This album is not really bad at all, cool tracks, "Death Between Her Legs" is a good start with Heavy Riffs, but my favorite tracks are the Melodic Rock ballad "If", "One Wrong Word" (Strong Choruses! Great song !) and the ballad "One Step Away". oh yes, raw sound / thin production but the music is pretty good. Sharp Guitars / Heavy Riffs.(Juan Carlos)

In this band, I failed big time. I have spent hours trying to find any trace of this band having existed. The surprising thing is that I have a LOT of information about this tape and the songs it contains. I know the names, stage names, and real names of the band members, and I know they were found in St. Catherines, Ontario. I know they were formed in 1991, and that the members of this band used to be in bands called Sir Wicked and China White. But that is all. I have not been able to find any information about those gangs, nor have I been able to contact any member of this gang. However, this is a good thing. It's not the best band I've ever heard or anything like that, just a good solid hard rock live.(SandiGlam)

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Jaded Past was formed in late 2011 as a project for front man / singer / guitarist George Becker. Jaded Past will show to be a force to be reckoned with and will be planning to hit the road with dates near you! George Becker, the creative force behind Jaded Past got his start in music the old fashioned way… with the lure of bright lights and shady women. Since his high school days George has grown and maintained a reputation as a skilled songwriter and a dynamic front man. George credits his influences to bands like T-Rex, The New York Dolls, Kiss and Bon Jovi, along with a heavy dose of Steven Tyler.

They sound like Little Ceasar, ZZ Top..A kind of Tom Petty meets Aerosmith..CUTE SALAD.

Here is a better quality version from the RASCAL song "Is It Over"

This fantastic song is from the MEGA RARE 1990 private pressing cassette tape by the band RASCAL. Awesome female fronted AOR / Melodic Rock like Rage N' Rox, Tamela, Darby Mills, The Storm (Kristina Nichols) and Heart !!!

You can see this band in the Soap Opera "Another World" !

RASCAL is: Lisa Bekker, Sean Ashley, Chris Howell, Jeff Waren, Billy Sink and special guest vocalist Rikki Jordan of PUSH.(aorheart)

Very Good MHR, "Take a Look in the Mirror, Magic Love, Crazy Nights, Love Is in Your Hands(Great ballad & my fav) Life Story & Maida (2nd fav Great Inst.)" best songs. (j.carlos)

Great Kristian voice that can easily remind you of David Coverdale and Robert Soeterboek ("Heart to Heart" for example), Cleopatra reminds me of Snakes in Paradise at times or Whitesnake ("Love Ain't Easy"). Hard to name my favorite track or tracks, the entire album is perfect for my ears.(Juan Carlos)

A rarity to collect a total of 6 songs, nothing to write home about. 

Fans of John Cougar Mellecamp,Rick Springfield will love this or at least this is the sensation that Cody's music gives us.."Ripped Jeans" on its 2 versions are really cool ones!,"I Wanna Know" has an AOR flavour,a highlight song along with "Show Ya Love"..then "Lay It Back" is a goodie to enjoy and "The Good Ones" is a nice ballad..another one that is recommendable is "She's Goin' Away"...a pretty decent album if you are into this kind of rocky/aor.. (rick vzla)

On their first full-length album, Italian rockers 'Animated Freaks' Scarlet Violet speed down the Sunset Boulevard of yesteryear to deliver their seedy and seedy version of rock. Like Guns N 'Roses, RATT, Hanoi Rocks, Motley Crüe, or LA Guns. Scarlet Violet does not pay homage to her story nor does she demonstrate true imagination. They sound more like an angry punk band.(DANGERDOG)

The Norwegian PIONEERS released their debut LP "In A State Of Rock" in 1984. The album has become a topic of interest because the PIONEERS appear in the formation of guitarist Torstein Flanke, future founder / member of STAGE DOLLS, musical style era the fledgling Scandinavian sound of melodic rock / AOR from the mid-eighties.
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Marc Ferrari (Keel), Danny Gill (Hericane Alice), Robbie Harrington (Doug Aldrich), Ray Luzier (Stan Bush / 9.0 / David Lee Roth) .. Michael Mulholland (Hollywood Underground) has a very powerful voice and adapts to this Medicine wheel difficult driving style. A couple of alternative sounding songs. Contributed by Barry Caldwell additional bass, Eric Pallone additional drums, Tommy Thayer guest guitar solos, Ian Mayo guest backing vocals, Jackie Ramos guest backing vocals.

