Chronicling AOR & Melodic Hard Rock Past & Future
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Joined February 2013
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UNRULY CHILD/Ex-KING KOBRA Singer MARCIE FREE Dead At 71 blabbermouth.net/news/unruly…
Renowned songwriter, singer & keyboardist #StevePorcaro (#Toto fame)'s 2nd solo album: #WestCoast studio perfection
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/0vUWG…
Reviews: scoope.nl/steve-porcaro-shar… & patreon.com/posts/short-trac…
Bio: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_…
#MichaelMcDonald #JasonSchiff #JudeCole
#EricGales tribute to his late brother probably is the best #BluesRock CD you'll hear this year
Spotify open.spotify.com/album/3dZgj…
Reviews bluesrockreview.com/2025/08/… + rocknews.co.uk/blog/2025/08/… + sonicabuse.com/eric-gales-a-…
Bio en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_G…
#BuddyGuy #JoeBonamassa #CristoneIngram
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Roy Thomas Baker, Hitmaking Producer Behind Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ Dead at 78
More: rollingstone.com/music/music…
Twilight Zone & When The Lady Smile were quite successful also. An interesting band anyway. Sadly missed these days
Twilight Zone: m.youtube.com/watch?v=a1sf2C…
When The Lady Smiles: m.youtube.com/watch?v=E9-2sB…
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I’ve mentioned it before, but I feel compelled to mention it again. It is amazing how geography, in part, dictates our musical tastes.
Again, here is an example of Australian band Cold Chisel. They are currently on their 50th anniversary tour and recently played the city of Ballarat (Australia). A tad under 30 000 fans showed up. Had this been in the US - maybe 300 would have shown up.
They play good old rock n roll like many American bands, and yet virtually unknown in North America. The difference isn’t the music - it’s the geography.
What is more remarkable are the bands and artists that are worldwide sensations. What is it that made INXS speak to the whole world? What is it about Metallica, U2, Madonna, Bon Jovi, etc… how do some break the geographical barriers and yet others are locked to their countries?
#music #love
'Are the words that we use
Just a game to amuse
Till we can't tell the truth from a lie'
Song: youtube.com/watch?v=p1z-bA7L…
Info: knac.com/article.asp?Article…
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/100L…
#Ballad #Hurtsmile #GaryCherone #ExtremeFame #201MonthlyListeners? #GiveMeABreak!
'I hurry through my life never stopping to see
How beautiful it was meant 2 be
I'm just a prisoner in a king's disguise [...]
Don't cash ur freedoms in 4 gold'
Song: youtube.com/watch?v=dFJwGfDe…
Lyrics: genius.com/Styx-pieces-of-ei…
CD: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieces…
#Styx #CompositorialPerfection
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“A whole generation of bands are standing on the brink of extinction. Look around and see how many have gone”: How Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes became one of American rock’s great unsung heroes trib.al/57Q5Wkr
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Legendary musician John Mayall — the “godfather of British blues” — died Monday at age 90. Mayall died just months after being selected for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
More: trib.al/n7uxNWN
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#RIP Doug Ingle, Last Original Member of Iron Butterfly, and Singer-Writer of ‘In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida,’ Dies
bestclassicbands.com/doug-in…
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R.I.P. #RobinGEORGE - Le guitariste chanteur britannique qui a collaboré entre autres avec David Byron, Phil Lynott, Glenn Hughes, Robert Plant, John Wetton, Magnum, Pete Way ... est décédé à l'âge de 68 ans : 👉👇 rockmeeting.com/news/14921-r…
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Dickey Betts, the singer, songwriter and guitarist of the Allman Brothers Band whose piercing solos, beloved songs and hell-raising spirit defined the band and Southern rock in general, has died at the age of 80.
More on his life: rollingstone.com/music/music…
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Firehouse singer CJ Snare Dead at 64 - Snare co-wrote all three of the band's Top 20 hits, including "Love of a Lifetime" and "When I Look Into Your Eyes." ultimateclassicrock.com/c-j-…
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Sad to hear about the passing of the great Mark Spiro, notable multi Instrumentalist, highly qualified composer, an extensive career of remarkable collaborations in various genres, with various artists: 🧶
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“It was the first time I smoked pot and saw a naked girl. The next day I bought a guitar and swore to do this for a living”: how Paul Laine made cult AOR classic Stick It In Your Ear, the greatest Bon Jovi album Bon Jovi never made trib.al/5MYgSIq
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MC5 founder, guitarist and driving force Wayne Kramer dead at 75 trib.al/9D0x5Zy
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Magnum guitarist Tony Clarkin has died aged 77 trib.al/L1g4v4k
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“I was playing at three times the speed that I normally play at”: Pete Townshend resisted buying “heavy metal” guitars for decades – but he just got his first Jackson at the age of 78… and loves it trib.al/5sErJdr
