Segue Myles Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 A list of younger bands I love, counting "young" as debut full length must have arrived 2000 onwards: Biffy Clyro Funeral For A Friend Mastodon Epica Trivium The Killers Kings Of Leon Alter Bridge Fleet Foxes Killswitch Engage 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Segue Myles said: Oooh top ten AOR/melodic rock: 1. Toto (AOR) 2. Blue Oyster Cult (metal/hard rock) 3. Survivor (AOR) 4. Styx (AOR/Pomp rock) 5. Kansas (prog/AOR) 6. Alter Bridge (hard rock) 7. Enchant (blend of AOR/Prog metal) 8. Alan Parsons Project (sort of a stretch, not sure what they are really) 9. Savatage (metal/hard rock) 10. Within Temptation (blur the lines between hard rock and metal as well. Possibly the best female singer in the hard rock/metal genre. Think Kate Bush mixed with Pat Benetar. Iron Maiden are big big BIG fans) Special mention goes to Journey Segue i wanted to put APP but they are kinda stretching it to me. cause they do so much to just be AOR/melodic rock. not faulting you for the pick though at all. Within temptation. weird pick too, lol Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 4 minutes ago, bluefox4000 said: Segue i wanted to put APP but they are kinda stretching it to me. cause they do so much to just be AOR/melodic rock. not faulting you for the pick though at all. Within temptation. weird pick too, lol Mick You and Segue are still the only people I have ever known to talk about AOR. I honestly didn't know that was even a legit music label that people discussed before that 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 1 minute ago, J2112YYZ said: You and Segue are still the only people I have ever known to talk about AOR. I honestly didn't know that was even a legit music label that people discussed before that 🤣 See AOR used to just mean album oriented rock. but with the popularity of Journey it got tagged as a sound and genre all it's own. and it is my fav. sorry to the metal tough guys here Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 (edited) 45 minutes ago, bluefox4000 said: Segue i wanted to put APP but they are kinda stretching it to me. cause they do so much to just be AOR/melodic rock. not faulting you for the pick though at all. Within temptation. weird pick too, lol Mick I picked WT because since THOE, they have really been dipping into broader styles. I'd put Hydra, Resist and The Unforgiving in hard rock/metal and a lot of the choruses have much in common with big eighties rock bands/artists. Not saying they have an AOR bent, but I see them these days closer to hard rock bands like Alter Bridge or Shinedown than I do symphonic metal acts like Epica or Nightwish. APP is definitely a stretch but I feel they don't really belong anywhere! Edited July 11, 2022 by Segue Myles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 On 7/11/2022 at 12:35 AM, Entre_Perpetuo said: He's brilliant. I saw Queen + Adam Lambert in 2018 in Nashville, TN. My first and so far only time seeing the band. There's no one better suited to the very unique position than Adam. Vocally he can do anything in the Queen catalogue justice, without sounding trying to mimic Freddie. There were even a couple songs I thought he sang perhaps better than Freddie did on the record (Who Wants To Live Forever comes to mind). Throughout it all though he makes it very clear that he is just a massive Queen fan, like anyone in the audience, who's been given the incredible opportunity to help Brain and Roger keep this music alive and bring it to other fans around the world. He never once comes anywhere close to stepping on Freddie's legacy, and that's what makes it work. As a performer he's exactly as theatrical and bold as Queen's music requires, but as a person he's incredibly humble and respectful of the situation. I do hope to see them again. Yep EP that’s exactly how we ( my fiancée and myself ) feel about Adam Lambert 👍🙂 He’s the perfect fit for all the reasons you listed. 😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 22 hours ago, Segue Myles