Hard Rock Classic!,..each cover has a link.

Was a pop-rock band from Sydney, Australia in the late 80s and early 90s. The band was formed by and consisted of Darlene Steinhardt (later marrying to become Zschech – the Hillsong worship pastor), Peter Beveridge and David Holmes. They released one full length self-titled album in 1990 through Sanni Records and produced by Peter Beveridge.

They planned to continue releasing music but due to them all being actively involved in their local church’s worship team (Hillsong) as it rose to prominence, they stopped the band and focussed on establishing Hillsong Music Australia, which to this day is the biggest driving force in modern praise and worship music. This album was later re-issued, with an altered song listing and two bonus tracks….The album kicks off with the Poppy, ‘Always’ which is very pleasant as is the second track ‘Freedom’, then it starts to ramp it up. From track three a more Rock-oriented feel is more evident (there are occasional forays into Pop, but this is more subdued) in the sound and vocals. Overall this is a fine album and it does mix the Pop and Rock styles very well and would thus appeal to fans of Zahalan, T’Pau, Angela & The Rude, One Voice, Queen Of Spades, Colourhaus and Roxette.https://melodic-hardrock.com/present-history-present-history-1990/

 

My favorite song is 'Gypsy Queen' ... the whole LP reminds me of Van Halen and especially David Lee Roth ... The hooks, the melodies, everything reminded me of Roth and company. It is not a bad album but being influenced is one but almost sounding like your influences is something else.(tomcat)

Splendid commercial hard rock, The production has that brightness of the early 90s everywhere, looking brighter than a jewelry store, remembering bands like Firehouse, Heavens Edge, Takara, Unruly Child, Speed, Zardoz, etc. In other words, if you love clean guitars, good hooks, memorable choirs and slippery vocals.(metalmaniac)

Very Good Hard Rock/AOR! fav tracks "Loud As Hell, Givin Love, Takin Love, Losin It Again, Give It To Me & Can Ya Hear Me" if you like Aldo Nova first albums style then this one is for you.(rafo)

Brilliant high-tech AOR, with a 10/10 `` You, You. '' Musically it is a mix between Tim Feehan, Fingerprints and bands like Modesty, FX or Wild Blue.(peter)

 

Howard Gripp released this first solo album 'Walk Away' in 1995 and musically it's pure melodic rock from the 80's. The production was in the hands of Howard Gripp himself with the help of co-musicians Bob Peters and Houston. Although the production is average, the music is really fantastic. The album begins with "Forever Lost", a melodic song of hard rock with a slower pace and with some references to SKID ROW early, while the rest of the CD is an excellent AOR with excellent connection lines and great vocal harmony, something as well as DANGER DANGER. Then we get to hear an excellent song titled "Only Half As Good". This song is a powerful Rockballad AOR in the late 80's style with some nice keys. The song is comparable to ballads from bands like REO SPEEDWAGON, DAMN YANKEES, NIGHT RANGER and even SHERIFF comes to mind when listening to this song. This song is really wonderful AOR radio rock from the early 80's that contains everything you need to hear in a good song. It has pompous keys, catchy hook lines, good main vocals / harmony voices and an incredible AOR chorus from the early 80s that reminds me of FRANKE AND THE KNOCKOUTS, PRISM, PREVIEW, BALANCE and JOURNEY! What more do you need to hear in a classic AOR song! The next song "Look Into My Eyes" has a classic AOR start with some excellent AOR keys such as SURVIVOR, only the song itself doesn't have such a catchy chorus, heavy 80s heavy rocker like PROPHET. The CD continues with "This One's For You", another powerful AOR ballad with excellent keys and vocals, comparable to the old NIGHT RANGER / DAMN YANKEES ballads. The next track "Stinger" also has a classic AOR beginning of the 80s with the wonderful keyboards. The song itself is great for the 80's AOR like NIGHTWORK, THE HEAT and RATHSKELLER. The next song "Now That You're Here" is another wonderful powerful AOR ballad that reminds me a lot of JOURNEY, especially the pure AOR keys are very remarkable in this wonderful song. "Promise Me" follows a more current melodic rock style like DANGER DANGER. The closure of this fantastic AOR CD is "Nothin 'New" and, oddly enough, it sounds like the opening theme. This CD is a must for fans of the 80s typed AOR / Melodic Rock. There are many great keyboards in this album and if you like the old NIGHT RANGER, JOURNEY, PRISM and you also like some typed songs of DANGER DANGER..(WHORT)

