Love Survival & Drive - St. 199X (HardRock) USA
This is one of the best unsigned local rock bands from Houston Texas. They Dominated the 90's, but they decided to disband and start other musical projects and pursue other careers around music.http://www.myspace.com/l0v35urv1v4ldr1v3.TY Rock Idol.
Love Survival & Drive - St. 199X (HardRock) USA
This is one of the best unsigned local rock bands from Houston Texas. They Dominated the 90's, but they decided to disband and start other musical projects and pursue other careers around music.http://www.myspace.com/l0v35urv1v4ldr1v3.TY Rock Idol.
Adriana - Sun In The Night (AOR) Germany
Very Very Good.. Like JOAL.Adriana - Sun In The Night (AOR) Germany
Very Very Good.. Like JOAL.Kinki Stunt - St. 1994 (Hard Rock) USA
Like: Slaughter, Warrant, Rock City Angels, Pair-a Dice, Tainted Angel, Alleycat Scratch, Jackyl, etc.. Info HereKinki Stunt - St. 1994 (Hard Rock) USA
Like: Slaughter, Warrant, Rock City Angels, Pair-a Dice, Tainted Angel, Alleycat Scratch, Jackyl, etc.. Info HereRussian Roulette - First Shot 1989 (Hard Rock) USA
Russian Roulette came out of the eighties era. Popular with rock fans in the mid-western United States, Russian Roulette carved their sound along side bands like Van Halen,Judas Priest,Iron Maiden, and flavored it with a touch of 70's style from bands like Deep Purple. The original line up consisted of: Steve Revis (Vocals), Tracy Thompson (Guitar), Greg Bickers (Guitar), Danny Riley (Bass), and Dave Smalley (Drums).TY Rockgrande.Russian Roulette - First Shot 1989 (Hard Rock) USA
Russian Roulette came out of the eighties era. Popular with rock fans in the mid-western United States, Russian Roulette carved their sound along side bands like Van Halen,Judas Priest,Iron Maiden, and flavored it with a touch of 70's style from bands like Deep Purple. The original line up consisted of: Steve Revis (Vocals), Tracy Thompson (Guitar), Greg Bickers (Guitar), Danny Riley (Bass), and Dave Smalley (Drums).TY Rockgrande.Wiggy Bits - St. 1976 (Melodic Rock) USA
Great early melodic rock band, which had ex Barnaby Bye men Peppy Castro and Mike Ricciadella,who later would form Network, and in 1987 the fantastic, Aviator, Castro (along with Bob Kulick) Balance.(aor-fm)Wiggy Bits - St. 1976 (Melodic Rock) USA
Great early melodic rock band, which had ex Barnaby Bye men Peppy Castro and Mike Ricciadella,who later would form Network, and in 1987 the fantastic, Aviator, Castro (along with Bob Kulick) Balance.(aor-fm)White Diamond - The Lost Demos 1988/1990 (Melodic Rock) USA
I guess on this occasion, this is where the internet fails. Even with the band having a website, their history is still shrouded, with mystery and doubt, and "scuttlebut" is the only thing we have to go on. Check out the various websites on the internet, and see if you can decipher who these guys actually are/were.This album here, names the band as, Rob Rose - vocals, Tommy Childs - guitar, Rob Richards - guitar, Jack Michaels - bass, Bryan Perish - drums, yet the website has another story (yeah...tell me about it!).
All other things aside, the music is excellent melodic rock/aor, culled from a period between 1988-2001, and reminiscent of bands like Slyboyz, Van Halen (keys), Harem Scarem (debut) Warrant (the cover "Heaven").
White Diamond - The Lost Demos 1988/1990 (Melodic Rock) USA
I guess on this occasion, this is where the internet fails. Even with the band having a website, their history is still shrouded, with mystery and doubt, and "scuttlebut" is the only thing we have to go on. Check out the various websites on the internet, and see if you can decipher who these guys actually are/were.This album here, names the band as, Rob Rose - vocals, Tommy Childs - guitar, Rob Richards - guitar, Jack Michaels - bass, Bryan Perish - drums, yet the website has another story (yeah...tell me about it!).
All other things aside, the music is excellent melodic rock/aor, culled from a period between 1988-2001, and reminiscent of bands like Slyboyz, Van Halen (keys), Harem Scarem (debut) Warrant (the cover "Heaven").