said: Oooh top ten AOR/melodic rock: 1. Toto (AOR) 2. Blue Oyster Cult (metal/hard rock) 3. Survivor (AOR) 4. Styx (AOR/Pomp rock) 5. Kansas (prog/AOR) 6. Alter Bridge (hard rock) 7. Enchant (blend of AOR/Prog metal) 8. Alan Parsons Project (sort of a stretch, not sure what they are really) 9. Savatage (metal/hard rock) 10. Within Temptation (blur the lines between hard rock and metal as well. Possibly the best female singer in the hard rock/metal genre. Think Kate Bush mixed with Pat Benetar. Iron Maiden are big big BIG fans) Special mention goes to Journey Totally agree with your number 1 choice ! ⭐️😎 I find Survivor’s , Styx’s & Kansas’ positions about right too. 👍 🤔 I’m a bit surprised Journey aren’t in your actually Top 10. Perhaps you haven’t heard their entire catalogue yet (?) From my side I need to check out further Enchant and Within Temptation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 3 hours ago, Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios said: Totally agree with your number 1 choice ! ⭐️😎 I find Survivor’s , Styx’s & Kansas’ positions about right too. 👍 🤔 I’m a bit surprised Journey aren’t in your actually Top 10. Perhaps you haven’t heard their entire catalogue yet (?) From my side I need to check out further Enchant and Within Temptation. Journey are up there, in fact swap them with APP. Journey are terrific, I have the first five Steve Perry albums. Not listened to much before or after! Steve Perry is one of my favourite vocalists. Other AOR bands I love are Strangeways and Trillion. Strangeways- Native Sons might be my favourite AOR album of all time. I could also put Bon Jovi in the top ten as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 (edited) My fav AOR album is still Vital signs by Survivor. No one's made one anywhere near as perfect as that one. i was thinking other ones that didn't make my list (top 10 i mean( Boston Kansas (though i never mentally file them in this genre anyway for some reason) Huey Lewis (he for sure goes with melodic rock/pop whatever) Strangeways (Native Sons at least) REO Speedwagon Night Flight Orchestra Fleetwood Mac (i really do count the 1975-87 period in this) Saga Night Ranger Bon Jovi FM Eclipse just some Others Mick Edited July 12, 2022 by bluefox4000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 On 7/11/2022 at 3:09 PM, bluefox4000 said: See AOR used to just mean album oriented rock. but with the popularity of Journey it got tagged as a sound and genre all it's own. and it is my fav. sorry to the metal tough guys here Mick Yeah , Journey’s 1978-86 era popularised the AOR tag and was also consequently used to label other similar sounding bands which followed in Journey’s foot steps. Talking of influences IIRC it was Boston’s amazing ground breaking self titled album released in ‘76 which inspired Journey .. or at least Journey’s management / record label LOL ! .. to switch direction away from their earlier jazz-fusion-Prog instrumental , Santana inspired roots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 AOR is a type of fm radio. Not a way to label a band imo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 On 7/11/2022 at 12:32 PM, Segue Myles said: A list of younger bands I love, counting "young" as debut full length must have arrived 2000 onwards: Biffy Clyro Funeral For A Friend Mastodon Epica Trivium The Killers Kings Of Leon Alter Bridge Fleet Foxes Killswitch Engage I purchased Biffy’s ‘ Only Revolutions ‘ album when it first came out on CD format in ‘09 … and really liked it at that time 👍🙂 .. certain tracks I found even to be quite Rush like in places 👍🙂😎 Strangely , I haven’t really liked the albums which followed as much , just down loading the odd track from every other album without digging further. Same with Alter Bridge , I brought their ‘ The Last Hero ‘ CD but never got around to following it up. I do however like Myles Kennedy’s work with Slash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 On 7/7/2022 at 9:57 AM, Nova Carmina said: I've been digging Kyuss a lot lately! And I can't believe I didn't make room for Clutch! All the spinoff bands are worth a listen too. Slo Burn Unida 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 The marketing for Pyromania indicated it was “Arson Oriented Rock.” 