The Front - St 1984 (CCM/AOR) US
14:38
The Fron is a bamda of Tommy Funderburk, Bob Wilson (SEAWIN), Dann Huff (Peter Cetera, Doro Pech Michael Bolton, Giant ... the list is long), joined talents, yet any AOR fan should own this. If you like the west coast, you will love it. If you need many distorted guitars to please him, you probably won't like this. It reminds me of Loggins from the mid 80's or mid 80's Chicago a bit with a touch of Toto and with the lyrics of "Jesus"
Desert Rat - Home From the Front 1978 (Hard Rock) Australia
9:37
Melbourne Hard Rockers founded in 1976 as Da Boys. In this way, the band released a solo single before adopting a new Desert Rat title in January 1978. The band was composed of former guitarist John Moon of Buster Brown members and bassist Ian Ryan, guitarist Denny Stibbard , vocalist Jerome Speldwinde and drummer John Dee. Released in late 1978, it was his only album and was designed and produced by Gil Matthews of Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs. This album contains 11 hard rockin 'songs similar to Finch or Redhouse, the production could have been better, but hey, it's a great Australian rock and roll.(rockonvinyl)
Dancer - Liquor in the Front [Demo] 1991 (Hard Rock/Glam) US
9:25
RE UP!,California based band acted in the early 90s but never got the chance to got a record deal. They had strong songwriting, nice stage performance and big fan base. They play in many local clubs include Gazzarris and Whisky a Go Go among others. Excellent song writing with a mad axe-man who can really shread when he wants to.(MH)
Gibraltar - I'm The One 1986 (Hard Rock) US
4:27
Just look at the cover to realize that this album belongs to another era, this work originally came out in 1987, it was the debut of the band of Aor los Gibraltar from North Carolina (USA) and now it is reissued.
Just look at the cover to realize that this album belongs to another era, this work originally came out in 1987, it was the debut of the band of Aor los Gibraltar from North Carolina (USA) and now it is reissued.
This is a primitive Aor, in which we find riffs with force, something that is not usual today in this style, the only difference with Hard Rock is that the keyboard shares prominence with the guitar. If you are outside the Aor I will tell you that the Van Halen also had their Aor stage but you remember to review the Jump issue.
Glam, Aor, Hard Rock, Sleazze and a lot of melody that's what we're going to find. The solos of guitar attracts attention with strength and feeling but above all the figure of the singer attracts attention. An American school Aor that has nothing to do with that made by Toto, Foreigner, Elo, Journey ... that of Gibraltar has much more strength and is more oriented towards Rock, is a primitive and still unpolished Aor, probably with the Over the years the band would become more melodic and less aggressive.(metalbrothers.es)
Gene Cotton - No Strings Attached 1979 (AOR/Lite AOR)
4:20
Gene Cotton (born June 30, 1944 in Columbus, Ohio) is a pop and folk singer-songwriter. He is best known for his four entries in the Billboard Top 40 during the years 1976-1978. In the United Kingdom, he is most famous for his song "Me and the Elephant", which failed to be among the 40 best sellers, but was a success on the air.
Beating Bianca - St 2013 (Hard Rock/Sleaze) Greece
11:40
Hailing from Athens, Greece, Beating Bianca is a group of 4 friends sticking to their goal of producing loud, straight-forward, rocking music, the kind of which they’d want to listen to themselves. Formed in the summer of 2010, Beating Bianca is using the mix of its members influences to guarantee thrilling shows, and tunes you can either bang your head, sing along, or thrash around to.(mh)
Eumir Deodato - Knights Of Fantasy 1979 (AOR/Prog Rock) Brazil/US
11:35
On Knights Of Fantasy (1979), Eumir Deodato once again concocted his own ineffable brew of Fusion and funky Disco. Four-to-the-floor beats, funky percussion and heavy synths make for an album that seemingly has an endless groove going.
The B-side opens with 3-part piece called 'Bachmania', which includes an adaptation of Bach's 'Jesu, Jay Of Man's Desiring' - in a very funky way of course.
Fun fact: the list of used synths include a slew of analog classic machines like a Fender Rhodes Suitcase 88 Piano, Mini-Moog, ARP Pro-Soloist, ARP Omni, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, Maxi-Korg, Hohner Clavinet and a Polymoog. Essential Jazz Funk from the Disco era.
