Boston - Don'T Look Back

Boston – Don’t Look Back 5 (1)

In hindsight, Boston’s second album ‘Don’t Look Back’ definitely did not suffer at the box office because of the dreaded…

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Toto - Toto

Toto – Toto 5 (1)

No AOR collectors album collection would be complete without this debut album from the legendary Toto.

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The Cars - The Cars

The Cars – The Cars 5 (1)

Glory Daze would be only half a site if no mention was ever made of this great band The Cars,…

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The Scorpions - Tokyo Tapes

The Scorpions – Tokyo Tapes 0 (0)

Recorded at two of three nights at Tokyo’s famed Nakano Sun Plaza ‘Tokyo Tapes’ compiles The Scorpions last performances with…

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Thin Lizzy - Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy – Live And Dangerous 5 (1)

Thin Lizzy’s ‘Live And Dangerous’ has been described as one of the best double live albums of the 70’s hard…

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Molly Hatchet - Molly Hatchet

Molly Hatchet – Molly Hatchet 4 (1)

Interestingly though, the initial Molly Hatchet sound was quite smooth, given Tom Werman’s production and the budget that Epic Records…

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Robin Trower - Caravan To Midnight

Robin Trower – Caravan To Midnight 2 (1)

Here we progress through Robin Trower’s Mark II era, following on from his transition to shorter format songs first heard…

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The Doobie Brothers - Minute By Minute

The Doobie Brothers – Minute By Minute 4 (1)

Hard to believe that after twenty years of writing reviews, we’ve only got around to this one from The Doobie…

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The Sweet - Level Headed

The Sweet – Level Headed 0 (0)

Following 1977’s ‘Off The Record’, change was in the air for The Sweet and ‘Level Headed’ was indeed a radical…

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Gentle Giant - Giant For A Day

Gentle Giant – Giant For A Day 0 (0)

Gentle Giant’s ‘Giant For A Day!’ with its gimmicky cover and stronger, straighter rock songs was their first LP I…

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Departure - Departure

Departure – Departure 4 (1)

If you’re into melodic rock and AOR, then Departure is a must have CD for your collection.

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Stun Leer - Once

Stun Leer – Once 0 (0)

Stun Leer’s music is at the heavier end of the spectrum, with massive walls of guitars from Michael McCabe, ginormous…

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Dare - Calm Before The Storm

Dare – Calm Before The Storm 0 (0)

Listeners still pining for a return to their stunning 1988 debut ‘Out Of The Silence’ get half a return on…

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Toto - Xx 1977-1997

Toto – XX 1977-1997 0 (0)

A must have album for the Toto fan/collector, and certainly sits comfortably among anyone’s Toto CD collection, the fact that…

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The Outfield - It Ain'T Over

The Outfield – It Ain’t Over 0 (0)

With this effort, we have a collection of songs recorded between 1993 and 1998, the result is a typical consistent…

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Zebra - In Black And White

Zebra – In Black And White: Best Of 0 (0)

Although they never reached the sustained commercial peaks of such AOR legends as Foreigner, Boston, Journey etc, this career retrospective…

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Artica - Artica

Artica – As It Should Be 4 (2)

Californians Artica had all the hallmarks of an archetypal melodic rock band, with a sound somewhere between Journey and Survivor….

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Starz – Back In Actlon (DVD) 0 (0)

If you feel that your belief in melodic rock and roll could do with an upgrade, then Starz is the…

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Queen - A Night At The Opera

Queen – A Night At The Opera 4.3 (3)

This is the career defining album ‘A Night At The Opera’ (ANATO), and of course the real game changer being…

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Kiss - Dressed To Kill

Kiss – Dressed To Kill 0 (0)

Kiss served up another classic hard rock album, even if the album was barely over 25 minutes long, with all…

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Starz - Coliseum Rock

Starz – Coliseum Rock 0 (0)

‘Attention Shoppers’ ushered in a change of direction for Starz, delivering AOR and power pop but the wider public were…

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Starz - Attention Shoppers

Starz – Attention Shoppers! 0 (0)

Attention Shoppers!’ missed the power pop explosion of 1979-80 and how different things might have been for Starz if released…

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Starz - Violation

Starz – Violation 0 (0)

Long regarded as one of the biggest influences on North American hard rock are Starz, who recorded four albums in…

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Starz - Starz

Starz – Starz 0 (0)

The music created by the exceptional quartet Starz was blessed with the amazing vocal talents of Michael Lee Smith to…

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