Trying to put a playlist together with that very British AOR sound, and trying to think of the best British AOR albums... Any suggestions? I'm thinking: FM - Indiscreet, Aphrodisiac (and maybe Tough It Out) Dare - Abandon Heartland - S/T & Wide Open Strangeways - Native Sons & Walk In The Fire Newman - One Step Closer, Dance In The Fire (but that said, his last 4, although less AOR were superb...) Robert Hart - Cries & Whispers Nivhttp://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924483#msg-924483Mon, 20 May 2013 12:31:55 +1000 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924800#msg-924800 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924800#msg-924800 Troy NoticeboardFri, 28 Dec 2012 08:21:43 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924787#msg-924787 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924787#msg-924787Niv]]> nivjourney NoticeboardFri, 28 Dec 2012 05:45:12 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924782#msg-924782 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924782#msg-924782 Troy NoticeboardFri, 28 Dec 2012 05:05:28 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924724#msg-924724 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924724#msg-924724 Terry K. NoticeboardThu, 27 Dec 2012 11:29:13 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924723#msg-924723 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924723#msg-924723He did reform Bad Company with Dave Colwell, Jaz Lochrie and Simon Kirke, but then Paul Rodgers put the band back together, so Jaz and Simon were back in that. Robert put together XCOM, as in X-Bad Company, but they were stopped from touring by Paul.
I've never seen him do much live these days. His tenure in Company Of Snakes and Apart From Rod were both quite short, and they weren't performing any of his material anyway.
He lives not far from me, and a friend of mine has been his on-off guitarist since the 80's. Wish him, Dave Colwell & Rick Wills would get a band together, and tour doing Bad Co, solo, Jones Gang and Foreigner stuff, would be bloody good!
Nearest thing seems to be this "Diesel" project with Jim Kirkpatrick due out next year...
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Thanks a bunch for all the RH info--very cool! I have Jones Gang,and the two cds he did with BAd Company (one was half live or remixes with him on board,as I recall--pretty darn good as I recall). I like his voice quite alot and thought he was a great fit in Bad Co. I also did get that The Distance cd. Don't care about that one tho--a bit too funky/80's poppy for my tastes. He seems to jump all around trying to find a home,but never settling in anywhere. Too bad--helluva singer,for sure. T]]> Terry K. NoticeboardThu, 27 Dec 2012 10:43:45 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924696#msg-924696 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924696#msg-924696Suppose the same could be said for Strangeways mind you...
Niv]]> nivjourney NoticeboardThu, 27 Dec 2012 02:10:59 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924694#msg-924694 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924694#msg-924694I'm very much looking forward to the fact he has 2 new albums due next year and features on Rage Of Angels!
He released 2 solo albums, and an album in 1989 as Distance (with the guys from Power Station I think... minus Robert Palmer).
He has also released a live album from his time with Bad Company as "Robert Hart's Bad Company Live At Hampton Beach" (although it was actually Bad Company, not Robert Hart's Bad Company playing on the album, recorded around 1995, with Robert, Mick Ralphs, Dave Colwell, Rick Wills & Simon Kirke.
He released 2 singles, "We're Not Coming Home Empty Handed" (a football themed song) and "We Will Remember Them" (a brilliant charity single for the Troops! Prefer his version to the all-star version that was released by Paul Carrack, Paul Rodgers, Mica Paris, Haley Westenra, and Michael Bolton...)
The band with Rick Wills and Kenney Jones was The Jones Gang. Was a very good album, but we won't ever see a follow-up I believe, as Kenney and Robert have fallen out (or so I was told...). Danny Bowes was the last person fronting the band for their live charity performances.
Robert has also fronted Company Of Snakes (replaced by Gary John Barden of MSG, and then Steffen Berggren of Snakes In Paradise), Apart From Rod (Rod Stewart's former guitarists, Jim Cregan, Robin Le Mesurier and Gary Grainger, playing the classic rock material of Rod with Robert on vocals. He was replaced in this band by Ben Mills, a very Rod-esque singer from the 2006 UK version of X Factor) and most recently he is fronting Manfred Mann's Earth Band.
There ya have it! If you can get his 2 solo albums (Cries & Whispers and Robert Hart) and the We Will Remember Them single as well as Jones Gang, you have a good round up of his work. His first album with Bad Company from 1995, "Company Of Strangers" is also very good, and took Bad Co back in a more bluesy-melodic rock vibe after their out and out American AOR sound with Brian Howe up front.
Hope this helps!
Niv]]> nivjourney NoticeboardThu, 27 Dec 2012 02:00:18 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924692#msg-924692 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924692#msg-924692That album that sounds like pure latter-day Survivor? That is a GREAT album! No idea they were British...
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Chris]]> robaich NoticeboardWed, 26 Dec 2012 23:41:16 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924673#msg-924673 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924673#msg-924673 Nunzio Soprano NoticeboardWed, 26 Dec 2012 13:44:05 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924668#msg-924668 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924668#msg-924668
Partners In Crime - Partners In Crime ( why this classic lp is not released on cd is for me ...... still a mystery ) ( 1985 )
Export - Living In The Fear Of The Private Eye ( 1986 )
Blinding Tears - Blinding Tears ( 1986 )]]> Terje Hoiland NoticeboardWed, 26 Dec 2012 11:04:00 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924655#msg-924655 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924655#msg-924655 machinehead NoticeboardWed, 26 Dec 2012 04:11:33 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924647#msg-924647 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924647#msg-924647Airrace - Shaft of Light
FM - Indiscreet
Strangeways - Native Sons
Kooga - Across the Water

