As an American, I am so ashamed of what my country plays for "music" nowadays. Sure there are some melodic rock/AOR bands but the majority of them come from Europe, mainly Sweden. Can someone tell me why this is? Is this music popular there? Is it actually played on the radio, people know the songs, etc? Cause not only am I 22 and love this music, I can't talk to anyone, ANYONE that knows this website and style of music. It sucks!http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927346#msg-927346Thu, 20 Jun 2013 20:39:13 +1000 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927573#msg-927573 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927573#msg-927573 Snake65 NoticeboardMon, 21 Jan 2013 08:56:04 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927566#msg-927566 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927566#msg-927566 Snake65 NoticeboardMon, 21 Jan 2013 06:59:33 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927560#msg-927560 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927560#msg-927560
PS: last night after the show, they were playing new Country over the system. It sounded like melodic rock with twang,just as some have mentioned. I would've dug it alot w/o the twang,but it's tough to hear new Country get played a ton and be hugely popular,while our beloved melrock that's just as GOOD gets left behind in the dust. Damd shame and a crime!]]> Terry K. NoticeboardMon, 21 Jan 2013 05:26:48 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927559#msg-927559 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927559#msg-927559
PS: as long as we're in the middle of this topic/thread--can't think of barely any song from their new cd that wouldn't be cool to hear on rock radio...but if I had to pick a lead off track,it'd probably be 'Leave A Scar'. That one cranks! :-)]]> Terry K. NoticeboardMon, 21 Jan 2013 05:18:29 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927557#msg-927557 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927557#msg-927557 Terry K. NoticeboardMon, 21 Jan 2013 05:11:47 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927556#msg-927556 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927556#msg-927556 Terry K. NoticeboardMon, 21 Jan 2013 05:05:47 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927555#msg-927555 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927555#msg-927555 Terry K. NoticeboardMon, 21 Jan 2013 04:58:21 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927553#msg-927553 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927553#msg-927553 Snake65 NoticeboardMon, 21 Jan 2013 04:08:11 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927545#msg-927545 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927545#msg-927545
When i was in high school (75-79) disco was peaking, but if you went to a keg party it was classic rock that was blasting.

Rock on Brother!!]]> Scott Watson NoticeboardMon, 21 Jan 2013 03:22:01 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927544#msg-927544 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927544#msg-927544 Scott Watson NoticeboardMon, 21 Jan 2013 03:20:02 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927543#msg-927543 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927543#msg-927543 Scott Watson NoticeboardMon, 21 Jan 2013 03:17:29 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927542#msg-927542 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927542#msg-927542 Scott Watson NoticeboardMon, 21 Jan 2013 03:06:47 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927541#msg-927541 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927541#msg-927541 Scott Watson NoticeboardMon, 21 Jan 2013 02:59:45 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927539#msg-927539 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927539#msg-927539 Scott Watson NoticeboardMon, 21 Jan 2013 02:58:33 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927518#msg-927518 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927518#msg-927518
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOWHQ4bD72U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPvKJBdomvE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIlt-a4Gnww]]> 2_EdgedSword NoticeboardMon, 21 Jan 2013 01:03:06 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927517#msg-927517 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927517#msg-927517It was late and my fingers were cold from this treacherous weather :-p
Niv]]> nivjourney NoticeboardMon, 21 Jan 2013 00:56:58 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927515#msg-927515 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927515#msg-927515 Snake65 NoticeboardMon, 21 Jan 2013 00:51:28 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927513#msg-927513 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927513#msg-927513

You may want to rethink that statement ;)]]> Coco NoticeboardMon, 21 Jan 2013 00:06:32 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927511#msg-927511 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927511#msg-927511
I'm going to Journey/Deep Purple and Extreme in the next few months and in both cases NONE of the half a dozen people going with me (all of whom are dead keen) would've known if I hadn't told them.

People of our vintage (late 30's, early 40's) just don't see/track down gig guides any more on the off chance of seeing a band we like. I do my best but still miss the odd one. Years ago when I spent more time in the city it was a lot easier - you see the flyers and stuff like Beat magazine lying about. Less and less people know work/study in the city now.

