I've been listening to some AOR bands like Foreigner,Styx,Journey,Boston and Toto lately,and I like them a lot (as much as gay and cheesy they tend to be).Can anyone recommend me any other AOR bands?

Hardline:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zAS3C7Ix-A

Pretty Maids:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcJJvRenq5w

April Wine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l38CIbuOPHw

Bad City (melodic hard rock):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQcc3FXz ... re=channel

Line of Fire:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHwHB6PAXfM

First Signal:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3-K13Tz ... re=related

I really like this genre, but I never knew what it stood for, what exactly does it stand for?

"Album-oriented Rock."

Ok,I've listened to all of these tracks you posted now.I really like the April Wine Song,but the Bad City song has too much of a modern rock sound for my taste,as does the Pretty Maids track (I do like their earlier stuff,though).I fell the other three songs could grow on me with time.

Any other recs?Keep 'em coming!

later Triumph(1985-now)

Sammy Hagar era Van Halen

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These are nice as well.Thanks!

Coney Hatch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jr5kexTFLk

Aldo Nova:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFcwmjTC ... re=related

Night Ranger:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm9J_qn9 ... 8&index=35

HSAS (with Sammy Hagar and Neal Schon):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjpGyjWq ... re=related

Those four are all really good,thanks!

Signal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjjVmNyY5nM

Mark Free
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM8Q7t1J ... re=related

Harem Scarem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hv6-bdn ... re=related

Giant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8vFtD_R ... re=related

Oliver Hartmann
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlWithtrR_k

Jeff Scott Soto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOAW6Q75FNw

Dare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEWcLmABEPI

House of Lords
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83pGGwJL ... re=related

Bob Catley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl5lFr8d ... re=related

House of Lords are pretty good,but although I love their early stuff,the song you posted above sounds a bit too modern for me.
The others were ok,Mark Free porbably being the best.
Any other bands I should check out?

What about Ten? They have some great, highly melodic rock songs in their repertoire, somewhere between Hard Rock and very light metal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lEFza29eMI

Maybe also some of Dan Swanö's stuff will be to your liking, esp. his very melodic stuff like Unicorn:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw1t5nUrf6c
and of course his Nightingale albums. With each album Nightingale became less metal-like and more hard rockish/AOR. Ok, they are far from sounding like Boston (love them btw!) and Toto but chances are good you will like the music.
Here are a few songs to check out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHpLHQF4zwI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxhjW30Y7nY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkRXs4H2910
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIQ4RLTV7ic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNv7SCB4A2U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQWObXrNxz4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll36Zu7-HVg

Wow,that Ten song you posted is great!I'll definitely look more into them,too bad most of the other recent AOR bands I've heard aren't as good as this.

Anyway,I really like Hardline's debut,does anyone know any other bands similar to them?
Also,this site mentions that some AOR bands tend to be lumped with NWOBHM at times,does anyone know any of those?

More on the metal side John Norum, TNT, Talisman, and Red Dawn are all great AOR finds. Also AOR either stands for "Album-Oriented Rock" or "Adult-Oriented Rock", whichever you like best.

In this case,it's adult-oriented.Album-oriented rock is a radio format.
EDIT:I listened to some Norum today,his solo stuff is great!
Regarding TNT,I like them quite a lot,but I always thought of them more as a melodic metal band than AOR.Still,some more bands similar to them would be pretty nice.

How about this great, underrated band from the 80's, Grand Prix, a couple examples:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iooSDBO9JOs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVWr-zG8rrc

Cheater:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6IBCYrcVG0

Singer sounds a lot like Steve Perry.

Lionheart:

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

Featuring ex=members of Iron Maiden!

Streets:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUByO41sBpg

Can anyone recommend me some prog-influenced AOR (this stuff is also called pomp rock,if I'm not mistaken)?Stuff like Styx or Ten...

REO Speedwagon
.38 Special
Alcatrazz
Mid period Kansas
Outfield
Loverboy
Triumph
Asia
Heart
Cheap Trick
Supertramp

And oh yeah, Praying Mantis, the NWOBHM band with a lot of AOR influence

I know of all these bands,however,Outfield is new to me,I need to check them out.
If the Alcatrazz you're referring to is the one with Graham Bonnett and Yngwie,I'd say they're more of a melodic metal/hard rock band than an AOR band.
Which Cheap Trick and Supertramp albums are AOR?

Their 80s stuff is heavily rooted in AOR. The album Dream Police by Cheap Trick and Supertramp's Breakfast in America and Crime of the Century are pretty essential.

Just recently discovered a real gem from the 80s which might suit you:

Grand Prix with their album "Samurai" - awesome AOR with great choruses and now and then some slightly proggy breaks. Like in the titletrack:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZctm6yDgoU

starts rather calm, then at about 01:35 it kicks really in and in the alst third gets some synth and drum absed prog break. Overall this album is just nothing less than a masterpiece!

