But first, if you have time do a friend of the blog a favor, and go to the Rockdoctor's blog
http://travellingunderground.blogspot.com/
and see if you can't tell us what the name of this song is. It's been driving a friend crazy for years. It sounds really familiar but no one so far can place it.
And away we go (and STILL more to come!!):
Here's Trigger's lone LP from 1978. Good album oriented rock with some proggy touches.http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RWXCMY0W
And here is a really good one, Trevor Rabin's Wolf LP from the early 80's. He was a member of Yes for a while and is a brilliant guitarist.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZAHJ9GZ4
And here's another great AOR record. This is the self titled LP from Treasure.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LPN7FKRZ
The first of two LPs from Balance. Great stuff . Proggy rock that is worth checking out. Members included Peppy Castro from the Blues Magoos and Bob Kulick from any number of bands mainly Kiss briefly (as was his brother Bruce for a number of years) and Alice Cooper's band.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Y0J0L6YE
Widowmaker (UK) - Widowmaker
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=R7YPRV9R
Too Late To Cry
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NBIF958j
And last for now, but not least, two very good albums from late 70's band Trillion. Their self titled debut and the 2nd and I think final LP Clear Approach. I've had both of these in the past and can say they are both excellent. The 2nd is my fave of the two. Sorry could not find covers for these!
Trillion - 1st.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6DZFERYS
Trillion - Clear Approach
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WSXMZUCL
And I want to thank everyone for clicking those ads over at the other blog. As always the family and I appreciate it very much. And within the next half hour or so you will find a bunch of April Wine, Dan Reed and much much more there. And up next (tomorrow) even more from Tor-Erik, and I will attempt to get those requests taken care of as much as is possible.
11 comments:
Hi
Great blog. I was wondering if you can post Samson - don't get mad get even & samson - before the storm.
Hi,
What is the meaning of AOR?
album oriented rock. coined by radio stations (mainly FM) in the late 60's to signify bands whose medium was the album as opposed to the single.
Also adapted in the late 70s as albums not heavy metal but either harder than classic rock, or more progressive than the norm. Basically harder than than MOR which is middle of the road (mainstream), for example Bob Seger's mid to late 70's material would be defined as MOR whereas his early seventies pre-Beautiful Loser material would probably be classified as AOR. Not the best example but off the top of my head, best I could do.
I thought you summed it up quite nicely.
Hi,
This is a fantastic blog. I'm really upset that I missed the great Baroques US album. I've been searching for it for years since I got the Purple Day CD compilation that doesn't include the whole LP. I'd be really grateful if you could reload it.
Thanks Matthew
That one is a vinyl rip from long ago, and I may have saved it to MP3 (I usually do). I will add it to the list and if I did you will find it here soon. I have to finsih the Tor-Erik collection which is taking a bit longer than expected.
TT-
Thanks I really appreciate that.
Matthew
Trigger, The Godz, Boyzz....
It's just like reliving my youth.
Fantastic. thank you so much. Keep going with the melodic hard rock.
Many thanks
Thrilled to find the 1st Trillion album. It's been at least 25 years since I've heard it. Thanks so much!
I'd like to put in a request for the album "This World" by Facedancer.
Thanks for the Widowmaker albums. They were a great live band in late 70's- So good to hear again. another great band from that time is Glencoe- The Spirit of Glencoe is impossible to find now - anyone???
Thank you so much for Trillion. I was looking for it for ages. Sadly the cd's were only released in Japan and cost a fortune.
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