West - Out Of The Ashes 1989 (AOR) USA
Perfect pompy aor band with catchy tunes in the same vein as Beau Coup. Its unclear of release formats: but definitely cassette! Vernon and Dana West were also in New England Pop Rock band Sass.Many thanks to John Ralphs for making us aware of this great band.
West - Out Of The Ashes 1989 (AOR) USA
Perfect pompy aor band with catchy tunes in the same vein as Beau Coup. Its unclear of release formats: but definitely cassette! Vernon and Dana West were also in New England Pop Rock band Sass.Many thanks to John Ralphs for making us aware of this great band.
Warriors - St. 1984 (Melodic Hard Rock) Serbia
Bands one and only album (I think) was released in Canada, on Attic. Though I'd suggest the band themselves were not in fact Canadian. Lead vocalist is accented (could be French/Canadian?) But with names like Dusan, Slobo and Zoran i'd suggest an eastern european country (Romania?).(aor-fm)Warriors - St. 1984 (Melodic Hard Rock) Serbia
Bands one and only album (I think) was released in Canada, on Attic. Though I'd suggest the band themselves were not in fact Canadian. Lead vocalist is accented (could be French/Canadian?) But with names like Dusan, Slobo and Zoran i'd suggest an eastern european country (Romania?).(aor-fm)Watchmen - Generation 1989 (CCM Melodic Rock) USA
Very good Christian melodic rock band out of Tacoma, WA. "Fear No Evil" was a cassette only release, and is relatively unknown, which is a shame as its a great set of songs, verging on pomp rock.Watchmen - Generation 1989 (CCM Melodic Rock) USA
Very good Christian melodic rock band out of Tacoma, WA. "Fear No Evil" was a cassette only release, and is relatively unknown, which is a shame as its a great set of songs, verging on pomp rock.Walk The Wire - St. 1994 (AOR) UK
Originally known as Frozen Heart (named after the FM song) and releasing an ep "Shout It To The Top" in 1988, they changed their name to "WTW" and released a fine, polished melodic aor album in 1994.For fans of FM, early Dare and Atlantic.White Heat - We Never Heard Of You Either 1989 (Melodic Rock/AOR) Canada
| : | Obscure one-off by a band that had Rick Santers as guest guitarist and Triumphs Gil Moore on drums.In fact Moore also had a hand in the production and Rush stalwart Terry Brown in the mixing of some of the tunes.An underrated album from the poppier and hi-tech side of Aor-town, in the vein of New Regime, Regatta, with a tad more in the way of guitars. |
Walk The Wire - St. 1994 (AOR) UK
Originally known as Frozen Heart (named after the FM song) and releasing an ep "Shout It To The Top" in 1988, they changed their name to "WTW" and released a fine, polished melodic aor album in 1994.For fans of FM, early Dare and Atlantic.White Heat - We Never Heard Of You Either 1989 (Melodic Rock/AOR) Canada
| : | Obscure one-off by a band that had Rick Santers as guest guitarist and Triumphs Gil Moore on drums.In fact Moore also had a hand in the production and Rush stalwart Terry Brown in the mixing of some of the tunes.An underrated album from the poppier and hi-tech side of Aor-town, in the vein of New Regime, Regatta, with a tad more in the way of guitars. |
War Babies - St. 1992/2003 (Hard Rock Blusy) USA [Re-issue French]
Classic, blues based hard rock album fronted by ex TKO vocalist Brad Sinsel.No fillers here, just attitude, emotion and fine songwriting with some huge hooks that will never let go! This is one of those personal albums that once heard, will be a regular visitor to the cd player...forever! Awesome!Reissued by Wolftone, in 2003 with 3 bonus tracks which are different mixes of the album tunes.War Babies - St. 1992/2003 (Hard Rock Blusy) USA [Re-issue French]
Classic, blues based hard rock album fronted by ex TKO vocalist Brad Sinsel.No fillers here, just attitude, emotion and fine songwriting with some huge hooks that will never let go! This is one of those personal albums that once heard, will be a regular visitor to the cd player...forever! Awesome!Reissued by Wolftone, in 2003 with 3 bonus tracks which are different mixes of the album tunes.Wanted - Over The Top 1993 (Hard Rock) Norway
Competent hard rock band not to be confused with the American band of the same name. "Over The Top" seemed to be influenced a little by early Van Halen and is quite tough to track down, but go for the Jap version, with better sound and artwork. (aor-fm)Wanted - Over The Top 1993 (Hard Rock) Norway