anything by Dumpy's Rusty Nuts, Mantas and Lisa Dominique's dodgy brother

Happy Festivus - GFY!]]> Nunzio Soprano NoticeboardTue, 25 Dec 2012 21:20:53 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924646#msg-924646 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924646#msg-924646 Kieran NoticeboardTue, 25 Dec 2012 20:41:47 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924620#msg-924620 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924620#msg-924620But What about
If Only - No Bed of Roses.
Passion Street- Million Miles Away
Pride- Far From The Edge
The Distance- st & Live & Learn.]]> MelodicNeal NoticeboardTue, 25 Dec 2012 09:02:42 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924616#msg-924616 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924616#msg-924616-------------------------------------------------------
> Has anyone mentioned Heartland's debut yet?

nivjourney Wrote:
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> Yeah I did in my first post.

Ooops. Shows how much attention I pay! Sorry about that.]]> illimey NoticeboardTue, 25 Dec 2012 08:24:13 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924607#msg-924607 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924607#msg-924607 gilmatthews NoticeboardTue, 25 Dec 2012 06:39:22 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924596#msg-924596 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924596#msg-924596 Walk In The Shadows NoticeboardTue, 25 Dec 2012 05:38:28 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924595#msg-924595 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924595#msg-924595 Troy NoticeboardTue, 25 Dec 2012 05:32:55 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924592#msg-924592 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924592#msg-924592 SD NoticeboardTue, 25 Dec 2012 05:15:40 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924585#msg-924585 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924585#msg-924585Breakfast In America
Out Of The Blue
Deceptive Bends
Hysteria
4]]> rocknut NoticeboardTue, 25 Dec 2012 04:26:11 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924559#msg-924559 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924559#msg-924559 Terry K. NoticeboardTue, 25 Dec 2012 01:49:22 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924551#msg-924551 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924551#msg-924551
John Waite - Ignition]]> Ydde NoticeboardTue, 25 Dec 2012 01:22:00 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924550#msg-924550 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924550#msg-924550-------------------------------------------------------
> I'll go with Ya Ya instead.
+


Yas Yas]]> Ydde NoticeboardTue, 25 Dec 2012 01:19:27 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924544#msg-924544 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924544#msg-924544I own both Virgina Wolf albums, and don't think I ever really played them. Time to change that.
Looks like I have lot's to be getting on with!
Cheers
Niv]]> nivjourney NoticeboardTue, 25 Dec 2012 00:23:32 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924540#msg-924540 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924540#msg-924540 rocknut NoticeboardTue, 25 Dec 2012 00:15:34 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924538#msg-924538 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924538#msg-924538
Magnum-Vigilante
FM-Tough It Out
Shy-Excess All Areas
Dare-Out Of The Silence
Atlantic-Power
Charlie-Charlie]]> juliocruz NoticeboardMon, 24 Dec 2012 23:59:40 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924535#msg-924535 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924535#msg-924535-------------------------------------------------------
> For me, the only truly great British AOR/Melodic
> Rock album is 'FM - Tough It Out.'

Apart from a couple of songs, this is one of the most boring, generic albums on the face of the planet. And I'm a Magnum fan! ;)

Has anyone mentioned Heartland's debut yet?]]> illimey NoticeboardMon, 24 Dec 2012 23:17:04 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924534#msg-924534 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,924483,924534#msg-924534 Andrew NoticeboardMon, 24 Dec 2012 23:11:11 +1100