Artie Dison - Forgiving Eyes 1989 (AOR/CCM) US
11:28
Here is the 1989 Asaph Records record of Artie Dison “Forgiving Eyes”. Although falling under the Christian AOR category, this album will appeal to all fans of AOR/Melodic Rock as well. Killer release from start to finish! From the hook-laden “Lonely Heart”, or the uptempo melodic rocker “Conquest Of Love, to the absolutely beautiful “Mysteries Of The Sky”, you will not be disappointed by this amazing aor release. Fans of Beckett, Shelter and the likes will love this album.(melodic-hardrock.com)
Measure - Close To The Madding Crowd 1991 (Melodic Rock/AOR/Hgh-tech) Denmark
10:44
Measure play exactly the kind of catchy high-tech flavoured AOR that we know and love from bands like Drama, Fingerprints or 2AM. I couldn’t point out any song here as all 10 songs are consistently strong and feature a well balanced mix of keyboards and soaring guitars with some fantastic solos on offer as well. Vocalist Jan Klausen has a clear accent free voice that reminds of Beau Heart. Make no mistake, this is high quality Hi-Tech AOR all over without any weak spots! One of the rarest records nowdays.(https://melodic-hardrock.com/measure-close-to-the-madding-crowd-1991/)
Björn Påhlsson (DO-IN-IT) - Can't You Feel My Heartbeat / Is It Victory 1989 (AOR/Hightech) Sweden
11:30
In 1984 Påhlsson quit his job as a mailman to become a fulltime musician, songwriter and producer for teenage idol Niclas Wahlgren. They worked together until the summer of 1986, then he has done a lot of touring and recording with several artists and bands. In 2003 he started his own company called Micana Music.
Power - Demos 1987 (Melodic Rock/AOR) Sweden
5:24
POWER evolved from a previous act titled Highbrow. Althought they established before 1980 their first work released, a demo tape actually came out in 1983. Their only official work are two single titled “Lyin’ and Teasin’ / Heal My Heart” and “Danger / Love Ain’t Meant Forever” came out in 1986 and 1987 respectively. POWER playing melodic hard rock at its best and providing the Swedish Rock scene with many noted musicians.
Vocalist Björn Jansson (Snakes In Paradise, Talisman,Erika), bassist Marcel “Marre” Jacob (Talisman,Last Autum’s Dream,John Norum), drummer Mats “Dalton” Dahlberg (Treat, Dalton, Speedy Gonzales), keyboardist Patrick “Green” Appelgren (Talisman,Treat) just to name few of the musicians. The band between 1987-1988 recorded several songs never released official while in 1985 they appeared in the compilation Swedish Metal Aid Give A Helpin’ Hand among other Swedish bands.
The band in the late 80s released a Compilation of demos and unreleased material on cd-r. In any case their singles and their compilation worth the search and being part of your collection.
Von Rosen - Someone Like You +1 [single] (1987) AOR
7:11
Von Rosen was a Swedish duo who understood the talents of Magnus Rosen and Peter Sandberg (Madison, Alien, Midnight Sun). They recorded and released in the eighties a couple of singles in the best Scandi - AOR tradition.
"Someone Like You / Time" was the last one (the other single can be found HERE), with stellar contributions from Mats Olausson (Glory, Yngwie) and Goran Edman.
Soon; Truly great AOR rock melodies from the best Scandinavian pedigree.
There is a tear of vinyl that circulates among collectors, but with many clicks and jumps everywhere.
This was made by me, cleaned and restored for your listening pleasure.
I love these things. Thank U!(CAMELBLUE)
Frenchee - Lipstick Ammunition [EP] 1987 (Hard Rock/Glam) US
6:08
New York glam band formed in 1983, that once featured TNT’s Tony Harnell and who released a successful EP that was originally to be produced by Ace Frehley. Killer looks and stage show to match. Within 6 months Frenchee became the east coast Motley Crue. And also became one of the most sort after bands in the tri-state area.
Angelo - Midnight Prowl 1978 (AOR) US
16:41
1 Midnight Prowl (JD Souther) 4:11
2 I’ve Loved These Days (Billy Joel) 4:05
3 Changing Man (Angelo) 2:57
4 The Desert (Angelo) 5:48
5 Have You Ever Seen The Rain (John Fogerty) 3:24
6 We’re Over (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) 3:06
7 As I See You Now (Angelo) 4:25
8 Miami 2017 (Billy Joel) 4:16