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Although they never reached the sustained commercial peaks of such AOR legends as Foreigner, Boston, Journey etc, this career retrospective…
If you feel that your belief in melodic rock and roll could do with an upgrade, then Starz is the…
Wheels Are Turnin’ was written and recorded under a fair amount of pressure to deliver, and a look at the…
“During the 80’s, UFO had become purveyors of very fine AOR, while never short on power. The re-tuned lineup that…
“‘Blow Up Your Video’ is a batch of mostly strong hard rock tunes from AC/DC, well played but poorly sung.
Kiss are often dismissed as just another metal/hard rock band, but in truth there’s plenty of AOR and melodic rock…
Paul Stanley set out to deliver a melodic and heartfelt solo record, and gathered a host of gifted studio musicians…
I can honestly say this compilation should be certified ‘essential’, from bona fide Shooting Star maniacs right through to people…
‘Raised On Radio’ might not win any polls for favourite Journey album, but it has a lot to offer for…
It’s Prism, but not really. The true core of the band having left after their previous 1981 album, leaving the…
‘Clear Approach’ is Trillion’s second album, and if you’re looking for an AOR album of sheer class, where pomp rock…
The fourth Roadmaster album ‘Fortress’, would see the band shed their pomp tendencies and focus on a crisp radio rock…
This was the last studio album from Angel until 1999’s ‘In The Beginning’, it should have sold millions, but there…
This is a Japan-only compilation CD from New York AORsters Fandango, featuring Joe Lynn Turner.
After 1980’s ‘Paradise Theatre’, we would wait three years before hearing from AOR gods Styx again with ‘Kilroy Was Here’.
So here we are in 1994, 18 years down the road and the fourth Boston album ‘Walk On’ is before…
Please note, only 10 of the 16 tracks are available in the video. The ones missing are the Rarities.
I never really appreciated how good Love her all i can was until i heard Ace Frehley do a live…
The drummer in the videos above is not Bobby Rock.
[The Murf] In Canada: Platinum status is 100,00 units, Gold is 50,000 and Diamond Status is 1 million units.
The catalyst in this band was guitarist - the late Jimmy Berick. Jimmy was part of the Northern California band…
Think I'm gonna go on a treasure hunt for this. Quite enjoy this era of golden AM Radio pop.
I quite liked the band through the 1986-1988 period, but it ended up being a recipe for disaster. Much like…
[JeffLynneFan] I strongly disagree with you on this one. "Pleasure Palace" , "Edge Of Your Life" , "Love Don't Lie"…
More comments from the Net. From the Prog Not Frog website. "A Matter of Time" was released in 1981. It…
Some notes regarding this album. The ornate album cover is an absolute gem. It's never been released on CD so…