Nice stuff.Does anyone know of any other NWOBHM AOR bands,save for Praying Mantis and Grand Prix?

damn - just realized someone already had posted Grand Prix and I thought I came across with sth new... Anyway - great band!

Rainbow without Dio
Idk if you count Europe and Def Leppard as that
Later Diamond Head

here's some stuff to your original post (so nothing prggy AOR) - how about:

King Kobra - great rocking cheesey stuff (love it!!!!). Most famous for their song "Never say die "Iron Eagle"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZwsCIfo9n8

Stan Bush - the master of cheesiness (in an imo positive way)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htL9bFyaACU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkYuK3AKrxc

oh, and you definitely need the few songs from the Galaxy Rangers cartoon show, really!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLplMEa5kuw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGT6j2c- ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvWtI4NZjTI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HKW5XuGjNE

and if you like those then the band FM (also known as FM U.K.) is sth for you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idDKFm-JfKg

I love AOR too.

Some of my favourites include Alien (Swe), Joe Lamont, Don Dokken's first solo album, Europe, Night Ranger, FM, Agentz, Niagara (Esp), Frank Stallone (Yes, Sylvester Stallone's brother), Kenny Loggins, Cindy Valentine, Valentine, Ratt, Icon, Arcade and others. There's tonnes of unknown 80s AOR - it's pretty much parallel (but pussier) to metal really.

Bronz, Jaguar (2nd album)

Why has no one mentioned Treat? This band is absolutely fun as hell. Coupe De Grace is an especially great release of theirs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfAr-oJv ... re=related

I really didn't think there was anyone else into this stuff around, most of the regulars i know like to give me a bit of a pounding for listening to it everyday, hahaha.

Yeah Treat is okay, but i never got too into them - they seemed rough around the edges - and a bit more glam/hard rock than AOR. Like Black Rose from UK or someting, or Touched (UK).

I recommend Glory and Shy as well - top notch. Le Mans is another in the second wave, Anerican style AOR that i love.

hehe, same here. Most of the people I hang around with are mainly into BM, Martial Industrial, Pagan stuff etc. (like a part of me, too) and they laughed quite a lot about my "other love". However when they heard the Galaxy Rangers stuff and Kenny Loggings "Danger Zone" they were instantly transported back to their childhood days and then realized what I find in that genre -

edit: btw - not fully AOR but you all should check these fantastic 80s-Actionmovie-Mix-Tapes full of greatness (stream- and downloadable)
http://soundcloud.com/maddecent/blood-bros-first-blood
http://soundcloud.com/maddecent/blood-bros-heaven2hell/

edit2:
Skagarack may also be worth a try, OP : classic 80s stuff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNyq9Q8lEpo

I wouldn't really consider Ratt or Icon AOR...Still,I haven't heard their whole discographies,so I could be wrong.

I'm looking for two things right now:
1) Bands with the synth sound similar to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jK-NcRmVcw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZjmtPgB9QE

2) 70s AOR,aside from the bands already mentioned in this thread.

Some recommendations for hi-tech AOR like Device would also be nice.

As far as the high tech sound goes I already mentioned Lamont and Alien (Swe) which i think fit the bill nicely.
http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/joe_lamont
http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/alien

LeRoux is a band which fits into that 70s derived, what i call "first wave" AOR sound, but their first records are more boogie-ish rock. However 'So Fired Up' should be pretty close to what you're after and is a longtime part o9f my AOR collection. Catchy stuff.
http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/_louisianas__le_roux

Also check out Lover Boy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cues2i1fv58
prety fine american AOR

And also Cassanova

I already know them.And they're Canadian.


Are there any sites for AOR like MA for metal,though?

Nah not that i know of. I used to use this:http://www.sleazeroxx.com/ a bit for glam/hard rock stuff, but these days i just use RYM - there are quite a lot of cool lists like these: http://rateyourmusic.com/list/Boxcar_Bo ... f_all_time
and others, which you could cross reference with youtube or whatever. That and the "similar artists" suggestions on last.fm. I really haven't explored much of them myself though.

http://www.aor-fm.com/index.aspx

Seems there is an AOR archives site...
They're missing a lot of bands (including some important ones,such as Styx,REO Speedwagon,Cheap Trick,Triumph,Toto,Boston,April Wine,Def Leppard,Asia,Europe,Danger Danger,Winger,Honeymoon Suite,Fiona,Hardline,HSAS,Sammy Hagar,Niagara,Mr. Mister,Tyketto and Bon Jovi;to name a few),but still,it's a great resource.

Check out the Heavy Harmonies website:

http://www.heavyharmonies.com/cgi-bin/g ... i?Letter=A

And their forums:

http://heavyharmonies.ipbhost.com/

^Yeah, i had kinda forgot about that heavy harmonies site, i've mostly just been looking at Rate Your Music for looking into new bands. I'll have to remember to keep an eye on it in the future