One of the first Jon Bon Jovi bands was called ‘The Rest’, but despite promotion by other successful New Jersey musicians such as Southside Johnny, members of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, and a demo produced by Billy Squier, did not obtain a recording contract and split up. The guitarist and one of the songwriters of ‘The Rest’ was Giacomo Pontoriero, aka JACK PONTI.

Artist: Pride of Lions  Year: 2007  Country: USA  Genre: Melodic | Arena | Hard Rock  Format: FLAC (image+.cue, log, scans)  Size: 635 Mb | 279 Mb
 

Country:South Korea [CD]
Released:2024
Style:Soft Rock, Pop Rock

Artist: Shadowman  Year: 2008  Country: USA  Genre: Melodic Hard Rock Format: FLAC (image+cue, log, scans) | MP3 CBR 320  Size: 458 Mb | 166 Mb

If you have legendary Jay Graydon as guest player in your album then there’s two certain things: first, your songwriting / musicianship is very good, and second, you play AOR / West Coast music. This is the case with this Swedish combo BEYOND IMAGINATION and their full length, self-titled debut album, inspired by the late 70s FM rock and the first half of the ’80s commercial smooth AOR.

As requested, here’s an album deserving recognition from the Melodic Rock / AOR / Classic Rock community: ‘Ready Eddie’ – EDDIE MONEY‘s tenth studio album, released in 1999. It was his final album of original material to be released before his death in 2019. And a really good one.

Country:US
Released:1989 / 2025
Style:Hard Rock, Pop Rock

“Closed Doors and Open Shores“, the long-awaited 5th album from STATE COWS – the popular Swedish unit leading the current Westocast AOR scene – is here, featured in exclusive at here.