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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.
SHADOWS FADE’s self-titled debut, the really good Melodic Hard Rock / AOR project fronted by stupendous vocalist Kevin Chalfant (The Storm, Two Fires).
01. Twisted Again
02. Sooner Or Later
03. Run To Me
04. My Ocean
05. First Love Song
06. Without You
07. Give It In
08. Masquerade
09. I Won’t Look Back
10. Now That You’re Gone
11. Speak
Kevin Chalfant (vocals)
Alex De Rosso (guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, backing vocals)
Nick Savio
Country: USA
Genre: Melodic Hard Rock | AOR
Year of Publication: 1990-2015
Studio Albums
1990 – After The Rain – 00.54.28
1995 – Because They Can – 01.04.00
1996 – Imaginator – 00.49.52
1997 – Silence Is Broken – 00.53.19
1998 – Brother Harmony – 00.40.34
1999 – Life – 00.41.36
2010 – Before The Rain (Studio Demo) – 01.15.54
2010 – Lightning Strikes Twice – 00.54.06
2015 – Peace Out – 01.00.43
2015 – This Christmas – 00.34.40
Live
2000 – Like Father, Like Sons – 00.36.36
2010 – Perfect Storm – After The Rain World Tour 1991 – 01.09.34
Compilations
Country: USA
Genre: Melodic Rock | AOR
Year of Publication: 1985
01. Run for your life
02. Don’t let go
03. No way to hide
04. I don’t want to say goodbye
05. I can’t sleep at night
06. Rockin’ in the midnight light
07. Wire tappin’
08. Jungle
09. Matter of fact
10. Comeback
Lance – Lead vocals, guitars
Desiree – Keyboards, vocals
Bob – Bass, vocals
Blaine – Drums, percussion
Guests:
Robert Irv
Genre: Melodic Hard Rock
Country: Germany
Year of Publication: 1993-1995
[1993] Amok [48:23]
01 – Wenn die Licher angehen [03:29]
02 – Hurra [03:13]
03 – Wunderschön und elegant [04:32]
04 – Horch was kommt von draussen rein [00:19]
05 – Alptraum [04:54]
06 – Zeig mir wie die Liebe ist
Country: Netherlands
Genre: Melodic Rock | Blues Rock
Year of publication: 1992-2011
1992 – Lance Keltner (320 kbps) – 00.55.45
1999 – Empty V (320 kbps) – 00.42.01
2001 – Last Of The Cowboy Vampires (320 kbps) – 00.41.43
2002 – Lance Keltner ?(224 kbps) – 00.41.49
2011 – Mystic Redneck (Instrumental) (320 kbps) – 01.09.05
Country: Canada
Genre: Melodic Hard Rock
Year of Publication: 2005
01. Each Other
02. Rock All Night
03. Thats All
04. Feels Like I’m Falling
05. The Other Side
06. Honestly
07. Fool Inside
08. Bush Party
09. Our Love Is Here To Stay
10. I’m Lost
Damon Kelly – vocals, guitar
Allen Mckenzie – bass
Michael Foster – drums
Genre: Melodic Rock
Year of release of a disk: 1992
Holder: Holland
1.You’ve got your troubles 3.28
2.Here it comes again 3.10
3.Here comes that rainy day feeling .2.45
4.Freedom come Freedom go 3.01
5.This golden Ring 2.09
6.Storm in a teacup 3.26
7.That same old feeling 3.21
8.Caroline 2.24
9.Seasons in the Sun 3.40
10.When I’m gone 3.30
11.Don’t throw your love away 2.15
12.Lindsey 3.18
13.When your Heart speaks 4.07
14.You captured my heart 3.28
15.The Guitar plays 3.21
Marilyn Martin BiographypicEighties pop/rock vocalist Marilyn Martin is best known for “Separate Lives,” a 1985 duet with superstar Phil Collins that soared to number one on the pop charts and was heard in the film White Nights.
When that single was burning up the charts and Martin was signed to Atlantic as a solo artist, there was plenty of reason to believe that
A decade before hitting the charts with the early ’80s AOR group Franke & the Knockouts (“Sweetheart”), soulful singer Frankie Previte was fronting the upstate NY band Bull Angus, an unjustly overlooked six-piece hard rock group that released two solid albums on Mercury Records.
Their 1971 self-titled debut is the heavier and better of the two, filled with jammy, slightly jazzy, progressive-tinged hard rock not unlike a mix of Uriah Heep, Grand Funk Railroad, and the harder tunes of Spirit. There’s really not a bad cut on Bull Angus, but favorites include hard rockin’ single “Run Don’t Stop”, the far-out “Uncle Duggie’s Fun Bus Ride”, “Miss Casey”, and the cleverly-titled closer “No Cream for
None Melodic Hard Rock collection is complete without FireHouse’s “Hold Your Fire”, and this Japanese remastered edition is the one to treasure. It sounds awe-so-me.
