Tag Archives: AOR

REO SPEEDWAGON – Live At Rockpalast 1979

August 18, 2024

MiG Music 2024 On the first performance of their first European tour, Champaign’s finest drink the wine of success. Formed before the acronym AOR, which they’ve always been associated with, was in force, this ensemble, wearing another initialism for a … Continue reading →

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INTELLIGENT MUSIC PROJECT – VIII: Miracles Beyond

June 4, 2024

Intelligent Music 2024 The thrill is gone: another chapter of long-playing series fails to perform wonders. It’s only for so long that one can ride the coattails of their nostalgia for teenage idealism and spread their positive-thinking message without worrying … Continue reading →

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FIREBORN – Reflections

July 18, 2023

Deko 2023 Lörrach metal collective’s debut invites their listeners to a post-juvenile crisis. Don’t blame a young ensemble for trying too hard on their first full-length effort – and an effort it is: all of the songs on this album … Continue reading →

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ANGEL – Once Upon A Time

April 4, 2023

Cleopatra 2023 Spreading their broken wings again, American group aim to recapture glories of yore. You can live in the past only for so long, and this ensemble know the rules of business named “showbiz” too well to try and … Continue reading →

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MARK DUDA – Bodega Flowers

December 23, 2022

Train Faces 2022 Billed under his own name again, American belter goes to the corner to buy a bouquet of songs. Involvement with various ensembles has kept this New Yorker quite busy but it didn’t alleviate his followers’ wait for … Continue reading →

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