At All
06. Alone
07. Who Will You Run To
08. There’s The Girl
09. Surrender To Me (Ann Wilson & Robin Zander)
10. All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You
11. I Didn’t Want To Need You
12. Tall, Dark Handsome Stranger
13. Stranded
14. You’re The Voice (Studio vers.)
15. Back To Avalon
16. Black On Black II
17. Will You Be There (In The Morning)
18. The Road Home (live)
19. Barracuda (live)

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Heart – Fanatic [Japanese Edition +2 bonus] (2012)

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Fanatic is the fifteenth studio album of the American rock band Heart, released on October 2, 2012 via Legacy Records. The album was recorded in hotel rooms and studios up and down the west coast with Grammy producer Ben Mink, who previously produced Red Velvet Car,

01. Fanatic
02. Dear Old America
03. Walkin’ Good (feat. Sarah McLachlan)
04. Skin and Bones
05. A Million Miles
06. Pennsylvania
07. Mashallah!
08. Rock Deep (Vancouver)
09. 59 Crunch
10. Corduroy Road
11. Going To California (bonus’ Live)
12. Misty Mountain Hop (bonus’ Live)

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Heart – Red Velvet Car [Japanese Edition+3 bonus] (2010)

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Red Velvet Car is the fourteenth studio album of the American hard rock band Heart, released worldwide on August 31, 2010 by Legacy Recordings.

Tracklist:
01. There You Go
02. WTF
03. Red Velvet Car
04. Queen City
05. Hey You
06. Wheels
07. Safronia’s Mark
08. Death Valley
09. Sunflower
10. Sand
11. Bootful Of Beer (bonus)
12. Closer To The Sun (bonus)
13. Listening (bonus)

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THE RUNAWAYS – The Best Of The Runaways (2019)

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The hard-hitting rock ‘n’ roll of the Runaways was as significant culturally as it was musically, opening doors for many female artists in what was a largely male-dominated rock landscape of the time.

01 – Cherry Bomb
02 – Blackmail
03 – I Love Playin’ With Fire
04 – Born To Be Bad
05 – Take It Or Leave It
06 – Queens Of Noise (Live)
07 – You Drive Me Wild (Live)
08 – School Days
09 – Wait For Me
10 – Wasted
11 – Don’t Go Away
12 – Waitin’ For The Night
13 – C’mon

Tracks 1 & 2 from the album “The Runaways”
Tracks 3 to 5 from the album “Queens Of Noise”<

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Various Artists – AOR Hits 2019

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Genre: AOR
Year:2019
Country: All

America – A Horse with No Name
Hootie And The Blowfish – Only Wanna Be with You
The Replacements – Black Diamond
Soul Asylum – No Man’s Land
Warren Zevon – Excitable Boy
T.S.O.L. – Hit and Run
Faces – Bad ‘N’ Ruin
Lou Reed and John Cale – Starlight
Todd Rundgren – Bang the Drum All Day
Barren Cross – Imaginary Music
Grand Funk Railroad – We Gotta Get Out of This Place
Air Supply – Who Am I
Little Feat – Daily Grind
Faces – Stay with Me
John Prine – You Can Never Tell
Twisted Sister – It’s Only Rock and Roll
Winger – Rainbow In the Rose

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THE ARROWS – Stand Back [Yesterrock remaster] Out Of Print 2011

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The Arrows had it all; musicianship, class and superb songs. If you never heard about them better get this little gem right now.This re-release and remastering by YesterRock (now out of print) of this AOR cult classic is nothing short of divine.

01 – Meet Me In The Middle
02 – Say It Isn’t True
03 – Fallen Angel
04 – Never Be Another One
05 – Girl In 313
06 – Stand Back
07 – Enough Is Never Enough
08 – I Owe You
09 – Easy Street

Dean McTaggart – vocals, background vocals
Doug Macaskill – guitars
Rob Gusevs – keyboards
Peter Bleakney, Howard Aye – bass
Michael Sloski, Gary Craig – drums
Matt Zi

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Mindwork ‎– Inside Out [Remastered+1] 1991/2014

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There’s suave melodies on friendly tunes like “Welcome To My Paradise”, “Masters Of Success”, “Chinese Wall” or the elegant “Gloria”, but my favorite should be the excellent ballad “Endlessly” where Kanatschnig’s vocals shine. “Inside Out” offers a very pleasant listen through its well crafted songs, quality arrangements and crystal clear production. If Mr Mister, Toys Of Joy, Fingerprints, West Of Sunset are your thing, add this one to the collection. Good Hi-Tech / Lite AOR for the soul…

1 Welcome To My Paradise 4:26
2 Endlessly 4:05
3 Men In Motion 3:49
4 Gloria 3:46
5 Bring Me Some Water 3:01
6 Chinese Wall 3:52
7 House Of Sin 4:03
8 I Miss You 3:56
9 In The Ghetto 3:14
10 Wonderland 4:26
11 Help

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Matthew Ward ‎– Armed & Dangerous 1986

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American singer and songwriter. Pioneer of the “Jesus music” genre, later known as CCM (Contemporary Christian Music). Sibling to Annie Herring and Nelly Ward. Born February 15, 1958 in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

1 Red And Yellow, Black And White 3:38
2 Trust In You 4:18
3 By Your Side 4:26
4 Armed And Dangerous 4:12
5 Glory To God 3:44
6 Moment By Moment 3:53
7 Put On The Armour 4:01
8 Love

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Strayed Heart – Strayed Heart (2019)

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Finland Strayed Heart was formed in late 2011 when guitarist Robert and his singer friend started playing together. Soon Jonas grabbed the bass guitar and Zsolt completed the line-up with keyboards.

1 Cherie Cherie
2 Heaven Is Waiting
3 That Time of Year
4 Kiss of Fire
5 Craving Heart
6 Dangerous Game
7 Another Night Alone
8 Nobody’s Fool
9 Paradise
10 Maze
11 Burning Me, Burning You
12 Coming Home

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STATETROOPER – Statetrooper [Digitally Remastered +6 bonus] 2003

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“Statetrooper” is a superb exponent of the effervescent mid-Eighties British Melodic Hard Rock / AOR scene. A cult album you need to discover.

01 – Shape Of Things To Come
02 – Set Fire To The Night
03 – Dreams Of The Painful
04 – Stand Me Up
05 – Veni Vidi Vinci
06 – Last Stop To Heaven
07 – She Got The Look
08 – Too Late (Live)
09 – Armed And Ready
BONUS TRACKS:
10 – How Does It Fell [Previously Unreleased]
11 – Juliet
12 – Faster Than Light [Previously Unreleased]
13 – Set Fire To The Night [Live]
14 – She Got The Look [Live]
15 – Too Late [Live]

Vocals – Ga

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