Bon Jovi – This House Is Not For Sale (Saturn Deluxe Edition) – 2016, FLAC

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Genre: Arena Rock, Rock, Hard Rock, Pop Rock
Country of origin disc (release): EU
Year: 2016
Publisher (label): © + ® Island Records

01. This House Is Not For Sale (3:37)
02. Living With The Ghost (4:45)
03. Knockout (3:31)
04. Labor Of Love (5:04)
05. Born Again Tomorrow (3:33)
06. Roller Coaster (3:40)
07. New Year’s Day (4:27)
08. The Devil’s In The Temple (3:18)
09. Scars On This Guitar (5:06)
10. God Bless This Mess (3:23)
11. Reunion (4:14)
12. Come On Up To Our House (4:36)
13. Real Love (4:34)
14. All Hail The King (4:54)
15. We Don’t Run (3:18)
16. I Will Drive You Home (4:42)
17. Goodnight New York (3:54)
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Niva – Atmospherical (2016) Japanese Edition

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Country: Sweden
Title: Atmospherical (Japanese Edition)
Publisher (label): Avalon Marquee
Genre: Melodic Hard Rock / AOR

1. Dressed To Kill – 4:18
2. Deja Vu – 3:23
3. Spirit Of The Night – 4:27
4. Forbidden Lover – 4:48
5. I’m On A Roll – 3:29
6. Evil Rose – 4:21
7. Raise Your Voice – 3:23
8. The Mountain – 4:39
9. Play Our Songs – 4:17
10. Wall Of Bricks – 3:36
11. Long Road To Hell & Back (bonus track) – 3:52

Tony Niva – lead vocals
Lars Chriss – guitars & drums
Andy Loss – bass
Kay Backlund – keyboards
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Southside Johnny & The Jukes ?– Trash It Up 1983

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A worthy attempt to flirt with AOR by Johnny and his squad, but as expected it went nowhere and since this album there’s been only seven albums in the last 32 years. Even if Southside Johnny isn’t your cup of tea, this is still worth investigating if you’re partial to AOR of the ultra-commercial variety that was so prevalent in 1984.

Trash It Up 4:38
Can’t Stop Thinking Of You 4:17
Get Your Body On The Job 6:32
My Baby’s Touch 4:25
The Beast Within 4:42
Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore 3:04
Slow Burn 3:41
Ms. Park Avenue 3:11
Bedtime 4:12

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Southside Johnny And The Jukes – In The Heat 1984

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There are certain artists who’ve never tickled my fancy, no matter how hard I try, including such disparate artists as Rush, Dokken, The Rolling Stones or even Peter Gabriel era Genesis. On a far lesser scale is Southside Johnny and the Asbury Dukes. Their barroom style of New Jersey/Springsteen influenced rock and roll has always left me cold and uninterested.

1 Loves Goes to War – Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
2 New Romeo – Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
3 Love Is the Drug – Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
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Flag – Book of Conquest [Remastered] 2016

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Book of Conquest is the second chapter of the three part ” Flag Triptych”. You will find Epic songs and tales of love and war along side giant arrangements and soaring vocals. I f you’re a fan of Yes, Queen and Procol Harum you’ll feel right at home!

1. Fanfare
2. Day Break
3. Man in the High Castle
4. The Other Side of This World
5. The Atronomers Dance Fire from Heaven, Pt. I
6. Before the Comet Fire from Heaven, Pt. II
7. Ancient Soldiers
8. The Conquerors
9. Long Ships
10. Anvil Allies
11. Book of Conquest
12. You’re on Your O

Flag – Perihelion [Remastered] 2016

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A majestic progressive rock album the classic British mold brings on eleven unforgettable songs including the thirteen minute epic “A Winters Tale”.

1. Perihelion
2. A Runaway Train
3. O’ Centurion
4. Beyond This Mountain
5. When Storm Clouds Gather
6. Solar Fanfare
7. World by Night
8. My Life of Crime
9. Stephanie
10. Low Country Rider 1776
11. A Winter’s Tale

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Flag – Across the Stars [Remastered]2016

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The first Flag album is loaded with great songwriting, wide screen story telling and poetry, great singing and amazing musicianship. If you like Yes, Kansas, Queen, and Procol Harum you’ll really enjoy this album.

1. Flag
2. Starider
3. Shadowland
4. Counting Days
5. I Have a Secret Dream
6. Battle Songs
7. Tigerhead
8. My Father’s House
9. A Million Miles
10. The Journey Long

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Ritual – Getouttame! 1994

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A very interesting album mixing AOR, melodic, neoclassical, progressive hard rock and even some typical US power/prog metal elements. The band recorded this album in the early 90’s but it was never released for unknown reasons.

1. A Million Fires
2. Rise Up
3. Someday
4. New Attitude
5. Off the Deep End
6. 4 / 26 / 1991
7. Wind of Change
8. Edge of a Dream
9. If?
10. Child Needs Therapy
11. Expedition
12. No Mercy
13. Take Me Away

Scott Reed – Lead Vocals, Guitar
Gib Archer – Guitar, Vocals
Gus Ruiz – Bas

TAO – MAGICAL MOMENTS 1988

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Great trio from the late 80s with “Magical Moments” to be their only release came out in 1988 from Metronome.

01. Magical Moments (3:51),
02. Some Day (4:56),
03. 1000 Years (4:52),
04. Regent Street (3:33),
05. Is It A Dream (4:49),
06. High To Low (4:34),
07. I Wish You Well (4:52),
08. We Are The Ones (3:41),
09. Who Knows Doesn’t Talk (4:28),
10. Motivation (Instrumental) (4:18)
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Fatal Attraction – End of Regulation Time 1996

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Risen from the ashes of a funk band (called Kiwi!), Swedish AORsters Fatal Attraction got signed by High Rock Records at the end of 1995 and released their first album, “End Of Regulation Time”, in September 1996. Although this album put them on the Swedish AOR map, nothing was heard from them anymore, until the 4-track EP “Unknown World” was released (again by High Rock Records) in 2001. Back then it was given a rave review by yours truly and I have been waiting for this “Simplicity Rules” ever since.

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SURVIVOR – REACH 2006 (JAPANESE EDITION+1)

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Genre: Melodic Hard Rock / AOR
Publisher: King Records Co. (KICP-1142)
Year: 2006

01. Reach – 4:42
02. Fire Makes Steel – 5:11
03. Nevertheless – 4:03
04. Seconds Away – 4:33
05. One More Chance – 5:02
06. Give Me The Word – 3:42
07. Rhythm Of Your Heart – 3:59
08. I Don’t – 4:29
09. Half Of My Heart – 5:24
10. Talkin’ ‘Bout Love – 4:11
11. Don’t Give Up – 3:52
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