Band from Tacoma, Washington releasing their self-titled debut album back in 1985 in limited copies. Musically they play melodic rock with synth and new wave hits and some poppy elements having an amazing natural analog sound. There’re some really impressive tunes, with great hooks and harmonies to excellant lyrics that reminds the band Eddie and The Tide or Red Rider.https://melodic-hardrock.com/red-sky-red-sky-1985/

This one released in 1995 through Locomotive Records, an indie release from Camero Jones and mega rarity with the rare cover version. Any fan of Andy Taylor  or hard rock in general would love this record. Fronted by lead vocalist and guitarist Camero Jones while Curtis Luar adds incredible guitar work as well offer some really impressive and catchy tunes with good choruses. Truly an incredible group that would have make it big in the late 80s. The version of ’95 we present here  features a different track from the 1993 version – #9 (Call of the Wild).https://melodic-hardrock.com/camero-jones-bad-attitude-1995/

 

Rarity from Ontario released only in vinyl in limited copies featuring Daryl Gray who later join the Canadian band Helix. Tracy Kane was a popular 80’s rock band released their self-titled debut album back in 1982 through H & S Records which was also home of Helix and produced by Brian Ferriman. The mini album contain five well arranged and performed melodic rock tunes with many harmony backing vocals and catchy songs. After many tours in  Canada and USA, Daryl departed Kane in 1983 melled to be the end of the band.(m-h)

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Angel Eazy were a Zürich based rock band acted in the early and mid 90s releasing two amazing albums. This hyper rare indie released in 1996 through Criminal Records in low numbers, move to more hard rock paths than the heavier debut album. The album is powerful yet melodic, a great combination of Melodic Hard Rock and some AOR touches. The songs “Guilty” and “Shout It Out” also appeared in the 1990 compilation Rock-Out!.https://melodic-hardrock.com/angel-eazy-lightning-strikes-1996/

Thomas Lustenberger Lead and Backing Vocals, Keyboards

Sascha Happle Electric and Acoustic Guitars

David Jegge Bass Guitar

Jess Montini Drums

Pretty good average Hard Rock,with a Pop sound. This cd features ex Whitefoxx Mark Chasen. Don't expect the classic Whitefoxx sound except on Beverly Hills. Fave songs are Big Time Gambler, Fire And War, High On Yourself, Don't Say Anything and Beverly Hills (classic Whitefoxx song covered). Worth cjecking out but nothing special.(THE GAME)

AOR melodic hard rock in the vein of NIGHT RANGER with stunning vocals, brilliant songwriting, excellent guitars and big production. One of the best unknown AOR gems waiting to be discovered. It's a shame the band never did another release.(delbert)

Hard Rock/Sleazy, Like Bon Jovi, Winger ,Ted Poley...

Not the subrosa masterpiece I was hoping for, the album (which was re-released a year later on another label, bearing a vastly different track list) is your proverbial mixed bag.  PD's approximation of white boy rasta on "Turn Out Right," and their apparent signature piece "Absolutely Perfection" are at the very least passable, and in some cases outshine the album's less satisfactory moments (like the pitiful power-ballad misstep "Broken Hearts").  Despite some '80s shtick and period keyboard trickery, Private Domain were at their most effective and assertive when they skewed to a riffier album rock motif, exemplified on "So Comfortable," not to mention the pseudo power pop of "Burn the Torch," which was a hell of a lot more convincing than Cheap Trick's sappy radio hit at the time.(wilfuly)

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