Not that I'm a huge fan but I didn't find out until too late that Nightwish and Epica were in town in recent times.]]> the ORIGINAL brent NoticeboardSun, 20 Jan 2013 23:20:50 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927499#msg-927499 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927499#msg-927499 rocknut NoticeboardSun, 20 Jan 2013 20:38:00 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927477#msg-927477 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927477#msg-927477However I think for the most part the fans at these gigs are still the only people that buy the merch anyway, so I don't think those kind of sales would be drastically altered...
Niv]]> nivjourney NoticeboardSun, 20 Jan 2013 12:56:03 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927471#msg-927471 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927471#msg-927471 Snake65 NoticeboardSun, 20 Jan 2013 11:06:13 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927466#msg-927466 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927466#msg-927466How many kids are illegally downloading the music featured in this site?
It's no one's fault, it's just old music that's past it's prime now.
Gangsta Rap is nowhere near as prolific in the charts now as it was 10 years ago, even that has evolved into a more mainstream dancey r&b...
The world has moved on and AOR got left behind.
Niv]]> nivjourney NoticeboardSun, 20 Jan 2013 10:10:55 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927465#msg-927465 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927465#msg-927465That's why they sell well.
If Journey announced they'd play only Eclipse in it's entirety on their upcoming headline tour, and if the opening act was one of H.E.A.T, Eclipse, Lionville, Degreed, Crash Diet instead of Thunder and Whitesnake announced they were playing their two latest albums back to back.
It wouldn't sell fuck all.
The tours sell, because they are named acts playing greatest hits sets.
When I saw Styx/Foreigner and Journey a few years back, the place was packed, and after Foreigner's excellent hits-only set the girl in front of me turned to her mate and said "well they was quite good, but I can't believe after all that they didn't play "Just A Small Town Girl"..."
That's how it's seen and that's what people want. Greatest Hits bands that all just sound alike, upbeat pop-rock from the 80's with a few huge ballads thrown in.
Most people's dream tour on this site would probably be something Damn Yankees, a Giant Reunion and a Bad English reunion. But they'd struggle to sell out a small theatre (or a large pub!) in the UK with that line-up...
Niv]]> nivjourney NoticeboardSun, 20 Jan 2013 10:06:59 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927463#msg-927463 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927463#msg-927463AOR was always classed as "Any Old Rubbish" by the UK media.
It's never been credible.
When Steve Perry dies, we won't all be going to the cinema to see a film about his life...
Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Kurt Cobain (sort of), Elvis, John Lennon on the other hand...
Niv]]> nivjourney NoticeboardSun, 20 Jan 2013 09:58:51 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927461#msg-927461 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927461#msg-927461If Journey recorded a song that sounded like Journey under a fake name and a press release that said they were all 21... it would still tank.
The only reason the Donny Osmond hit did so well under a disguised name, was because it was completely different musically.
Same thing has been done by Cliff Richards and The Alarm over here.
But it's because they are releasing something that's totally different from what they are known for and that's why they release it under an assumed name to get it a chance.
You could release anything off of the new Pride Of Lions or Lionville or AOR or FM, etc under a fake name and say they are all young guys in their 20s making great music in the press release... people will still not like it because it doesn't sound like current music.
Dare, FM, Thunder and The (very well connected in the music world) Answer have all had radio play on mainstream British radio, and Thunder even charted, but it never lead to huge success or the re-birth of melodic rock. Journey is played almost daily on mainstream British radio with Don't Stop Believing. How well did anything off of Eclipse do as a result of that?
So no, more radio play won't make a bit of difference.
And in answer to the question in the title of the thread, Why isn't it popular in America? Why would it be, it's not popular anywhere else either... :-)
It's a niche market, and that's why we have this site and little festivals like Firefest and HRH AOR. That's more than alot of other genre's can hope for, and laughably small to others. It is what it is.
Niv]]> nivjourney NoticeboardSun, 20 Jan 2013 09:52:47 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927434#msg-927434 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927434#msg-927434 Snake65 NoticeboardSun, 20 Jan 2013 06:32:46 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927432#msg-927432 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927432#msg-927432So if things don't change and there is no help from radio you are right its a small niche]]> Snake65 NoticeboardSun, 20 Jan 2013 06:29:30 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927428#msg-927428 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927428#msg-927428 Terry K. NoticeboardSun, 20 Jan 2013 06:04:29 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927427#msg-927427 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,927346,927427#msg-927427
Good points,lads. But--I'm not exactly saying that 'melrock' would/could make some huge comeback (not that it might not,if given a chance--who knows?). All I'm saying is it is/was a force for many years and lots of people--older AND even younger,still love it. There wouldn't be any big selling nostalgia act tours if it weren't so. Melrock SHOULD have it's niche on radio just as other genres still do. There are lots of great songs/releases over the past 15-20 years that got totally ignored by the music media. And THAT is the main reason that melodic rock in general (not just Survivor/Journey clones,btw) remains a small niche. Most folks that dig music at all aren't running around like us nutballs clammoring for new tunes all the time. And they weren't back in the heyday,either. It was already THERE on the radio dial for them. The idea is-- if you hsaaven't HEARD it,how do you know whether you'd dig it or not? capishe? T]]> Terry K. NoticeboardSun, 20 Jan 2013 06:00:26 +1100