Month: March 2023

Couchois - Nasty Hardware
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Couchois – Nasty Hardware 4 (1)

Couchois remind us of what an amazing time it was to be an AOR fan, with such classics as this…

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1980 , ,
Couchois - Couchois
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Couchois – Couchois 4 (1)

Late 70’s soft rock never sounded so good with these guys, Couchois (pronunced Ku-Shwa) were an Alabama based band blessed…

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1979 , ,
Trillion - Clear Approach
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Trillion – Clear Approach 4.5 (2)

‘Clear Approach’ is Trillion’s second album, and if you’re looking for an AOR album of sheer class, where pomp rock…

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1980 , ,
Trillion - Trillion
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Trillion – Trillion 3 (1)

If you’re into multi-part harmonies like Queen and Yes then Trillion will appeal to you.

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1978 , ,
Fandango - Cadillac
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Fandango – Cadillac 0 (0)

Fandango’s ‘Cadillac’ is great hard edged radio rock, though it’s not AOR in the purest sense.

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1980 , ,
Budgie - Bandolier
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Budgie – Bandolier 3 (1)

‘Bandolier’ was released during a fertile and creative period for Welsh legends Budgie.

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1975 , ,
Stepson - Stepson
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Stepson – Stepson 3 (1)

Here’s an oldie but goodie. The debut effort from Pacific Northwest band Stepson, all of the songs are typical of…

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1974 , ,
Steppenwolf - Slow Flux
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Steppenwolf – Slow Flux 0 (0)

In many ways, this is the same ham fisted socio-political hard rock Steppenwolf was famous for. In the tradition of…

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1974 , ,
Budgie - In For The Kill
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Budgie – In For The Kill 4 (1)

For many, ‘In For The Kill’ ranks as the best of Budgie’s early works, but don’t go past 1975’s ‘Bandolier’…

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1974 , ,
Morse Code - Code Breaker
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Morse Code – Code Breaker 3 (1)

Morse Code, the Canadian band from Quebec, may have only released this one album in an AOR style, but these…

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1983 , ,
At The Movies - The Movie Hits Of The 80's (The Soundtrack Of Your Life - Vol. 1)
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At The Movies – The Movie Hits Of The 80’s (The Soundtrack Of Your Life – Vol. 1) 0 (0)

At The Movies are very talented Danish band and come highly recommended.

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Alcatrazz - Born Innocent
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Alcatrazz – Born Innocent 0 (0)

This is Alcatrazz’s fourth studio album for Graham Bonnet’s brainchild and their first after a staggering thirty-four year hiatus from…

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2020 , ,
Neal Schon - Universe
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Neal Schon – Universe 2 (1)

It’s Neal Schon’s newest record since 2015’s ‘Vortex’, a fifteen track affair with six covers produced by drum master Narada…

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2020 , ,
Le Roux - One Of Those Days
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Le Roux – One Of Those Days 3 (1)

It’s an easy sell for this website to promote Le Roux, one of Glory Daze’s favourite bands and a longstanding…

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2020 , ,
Eye - It Might Rain
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Eye – It Might Rain 3 (1)

Our interest in Eye/Timmy is due to the release of their 3CD Anthology recently put out by German label Pride…

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1989 , , ,
Saraya - Saraya
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Saraya – Saraya 4.5 (2)

Saraya is the band name of singer Sandi Saraya, that started life off as the duo Alsace Lorraine which was…

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1989 , ,
Andrée Theander - The Peculiar Present
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Andree Theander – The Peculiar Present 3 (1)

This is the first solo record for Swedish guitarist Andree Theander, who some may recall is the owner of two…

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2020 , ,
Pinnacle Point - Symphony Of Mind
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Pinnacle Point – Symphony Of Mind 3 (1)

This is the sophomore release for the Proggy-influenced melodic rock band Pinnacle Point co-led by American singer Jerome Mazza and…

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2020 , ,
Stormzone - Ignite The Machine
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Stormzone – Ignite The Machine 3 (1)

Here we have some power metal from Northern Ireland’s Stormzone. It doesn’t quite roll off the tongue like malt whiskey,…

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2020 , ,
Savatage - Power Of The Night
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Savatage – Power Of The Night 3 (1)

Savatage’s 1985 album was the band’s first major label release, following two independent releases in 1983 and 1984.

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1985 , ,