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Points: 9226 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2014 at 16:09
Not sure if any of the above really fit the bill - I will check on Ambrosia, thanks.

[[Lukather and the ones Scott mentioned are not prog-related so I would pass for now (Scott if you like those, you might want to check my brother's band Tongue)]]

Back on track - I don't think Enchant really touched AOR. Asia never played prog IMO but that may just be me...
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Points: 65937 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2014 at 16:12
The band W.E.T. consists of members of Work of Art, Eclipse, and Talisman. If you like Jeff Scott Soto, he is the vocalist of W.E.T. and Talisman.  The album Bleed and Scream from Eclipse is quite good too.
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Points: 65937 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2014 at 16:18
Originally posted by aapatsos aapatsos wrote:

Not sure if any of the above really fit the bill - I will check on Ambrosia, thanks.

[[Lukather and the ones Scott mentioned are not prog-related so I would pass for now (Scott if you like those, you might want to check my brother's band Tongue)]]

Back on track - I don't think Enchant really touched AOR. Asia never played prog IMO but that may just be me...
If I like it, it is prog as defined by me.  Wink  At any rate, the link for your brother's band didn't work.
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Points: 8084 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2014 at 16:22
Originally posted by aapatsos aapatsos wrote:

Not sure if any of the above really fit the bill - I will check on Ambrosia, thanks.

[[Lukather and the ones Scott mentioned are not prog-related so I would pass for now (Scott if you like those, you might want to check my brother's band Tongue)]]

Back on track - I don't think Enchant really touched AOR. Asia never played prog IMO but that may just be me...
Cool. Ambrosia's self titled debut album is a masterpiece, especially.
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Points: 9226 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2014 at 16:27
Originally posted by rushfan4 rushfan4 wrote:

Originally posted by aapatsos aapatsos wrote:

Not sure if any of the above really fit the bill - I will check on Ambrosia, thanks.

[[Lukather and the ones Scott mentioned are not prog-related so I would pass for now (Scott if you like those, you might want to check my brother's band Tongue)]]

Back on track - I don't think Enchant really touched AOR. Asia never played prog IMO but that may just be me...
If I like it, it is prog as defined by me.  Wink  At any rate, the link for your brother's band didn't work.
Hahaha - I like Talisman quite a lot - check now
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Points: 24391 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2014 at 16:42
Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

P.S. Nice to see another BOC fan on here.


Here's another one! BOC are one of my all-time favourite bands (as my avatar makes it abundantly clear), and even their worst album is highly listenable. They are also here in Prog Related, and I was the one who added them a long time ago.
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Points: 65937 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2014 at 16:43
Cool!  Thanks.  I like what I am hearing from your brother's band. 
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Also, check the sole album by Jail entitled You Can Help Me-another brilliant example of prog meets AOR, featuring former Triumvirat members Helmut Koellen and Jurgen Fritz, Jaki Liebezeit from Can, and Roland Schaeffer from Brainstorm, among others. And the band's single, Julie.
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Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

P.S. Nice to see another BOC fan on here.


Here's another one! BOC are one of my all-time favourite bands (as my avatar makes it abundantly clear), and even their worst album is highly listenable. They are also here in Prog Related, and I was the one who added them a long time ago.
Me too.  I have a number of their albums, and just recently purchased Spectres and Cultosaurus Erectus to add to the collection.
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PS. Raff is the ultimate BOC fan around here, just don't get her started...
Just don't say I didn't tell you...LOL
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Points: 24391 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2014 at 16:47
Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

Maybe a little Mars Hollow?



Mars Hollow were excellent, and we were there at ROSfest when that video was taken. Unfortunately, they disbanded among a lot of bitterness - which is very sad, as we had become friends with the whole band. I have been unable to listen to their albums after that. Luckily Kerry Chicoine and Jerry Beller bounced back with Heliopolis, whose debut album is highly recommended.
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Points: 9226 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2014 at 16:54
Originally posted by presdoug presdoug wrote:

Also, check the sole album by Jail entitled You Can Help Me-another brilliant example of prog meets AOR, featuring former Triumvirat members Helmut Koellen and Jurgen Fritz, Jaki Liebezeit from Can, and Roland Schaeffer from Brainstorm, among others. And the band's single, Julie.
Just checked the single, thanks, interesting, towards mainly straight hard rock (interesting guitars though) - that must be a proper rarity I guess
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Originally posted by aapatsos aapatsos wrote:

Originally posted by presdoug presdoug wrote:

Also, check the sole album by Jail entitled You Can Help Me-another brilliant example of prog meets AOR, featuring former Triumvirat members Helmut Koellen and Jurgen Fritz, Jaki Liebezeit from Can, and Roland Schaeffer from Brainstorm, among others. And the band's single, Julie.
Just checked the single, thanks, interesting, towards mainly straight hard rock (interesting guitars though) - that must be a proper rarity I guess
Hey, man, thanks for checking and taking an interest.Thumbs Up The album tracks are a bit more AOR in quite a few cases. A rarity, indeed!
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Points: 26133 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2014 at 17:47
Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:


P.S. Nice to see another BOC fan on here.


Here's another one! BOC are one of my all-time favourite bands (as my avatar makes it abundantly clear), and even their worst album is highly listenable. They are also here in Prog Related, and I was the one who added them a long time ago.
Fire of Unknown Origin is my favorite. It's a dream/goal of mine to sing "Psychic Wars" on stage some day. :)
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Here is a half-decent one that no one knows: EMPEROR - SAME  (US)



Yeah - Canada 70s/80s was world leader at this:
Second SYMPHONIC SLAM  lp ventures more into AOR-crap, but first rack is killer synth runs
TRUE MYTH - second lp "Telegraph"
ECLIPSE - DAY & NIGHT
ROSE - TASTE OF NEPTUNE  is the most progressive
NASH THE SLASH
ZON


CRACK THE SKY - SAME  first

AVIATOR -SAME '78 (pERRY, lANCASTER, bUNKER)

PILOT - SECOND FLIGHT

HELICOPTER

ESQUIRE-SAME  surprizingly good '87  , Chris Squire's first wife is having an excellent voice, Squire & Alan White







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Points: 24391 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2014 at 17:51
Originally posted by HolyMoly HolyMoly wrote:

Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:


P.S. Nice to see another BOC fan on here.


Here's another one! BOC are one of my all-time favourite bands (as my avatar makes it abundantly clear), and even their worst album is highly listenable. They are also here in Prog Related, and I was the one who added them a long time ago.
Fire of Unknown Origin is my favorite. It's a dream/goal of mine to sing "Psychic Wars" on stage some day. :)


When you do, be sure I'm there to watch you! That song is one of my all-time faves - both for the music and the lyrics.
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Points: 20497 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2014 at 18:52
BOC is one of my  favorite early bands but to be honest, I'm not quite sure where they belong. AOR, Hard Rock or Metal?
 
BTW, On Your Feet or On Your Knees is my favorite album by them.
And my favorite live album by any band. Heart


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Nice thread Athanasios!

Count me among those who love the good AOR, even those accused of being a bit cheesy around the edges.

I love Styx as well as another one that gets accused of being cheesy, the superb (at times) Triumph.  Triumph were so inconsistent, half of their album are pretty weak but the other half is great. 

BOC certainly isn't cheesy, great band...saw them twice back in the day. 

I can even enjoy the hard rock and pop stuff with equal pleasure:  Benatar, Blondie, the Cars....not ashamed to be caught playing Billy Squier.  Ok, maybe a littleEmbarrassed

If you like Rik check out this clip!  The man doesn't shy away from hitting his high notesLOL

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Points: 2673 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2014 at 18:56
I've always been confused, is AOR a genre or a format?


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Points: 15006 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2014 at 19:32
Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

Originally posted by HolyMoly HolyMoly wrote:

Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:


P.S. Nice to see another BOC fan on here.


Here's another one! BOC are one of my all-time favourite bands (as my avatar makes it abundantly clear), and even their worst album is highly listenable. They are also here in Prog Related, and I was the one who added them a long time ago.
Fire of Unknown Origin is my favorite. It's a dream/goal of mine to sing "Psychic Wars" on stage some day. :)


When you do, be sure I'm there to watch you! That song is one of my all-time faves - both for the music and the lyrics.
 
"Veteran of the Psychic Wars" is timeless. One of my favorite BOC songs, along with "Black Blade," "The Great Sun Jester," "Reaper," etc.
 
And their last studio album Curse of the Hidden Mirror was outstanding, their best in 20 years. It's too bad they won't do another. Or maybe the Old Gods will return...?
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