Competent hard rock band not to be confused with the American band of the same name. "Over The Top" seemed to be influenced a little by early Van Halen and is quite tough to track down, but go for the Jap version, with better sound and artwork. (aor-fm)Robbie Patton - Orders From Headquarters 1982 (AOR) UK
Robbie Patton is an English singer-songwriter. His first major exposure came in 1979 when he was selected as the opening act for a Fleetwood Mac tour. Mac member Christine McVie would go on to produce both of Patton's solo albums and played keyboards on them; Lindsey Buckingham played guitar on Patton's hit single, "Don't Give it Up", and Stevie Nicks sang on "Smiling Islands". Patton returned the favour by co-writing the hit "Hold Me", which appeared on Fleetwood Mac's 1982 album, Mirage. Patton wrote songs for Jonathan Cain and Santana later in the 1980s.Robbie Patton - Orders From Headquarters 1982 (AOR) UK
Robbie Patton is an English singer-songwriter. His first major exposure came in 1979 when he was selected as the opening act for a Fleetwood Mac tour. Mac member Christine McVie would go on to produce both of Patton's solo albums and played keyboards on them; Lindsey Buckingham played guitar on Patton's hit single, "Don't Give it Up", and Stevie Nicks sang on "Smiling Islands". Patton returned the favour by co-writing the hit "Hold Me", which appeared on Fleetwood Mac's 1982 album, Mirage. Patton wrote songs for Jonathan Cain and Santana later in the 1980s.
The Foolhouse - Bite The Dust 1990 (Hard Rock) (Switzerland
Following their 1988 release "Runnin' On Soft Ground" (posted here), the name is changed slightly from "Fool House" to "The Foolhouse". As the album title suggests, there is a bit tougher approach although the overall style is much the same. This is good hard rock with great melodic sensibilities, a nice batch of original tunes, and a good cover of Ian Hunter's classic "One Bitten Twice Shy". So, come on into The Foolhouse, and get ready for some "Real Good Rockin". Interesting to note that two of the band members, Rolf Balsiger and Ron Hoffmann, would reappear with yet another hard rocking Swiss band, Big Red One, for a pair of fine 1994 and 1997 releases.TY FOGKHAT42.The Foolhouse - Bite The Dust 1990 (Hard Rock) (Switzerland
Following their 1988 release "Runnin' On Soft Ground" (posted here), the name is changed slightly from "Fool House" to "The Foolhouse". As the album title suggests, there is a bit tougher approach although the overall style is much the same. This is good hard rock with great melodic sensibilities, a nice batch of original tunes, and a good cover of Ian Hunter's classic "One Bitten Twice Shy". So, come on into The Foolhouse, and get ready for some "Real Good Rockin". Interesting to note that two of the band members, Rolf Balsiger and Ron Hoffmann, would reappear with yet another hard rocking Swiss band, Big Red One, for a pair of fine 1994 and 1997 releases.TY FOGKHAT42.Hungryheart - One Ticket To Paradise 2010 (Melodic Rock) Italia
The new album by Italian melodic hard-rockers HUNGRYHEART will be released on June 18th, 2010.HUNGRYHEART, who hit Sleaze Roxx' Top 10 of 2008 for their self-titled debut album, now proudly present their new release 'One Ticket To Paradise' (Tanzan Music/Fastball/Sony Music). The album contains 12 songs of the finest melodic hardrock music, recorded at Pacific Studios in Codogno/Italy, mixed at Hit Factory Studio in Massalengo/Italy by Alessandro del Vecchio and mastered by Michael Voss (Mad Max, Casanova, Voices Of Rock).
Influenced by the great 80s and 90s bands such as Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, Journey, Giant, Bad English, just to name a few, HUNGRYHEART mix melody with power, the best of their musical influences with a modern, sleazy attitude and hit you right between the eyes!.(Sleaze Roxx)
Hungryheart - One Ticket To Paradise 2010 (Melodic Rock) Italia
The new album by Italian melodic hard-rockers HUNGRYHEART will be released on June 18th, 2010.HUNGRYHEART, who hit Sleaze Roxx' Top 10 of 2008 for their self-titled debut album, now proudly present their new release 'One Ticket To Paradise' (Tanzan Music/Fastball/Sony Music). The album contains 12 songs of the finest melodic hardrock music, recorded at Pacific Studios in Codogno/Italy, mixed at Hit Factory Studio in Massalengo/Italy by Alessandro del Vecchio and mastered by Michael Voss (Mad Max, Casanova, Voices Of Rock).