01 – Reach For The Sky
02 – Rock You Tonight
03 – Sleeping With You
04 – You’re Too Bad
05 – When I Look Into Your Eyes
06 – Get In Touch
07 – Hold Your Fire
08 – The Meaning Of Love
09 – Talk Of The Town
10 – Life In Th Real World
11 – Mama Didn’t Raise No Fool
12 – Hold The Dream
JAPAN BONUS TRACKS;
13 – Shake & Tumble (Live)
14 – Don’t Treat Me Bad (Live)
C.J. Snare – lea
Fan-damn-tastic Melodic Hard Rock record, unfortunately this ‘AOR Heaven Classix’ remaster is out of print so if you find a copy at a decent price buy it with your eyes closed.
01 – One Step Over The Line
02 – We Are The Young
03 – Dorianna
04 – Is It Love
05 – Heart Of America
06 – Main Attraction
07 – Doin’ Time
08 – I’ll Be There<
Yes, it was 1985, and you gotta sound ‘glossy’, no matter the genre.Then, The Outlaws’ bluesy core results enhanced here by cleaner guitars, more melodic vocals / harmonies, keyboards and typically mid-80s compressed drums.
01 – One Last Ride
02 – Soldiers Of Fortune
03 – The Night Cries
04 – The Outlaw
05 – Cold Harbor
06 – Whatcha Don’t Do
07 – Just The Way I Like It
08 – Saved By The Bell
09 – Lady Luck
10 – Racin’ For The Red Light
Chuck Glass – bass, keyboards, background vocals
David Dix – percussion, drums
additional musicians:
Randy Bishop – keyboards, programmi
LAVA’s “The Rhythm Of Love” is a must have for any TOTO fan, and a more than recommended listen to all pure AOR aficionados out there.
01 – Somebody Like You
02 – You’ve Taken My Heart Away
03 – The Rhythm Of Love
04 – Transition Man
05 – Artificial Love
06 – Heartache
07 – Lovers United
08 – Take A Look At These Eyes
09 – She’s The One
10 – I Guess You Broke My Heart
Egil Eldøen: lead & backing vocals
Svein Dan Hauge: guitars, programming, keyboards
Rolf Graf: bass, programming, backing vocals
Geir Langslet: keyboards
Per Hillestad: drums
with:
Eythor Gunnarsson –
Artist: Franco Hidalgo
Album: 12 Pasos y Un Crimen
Genre: Melodic Rock / Pop Rock
Country: Argentina
01. El Proceso de Olvidarte 04:21
02. Y si no 04:14
03. Dolor Eterno 04:12
04. Por Siempre 03:16
05. Crimen (Cover Gustavo Cerati) 03:45
06. Amanecer 03:20
07. Tucuman 03:57
08. Ya no estabas en mi 03:07
09. Perdido 03:59
10. Sacarte de mi Corazon 03:44
11. Fue esa vez 03:23
12. Hoy 03:00
13. Dejenme Despertar 03:23
14. Crimenes Perfectos (Cover Andres Calama
Country: Switzerland
Genre: Melodic Hard Rock
Year of Publication: 1989-1994
1989 – Dirty Pleasures
01. Let’s Go to the Party
02. Running Out of Bad Times
03. Alright (Whose Life Is It Anyway)
04. You Can’t Stop the Fire
05. Daughter of the Moon
06. Bad Boy
07. Heartbreaker
08. Rock It
09. Take Your Love
10. Cry for Attention
11. Wild Love
12. Good Emotions
1991 – Heartcore
01. Suicide Queen
02. Don’t Give It Up
03. New Generation
04. Need My Number
05. Mr Big Blow
06. Can’t Hide
07. Love Shot Honey
08. No Surrender
09. Jack Of Hearts
10. Jessica
11. Hardcore Rock’n’Roll
1994 – C
Sidney Matthew Sweet (born October 6, 1964) is an American rock singer-songwriter and musician. He was part of the burgeoning music scene in Athens, Georgia, during the 1980s before gaining commercial success in the 1990s. His most recent album, Tomorrow Forever, is set for release in 2017.
01. Trick 03:40
02. Entangled 02:47
03. Pretty Please 02:32
04. You Knew Me 02:51
05. Circle 03:03
06. Haunted 04:20
07. Country Girl 03:45
08. Off The Farm 02:38
09. Nobody Knows 02:24
10. The Searcher 04:19