Category: Melodic Rock | AOR

Album-oriented rock (abbreviated AOR) is an American FM radio format focusing on album tracks by rock artists. AOR evolved from progressive rock radio in the mid-1970s, using research and formal programming to create an album rock format with greater commercial appeal.

DANE DONOHUE – Dane Donohue [Japan remastered AOR CITY 1000 series] , MP3+FLAC


For 46 plus years AOR mystery man DANE DONOHUE was a bit of a ‘one and done‘ artist with just his glorious West Coast / FM Rock styled self-titled as his previous only recorded full-length LP. A major label – Columbia – release, with big production, brimming with all the greatest superstars and session players from the L.A. Scene.
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PARIS – Hungry 4 Action [AOR Boulevard Records] (2024), MP3+FLAC


Class AOR act PARIS are releasing their new album, their 4th, properly titled “Hungry 4 Action“, and as usual, you find it featured first in exclusive at here.
And “Hungry 4 Action” is not only properly titled with the ‘4’ in the middle, but for the ‘action’ we hear all over this great AOR platter. PARIS mastermind musicians / songwriters Sébastien Montet (guitars, backing vocals) and Frédéric Dechavanne (keys, synths, , backing vocals) have forged a blistering new record.
And part of the success is something we were requesting to PARIS: hire a talented singer to perform their melodic songs. Well, stars aligned: the songs on “Hungry 4 Action” are performed by Chandler Mogel (OUTLOUD), a terrific vocalist. And a guest appearance of Robert Säll (WORK OF ART, W.E.T.) completes the picture here.

 

Produced by Steve Newman (NEWMAN), “Hungry 4 Action” is by far the best PARIS album, pure AOR with keyboard stabs to die for, load of harmonies, and catchy choruses. Just check out, for instance, the beautiful anthem “Back To The Eighties” (do you need more proof of what this CD is all about?), the beauty of “Don’t Count on Me”, the energetic “Everytime We Fall”, etc.
A big step forward for PARIS, and “Hungry 4 Action” is easily one of the best 2024 AOR releases.

01 – Hungry 4 Action
02 – Don’t Count on Me
03 – Face the World
04 – Not Broken
05 – Stranded
06 – Back to the Eighties
07 – Someone
08 – Every Time We Fall
09 – Work for It
10 – I Believe
11 – The Awakening
12 – Tonight

Frederic Dechavanne (vocals, keyboards)
Sebastien Montet (guitars, keyboards, background vocals)
Chandler Mogel (vocals)
Robert Sall (guitar)
Steve Newman (background vocals, producer)
Dave Bartlett (bass, background vocals)
Rob McEwen (drums)

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