Influenced by the great 80s and 90s bands such as Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, Journey, Giant, Bad English, just to name a few, HUNGRYHEART mix melody with power, the best of their musical influences with a modern, sleazy attitude and hit you right between the eyes!.(Sleaze Roxx)
Veil - Mr. Sunshine 1992 (AOR/Rock) USA
I had high expectations for this cd!..disappoints me..basic rock without force.Only for collectors.Thank You my Friend M31 for Sharing!.
Veil - Mr. Sunshine 1992 (AOR/Rock) USA
I had high expectations for this cd!..disappoints me..basic rock without force.Only for collectors.Thank You my Friend M31 for Sharing!.
Tokyo Rose - Same 1992 (Hard Rock) USA
Nice sounding band that came out of the San Diego area like a mixed bag of melodic hard rock/glam....you'll hear catchy hooks and just a hint of keys. Vocalist Jeff Axelson is very similar sounding to NITRO's J. Gillette. Their sound can be compared to a mix of early CINDERELLA, NITRO, AUTOGRAPH with hints of MOTLEY CRUE and POISON. (Delbert)A fine release from California based 5 pieces band.They are just between Autograph - Jag Wire and Motley Crue - Poison in sound.Worth owning. (Japangea)
Thank You M31.
Tokyo Rose - Same 1992 (Hard Rock) USA
Nice sounding band that came out of the San Diego area like a mixed bag of melodic hard rock/glam....you'll hear catchy hooks and just a hint of keys. Vocalist Jeff Axelson is very similar sounding to NITRO's J. Gillette. Their sound can be compared to a mix of early CINDERELLA, NITRO, AUTOGRAPH with hints of MOTLEY CRUE and POISON. (Delbert)A fine release from California based 5 pieces band.They are just between Autograph - Jag Wire and Motley Crue - Poison in sound.Worth owning. (Japangea)
Thank You M31.
VFX - The Next Step 1993 ( Melodic Rock) USA, pre M Pire
Fronted by pre Mpire, and current Talon vocalist Michael O'mara, VFX were a fantastic band with the ability to mix different styles, ranging from Aor right through to Pomp and hard rock... with ease.Their s/t mini/cd is my particular favourite, with its BLVD like, expansive Aor sound. "The Next Step" has more guitar crunch, and some might say, even has elements of prog. Never quite straight forward, individualistic tunes, that assault you from different angles, are what VFX are all about, with the emphasis allways on melody and songwriting. Thoroughly recommended. Rumour has it a new album is being worked on for 2004.Scott Wilson also has a couple of solo cds: "Cruel World" and "Kaleidoscopes End", all released on Metalogic.(aor-fm)
VFX - The Next Step 1993 ( Melodic Rock) USA, pre M Pire
Fronted by pre Mpire, and current Talon vocalist Michael O'mara, VFX were a fantastic band with the ability to mix different styles, ranging from Aor right through to Pomp and hard rock... with ease.Their s/t mini/cd is my particular favourite, with its BLVD like, expansive Aor sound. "The Next Step" has more guitar crunch, and some might say, even has elements of prog. Never quite straight forward, individualistic tunes, that assault you from different angles, are what VFX are all about, with the emphasis allways on melody and songwriting. Thoroughly recommended. Rumour has it a new album is being worked on for 2004.Scott Wilson also has a couple of solo cds: "Cruel World" and "Kaleidoscopes End", all released on Metalogic.(aor-fm)
Needle Park - C'Mon Get Real 2002 (Hard Rock/Glam) USA
Very hair/pop metal oriented, For fans of Buck Cherry, Cheap Trick, Extreme.This month for our artist of the month spotlight we take a look at Needle Park, a band created by Craig Bradford (Joey C. Jones and The Glory Hounds) and Adam Hamilton (L.A. Guns, Joey C. Jones and The Glory Hounds, C.C. DeVille, Joe 90). (cd baby)Needle Park - C'Mon Get Real 2002 (Hard Rock/Glam) USA
Very hair/pop metal oriented, For fans of Buck Cherry, Cheap Trick, Extreme.This month for our artist of the month spotlight we take a look at Needle Park, a band created by Craig Bradford (Joey C. Jones and The Glory Hounds) and Adam Hamilton (L.A. Guns, Joey C. Jones and The Glory Hounds, C.C. DeVille, Joe 90). (cd baby)
