AOR 2010s Albums

Line of Fire builds around Harry Hess’s rich voice and pursues the ideal texture of melodic rock and AOR.

Atomic Generation joins FM’s polished British melodic-rock identity to a blues-tinted hard-rock feel with effortless confidence.

Groundbreaker is a melodic-rock project built around Steve Overland’s voice, with Robert Säll and Alessandro Del Vecchio among the key creative figures.

Fourteen gently draws on the warmth and touch of melancholy that Last Autumn’s Dream do so well in Scandinavian melodic rock.

Secret Treasures is a useful way to hear LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM from a different angle within the 2018 catalogue.

All Rise shows Perfect Plan’s deep love for eighties-style melodic rock with the weight of modern production.

The Road to Hell places Joe Lynn Turner’s convincing vocal at the center of Sunstorm’s move into heavier guitar territory.

Don't Let Up presents Night Ranger’s melodic hard-rock character with freshness rather than nostalgia.

One Step Over the Line builds classic melodic rock around a vocal performance that is both powerful and warm.

In Disguise is a covers record in which Last Autumn’s Dream recast songs from different eras through their own melodic-rock touch.

Edge of Tomorrow carefully links Sunstorm’s smooth AOR feel to melodic metal with firm guitar weight.

Tabula Rasa uses clear keyboards, smooth vocals and lyrical guitar to draw out the best qualities of Scandinavian AOR and melodic rock.

Heroes and Villains builds FM’s British melodic rock around warm vocals, smooth guitar and polished chorus work.

Again & Again is a useful way to hear LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM from a different angle within the 2015 catalogue.

Paintings uses Last Autumn’s Dream’s warm vocals, smooth keyboards and lyrical guitar to draw the comfort of Scandinavian melodic rock.

Toto XIV uses Toto’s refined ensemble work, rich chord sense and dependable melody to portray mature rock and AOR at their best.

Gravitas frames Asia’s grand melodic sense and polished progressive-rock construction with a calm, mature center of gravity.

Level Eleven carefully builds the clarity, melancholy and flowing choruses associated with Scandinavian melodic rock.

High Road refines Night Ranger’s strengths: interlocking twin guitars, clear vocals and wide-open choruses.

Life, Love & Hope uses layered choruses, clear guitar color and wide-opening melodies to revisit the best qualities of Boston’s long-developed sound.

Rockville uses warm vocals, smooth keyboards and tasteful guitar to present FM’s mature melodic rock.

Rockville II stands alongside Rockville and offers more of FM’s soft-edged melodies, polished keyboards and restrained guitar work.

XXX layers Asia’s clear keyboard colors, song-focused guitar work and measured vocals with care.

Ten Tangerine Tales uses soft-edged vocals, rich keyboards and polished guitar to portray the warmth of Scandinavian melodic rock with care.

Emotional Fire centers Joe Lynn Turner’s seasoned vocals within polished keyboards, melodic guitars and high-quality choruses.

Reinventions is Wigelius’s debut, built from fresh vocals, shining keyboards and melodic guitar to portray the brightness and polish of Scandinavian AOR.

Atmosphere layers Bad Habit’s soft-edged vocals, full choruses and glossy keyboards into the warmth associated with Scandinavian AOR.

Eclipse brings Neal Schon’s guitar further forward, supporting Journey’s arena-rock melodies with a tougher riff foundation.

Nine Lives uses soft vocals, tasteful keyboards and emotional guitar to portray the warmth of Scandinavian melodic rock.

Somewhere in California reaffirms Night Ranger’s American hard-rock identity through bright choruses, lively twin guitars and colorful keyboards.

Shy layers expressive vocals, polished guitar and full choruses into mature British melodic rock.

Omega layers Asia’s grand keyboards, refined guitar and open choruses to connect progressive sensibility with AOR-style songcraft.

First Signal is a self-titled AOR and melodic-rock debut built around warm vocals, rich choruses and polished keyboards.

Metropolis marks FM’s return to British melodic rock with smooth vocals, refined keyboards and tasteful guitar.

Promise Land reaffirms Giant’s melodic-rock strengths with rich choruses, refined guitar and a sense for emotional balladry.

A Touch of Heaven layers Last Autumn’s Dream’s warm vocals, soft keyboards and graceful melody into Scandinavian AOR.

Yes is a useful way to hear LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM from a different angle within the 2010 catalogue.