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 I forgot about Monster Magnet but that would have put me over 10. Here's a video from a small venue in NJ that I've been to a few times. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Only just got around to posting this ! 🙃 My Top 10 Metal Acts are … Iron Maiden Dream Theater Black Sabbath Megadeth Queensrÿche Judas Priest Dio Metallica Haken Symphony X 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) My ( much , much more than ! ) ⭐️Top 10 AOR/Melodic Rock⭐️ 1: Toto 2. Journey 3. Night Ranger / Van Hagar 3. Boston / Aldo Nova 4. Bad English / Hardline / HSAS 5. Heart ( ‘ 85 - ‘ 93 ) 6. Styx 7. Dokken / Survivor 8. White Lion / Europe 9. Mr.Mister / FM / Giant 10. Kansas / Blue Murder Bubbling under … ( I could easily list 50 LOL ! ) …. 🙂 Saga Glenn Hughes solo / Hughes-Thrall Foreigner Steeley Dan Q5 Richard Marx Lee Aaron Cheap Trick Alcatrazz Bon Jovi ( ‘84-‘88 ) Cutting Crew Dare ( I better stop there LOL ! ) …. & new recommendations from Mick & Segue I’m currently enjoying …👍😎… Enchant Little River Band Pages Edited July 19, 2022 by Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios I had to add more bands ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 20, 2022 Author Share Posted July 20, 2022 9 hours ago, Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios said: My ( much , much more than ! ) ⭐️Top 10 AOR/Melodic Rock⭐️ 1: Toto 2. Journey 3. Night Ranger / Van Hagar 3. Boston / Aldo Nova 4. Bad English / Hardline / HSAS 5. Heart ( ‘ 85 - ‘ 93 ) 6. Styx 7. Dokken / Survivor 8. White Lion / Europe 9. Mr.Mister / FM / Giant 10. Kansas / Blue Murder Bubbling under … ( I could easily list 50 LOL ! ) …. 🙂 Saga Glenn Hughes solo / Hughes-Thrall Foreigner Steeley Dan Q5 Richard Marx Lee Aaron Cheap Trick Alcatrazz Bon Jovi ( ‘84-‘88 ) Cutting Crew Dare ( I better stop there LOL ! ) …. & new recommendations from Mick & Segue I’m currently enjoying …👍😎… Enchant Little River Band Pages I love White Lion and Blue Murder! Nice to see them mentioned 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malignant Narcissist Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 (edited) Did a lazy dump of main bands I remember and (still) listen to. Probably top 10 at the top in bold. Touch on a few different 'metal' areas IMO :- King's X Soundgarden Savatage Opeth Masters of Reality Black Sabbath Metallica AC/DC Voivod Dream Theater Megadeth Saxon Exodus Dokken Rammstein Annhilator Sacred Reich Nuclear Assault Iron Maiden Mastodon Monster Magnet Alice in Chains Kyuss Helmet Tool Gojira Amplifier Monster Magnet Anthrax Sword (Canadian band from 80s) Black n Blue Cinderella Love/Hate Orange Goblin Stabbing Westward Iron Maiden Accept (esp for Princess of the Dawn – forget the later albums!) Extreme Disturbed Blind Guardian Dio Last Crack (if considered metal:- Scorpions Rainbow Def Leppard Van Halen) plus many others still trying to listen to like Trivium, Killswitch Engage, Hakken, Overkill, .... Edited July 21, 2022 by Malignant Narcissist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 20 hours ago, Malignant Narcissist said: Did a lazy dump of main bands I remember and (still) listen to. Probably top 10 at the top in bold. Touch on a few different 'metal' areas IMO :- King's X Soundgarden Savatage Opeth Masters of Reality Black Sabbath Metallica AC/DC Voivod Dream Theater Megadeth Saxon Exodus Dokken Rammstein Annhilator Sacred Reich Nuclear Assault Iron Maiden Mastodon Monster Magnet Alice in Chains Kyuss Helmet Tool Gojira Amplifier Monster Magnet Anthrax Sword (Canadian band from 80s) Black n Blue Cinderella Love/Hate Orange Goblin Stabbing Westward Iron Maiden Accept (esp for Princess of the Dawn – forget the later albums!) Extreme Disturbed Blind Guardian Dio Last Crack (if considered metal:- Scorpions Rainbow Def Leppard Van Halen) plus