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Marc Jordan - Talking Through Pictures (1987) [1988, Japan] Music

Posted by BlondStyle at Feb. 21, 2023

Canadian singer-songwriter, session musician and record producer, Marc Jordan won the '94 'Best Producer Juno Award' (equivalent to Grammy), and has worked with the likes of Jay Graydon, Rod Stewart, Cher, Stan Bush, etc. So as you could imagine, he's a sound perfectionist, and this "Talking Through Pictures" released in the second halg of the '80s is not an exception, immaculately produced and recorded.

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Foreigner - Studio Albums 1977 - 1991 (Original Japan & West Germany 1st Press) Music

Posted by v3122 at March 12, 2011

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Stan Bush - Dial 818888-8638 (1994) [Japan] Music

Posted by BlondStyle at Feb. 10, 2019

Guitarist and singer Stan Bush is best known to AOR collectors for the melodic, crunchy pop/rock albums he recorded during the '80s, with and without his backing band, Barrage. Bush began his career as a member of the AOR band Boulder, which released an album on Elektra in 1979. He later landed a solo deal with Columbia and released his self-titled debut in 1983; the record leaned toward the Rick Springfield-ish power pop side of AOR, and the track "All American Boy" was later covered by Y&T.

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Gary Hughes - Studio Discography (1990 - 2007) {Japan} Re-Up Music

Posted by popsakov at Aug. 12, 2019

Gary Hughes - Studio Discography (1990 - 2007) {Japan}
7CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 2,7 Gb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 920 Mb
Full Scans ~ 641 Mb | RAR 5% Recovery
Melodic Hard Rock, AOR | EMI / Zero Corporation / Avalon

Gary Hughes is an English hard rock singer, songwriter and musician. Apart from his work as a solo artist, Gary Hughes is the front man and main songwriter of Hard Rock/Melodic Rock band Ten. He has also worked as a producer and songwriter for Bob Catley's first three solo albums, as well as Hugo's first album and has appeared on Vinny Burns' The Journey solo album and on the Ayreonauts Only album by the band Ayreon. Gary Hughes started playing guitar when he was 9 years old and as he progressed he earned a scholarship to the Royal Northern College of Music. His musical career started in 1989 when Hughes released his first album, Big Bad Wolf (renamed and re-released with extra tracks in 1992 as Strength of Heart) through the Polygram Oslo label in Germany and Norway…

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Tyketto - Don't Come Easy (1991) [2010, Japan SHM-CD, UICY-94513] Re-up Music

Posted by v3122 at Nov. 15, 2017

Of all the bands that were unjustly overlooked in the early 1990's, none deserved the spotlight more than Tyketto. The band's debut album Don't Come Easy was an AOR/melodic rock masterpiece, embodying everything good about that style of music, and should have vaulted the band into the same arena as bands like Damn Yankees, Bad English, Firehouse, and Giant. Instead they went largely unnoticed…

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Stan Bush - Every Beat Of My Heart (1993) [Japan] Music

Posted by BlondStyle at Oct. 9, 2021

"Every Beat of My Heart" is the 3rd studio album by iconic AOR singer Stan Bush originally released in 1992. "Ever Beat…" took a further step in the commercial rock direction of the late `80s-early `90s, proving an obvious successor to "Stan Bush & Barrage". This 3rd album saw Stan's return in the solo artist format as opposed to the band scenario he adopted during the mid-80s. Without a doubt, "Every Beat" is even more polished than the previous two albums, clearly favoring the keyboards over the guitar; that is not to say that guitar parts have been reduced, simply they come somewhat lower in the mix while thankfully the six-string solos establish a firm presence once again. One has to adress that tempos have also dropped on "Every Beat…" making mid-tempo and ballads the norm. Never the less, Stan compensates by delivering some of his best choruses and many incredible vocal lines overall.

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John Warren - One Heart (1990) [Japan] Music

Posted by BlondStyle at May 5, 2022

Even more AOR oriented than its predecessor ("Private Motion"), "One Heart" delivers stupendous melodic tunes on "The Chosen Few" and "Rain Down On Me" in the vein of Steve Overland's FM, soft Westcoast tracks like "Another Side Of You" or "Show Me A Way" and his usual Hi-Tech numbers in "Don't Give Up" and "I Get This Feeling". Title track "One Heart" is an elegant midtempo AOR, while "We Danced All Night" reminds you those mid-eighties soundtrack catchy songs.

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John Warren - Take Me Back (1988) [Japan] Music

Posted by BlondStyle at Feb. 5, 2022

Great AOR mini-album made by John Warren with Hi-Tech Pop influences, a good example is the entitled "Take Me Back". "The Love Beat" this song reminded of "Silent Running" (Mike & The Mechanics) a lot). "Into The Night" catchy song, nice tune and good solo (Harmonica and Guitar) with a pomp feeling on the chorus. "Carry On" my favorite AOR song here! "I'll Do Anything for You" a semi-ballad , what a voice! - similar to Steve Overland. "Tell Me Now" great uptempo song that finishes the album in an excellent way.

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Osukaru - Salvation (2012) [Japan Exclusive Deluxe Ed.] 2CD Music

Posted by Andi_Deris at March 10, 2018

The Swedish/American combo OSUKARU finally hit the streets with their full length debut album "Salvation". Based in Gothenburg, Sweden, Osukaru was founded by ex-Katana/Eye guitarist Oskar 'Oz Osukaru' Petersson together with L.A. drummer Ryan Coyle.

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Care Of Night - Love Equals War (2018) {Japan 1st Press} Music

Posted by popsakov at Jan. 20, 2024

Care Of Night - Love Equals War (2018) {Japan 1st Press}
XLD Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 469 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 164 Mb
Scans Included | 00:56:16 | RAR 5% Recovery
Hard Rock, AOR | AnderStein Music #ASCM1818

Japanese pressing features a bonus track. Formed in 2009, the band released an EP in 2013 consisting of four songs that made a great impact among AOR-fans all over the world. Shortly afterwards Care Of Night signed a deal with AOR Heaven and released their debutalbum "Connected" in January 2015, receiving great accolades. A triumphant performance at Nottingham festival 2015 cemented the popularity. Then came silence, members departing and other aspects of life as we know it. Some three years later, the band awoke from the hiatus. New guitarist Viktor Öström Berg joined the band in late 2015 and thereafter the band started to write new material and recordings started in the summer of 2018, with Erik Wigelius (Wigelius) returning as producer.

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