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.

BOSTON – Live… Long Beach ’77 [Alive The Live 2-CD Japan release only] , MP3+FLAC

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We already posted a few days ago a marvelous BOSTON release by Japanese label King Street and their ‘Alive The Live’ series. Now we have another monster release capturing Boston at their peak: “Live… Long Beach ’77 [Alive The Live 2-CD Japan release only].

This release features the 2 shows Boston’s 1977 appearance in Long Beach on March 16th – ‘Early Show’ on CD1, and “Late Show” on CD2. The concert was broadcast for the King Biscuit Flower Hour while the band were making their studio album ‘Don’t Look Back, their second multi-platinum release, which was released that year.
Such a high quality live recording of Boston in their prime reveals that the polish and power they displayed on thei

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YES – TALK 30th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set 4 CD Edition Featuring 8 Bonus Studio Tracks & Previously Unreleased Live Concer 2024, MP3+FLAC

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Today we bring in exclusive “Talk [30th Anniversary Edition / SOUMBOX082 Deluxe 4-disc Remastered]“, 1994’s YES album housed in a 4CD Deluxe Edition box-set featuring bonus studio material, and a previously unreleased live show from New York.


30 years later… Yes: Talk is back! Where has it been? Well therein lies a long story for anyone interested, but let’s say that the rights have floated around for some time, just waiting for Spirit Of The Unicorn / Cherry Red Records to pick it up and bring us this deluxe set.
”Talk” is notable for 2 significant things: first up it’s the main “equal” studio collaboration between Jon Anderson and Trevor Rabin, to the extent that they took

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GIBRALTAR – I’m the One 2018 [Heaven & Hell remastered reissue] 2024, MP3+FLAC

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In 1987 Fayetteville, North Carolina band GIBRALTAR self-released one of the best melodic rock/AOR records to ever shamefully go unnoticed by the greater masses.

Formed in 1980 by high schoolmates Frank Fournier on Bass, Eric Page on Guitars, Jerry Everly on Drums, David Garcia on Keyboards and vocalist Roy Cathy. GIBRALTAR worked, and they worked hard! They took every gig that was offered to them, whether it be a club show, a keg party, the county fair (Fort Bragg), or even someone’s garage. Word started to spread and spread it did. The fan base was growing rapidly wi

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Atlantic – Another World 2024, MP3+FLAC

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Genre: Melodic Rock / Hard Rock
Country: UK
Released: 2024

1. Ready Or Not
2. Without Love
3. Hold On
4. I’ll Be Waiting
5. If This Is Goodbye
6. Whole Lot Of Love
7. Loving Arms
8. Nothing More I Can Say
9. Missing You
10. Dream About You
11. This Ain’t Love (CD bonus track)

Mark Grimmett (lv)
Simon Harrison (g, b, k)
Nick Burr (lg)
Julian D. Hill (b)
Mark Pullin (d, bv)
Tim Bristow (k)
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Gareth David Noon (k)
Andy Margrett (lg)
Mark Pullin (lg

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SHARK ISLAND – Law Of The Order + Alive At The Whisky [2CD Bad Reputation remaster +5 bonus] 2006/2023, MP3+FLAC

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French reissue label Bad Reputation has been doing a great job releasing ‘Collector Series / Remastered with Bonus’, with the main attraction being the addition of bonus tracks or bonus disc, making these reissues the ‘definitive expanded versions’. In a Rock Candy Records fashion, these are official remasters in arrangement with the original recording companies.


Their own remastered versi

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Chuck Salamone – In Plain Sight (2024)

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Year of manufacture: 2024
Genre: Progressive Rock / Melodic Rock
Country: USA

Tracklist:
01. Can you see me? (feat. Vinny Vinesauce & Mason Lindroth) (05:17)
02. A smile, a wave. (Feat. Chihiro Fujioka, Rich Riotto, & Lachlan Glen) (05:03)
03. The weather channels you (Feat. Ken Ackerman, Nick Evans, & Anton Corazza) (04:46)
04. The house that music built (Feat. Diane Aragona, AJ Vargas, Theo R, Rex Roche, & Ria Arora) (04:15)
05. War within (Feat. Fritz & Joe Christianson) (04:07)
06. Suitcase (Feat. BR

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Lance Ayers – Dreamer 2024

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Remarkably, ‘DREAMER’ is a true solo effort, with Lance playing all the instruments, mixing, and mastering the entire album. Each sonic excursion on the album is an experience unto itself, with every song possessing the potential to be a single.

01 – Dreamer _ Retro.mp3
02 – Dig Deep.mp3
03 – Work It Out.mp3
04 – The Point.mp3
05 – Our Love.mp3
06 – Sara.mp3
07 – Emanation.mp3
08 – Take Me Back.mp3
09 – Yellow Sky.mp3
10 – The Circ

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BOSTON – Live In The USA 1987 [Alive The Live Japan release only] (2022) , MP3+FLAC

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BOSTON‘s mastermind Tom Scholz is known for his obsession of perfectionism, with the band albums taking a lot of time to be finished. It has been said he has recorded a single note dozens of times before getting satisfied. Well, seems Sholz is a perfectionist on stage too, and he personally supervised everyting before each show.

And you can tell that as the sound quality of this “Live In The USA 1987” – released by the stupendous Japanese specialized label “Alive The Live” – is simply awesome.
This impressive Boston show was captured 1987, Centrum, Worcester, MA, while the band presented the studio album ‘Third Stage’. This release features the complete show – including the 3 (!) encores – ov

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