many others still trying to listen to like Trivium, Killswitch Engage, Hakken, Overkill, .... Nice to see you trying Trivium! What albums have you listened too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malignant Narcissist Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 4 hours ago, Segue Myles said: Nice to see you trying Trivium! What albums have you listened too? To be honest, I've only heard a few tracks off magazine CD-freebies. I seem to have amassed 4 or so of their songs over the years on these CDs and they're all pretty good. Any suggestions which album(s) to start with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 minute ago, Malignant Narcissist said: To be honest, I've only heard a few tracks off magazine CD-freebies. I seem to have amassed 4 or so of their songs over the years on these CDs and they're all pretty good. Any suggestions which album(s) to start with? Sure! You like a lot of old school metal and thrash, so I think you'd enjoy The Crusade and Silence In The Snow (though for many this is the weakest, I think it's a fine entry point). These two don't have a lot of screaming, which I know isn't for everyone. For modern proggish melodic metal, Shogun is one of the best. Scream heavy, but huge choruses and epic songwriting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 On 7/5/2022 at 11:33 PM, Segue Myles said: Hey guys! I'm having a super fun year with metal. Not listening to anything particularly new, just immersing myself in bands I know and love so much, and discovering new (to me) bands. I'm curious for the metalheads here, what are your absolute favourite metal bands (every genre counts). My list is: 1. Iron Maiden 2. Trivium 3. Judas Priest 4. Blind Guardian 5. In Flames 6. Rhapsody Of Fire 7. Lacuna Coil 8. Nightwish 9. Mastodon 10. Saxon Some of my all time favourite bands have dropped a little (for the moment) on this list. Try and stick to ten! Okay I was smoking something horrible that day. This is me rambling because I am bored. Here are my top ten metal bands: 1. Iron Maiden 2. Trivium 3. Rhapsody Of Fire 4. Blind Guardian 5. In Flames 6. Savatage 7. Testament 8. Avenged Sevenfold 9. Judas Priest 10. Paradise Lost =10. Mastodon I can safely say that I think these bands speak to me more now than Nightwish, Lacuna Coil, Saxon. Love those bands though I do. This year is all about really digging into my favourite genre. I've loved metal so much, largely because I have a lot more time to sink my teeth into my favourite artists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Segue Myles said: Okay I was smoking something horrible that day. This is me rambling because I am bored. Here are my top ten metal bands: 1. Iron Maiden 2. Trivium 3. Rhapsody Of Fire 4. Blind Guardian 5. In Flames 6. Savatage 7. Testament 8. Avenged Sevenfold 9. Judas Priest 10. Paradise Lost =10. Mastodon I can safely say that I think these bands speak to me more now than Nightwish, Lacuna Coil, Saxon. Love those bands though I do. This year is all about really digging into my favourite genre. I've loved metal so much, largely because I have a lot more time to sink my teeth into my favourite artists. 🤔 Interesting revision to your original list SM. It seems to me that the biggest ‘ Victim of Changes ‘ ( sorry I couldn’t resist ) is the mighty Priest ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios said: 🤔 Interesting revision to your original list SM. It seems to me that the biggest ‘ Victim of Changes ‘ ( sorry I couldn’t resist ) is the mighty Priest ! Don't take this ranking seriously. The only reason JP is "low" is because I'm dumb and thought I'd already added them. I love these bands very equally. The biggest shock for me is how easy it was to erase Nightwish and Lacuna Coil. For nearly two decades they were my absolute favourite bands. They've faded a lot for me. Then I thought I posted ten but actually it was eleven so I cheated 😂 Edited August 10, 2022 by Segue Myles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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