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Alege raw vere ht Pragmagaane Fone ern ‘ohit z Fave Heat tracks dy Zp cove Ooh.| FaveHeart trad Aloe Fave Heart track Cary You Mia ALON NEN Way =v a Og el evi TM COMING HOME: thi], eon NNN =| i) SEPTEMBER 2ND CULT teats idal-ous story of how made it big, how she ‘ost joined Van Halen, and how she’s coming back. 76 With her new LP, U the girl from the Col she's the real thing a 80 The strange-but-true story of the AOR singer-songwriter who penned songs about Elvis, love and UFOs, before disappearing into the computer world, 94 ‘The Tequila man on Van Halen, Ronnie Montrose ~and how he ‘getsby with alittle help from his famous) friends + Ses a 92 34 ay Heart Classic Ad: XYZ, Extreme, Europe and mos Q&AOR Graham Bonnet talks Rainbow MSG, Aleatrazz... and flash bitsin West End restaurants Retro Perspective in touch with the Hi Infidelities EM Steve Overland tunesin ot uth, and only the truth, Album, reissue and ws with Reckl Newman. King Kobra, REO S| ed Vega, Steve Lukather, Jettblack & more Byes M ea et ere SES ON THIS ISSUE'S FREE CD Supersonic ie Ee EL _ Satara ge ae " Ce ideas a BS Oe Token : Taken fr lected Remy Zete AOR which, once hy AOR, more thar thle any other mu you Coy By erry Peart eT Suiyme a a_ Nithor singer Debora Ted Nugent, sa proud Texan Butt adic rock =is so resstibe that ia Suggests, LA dont get them, i . ntrely LAs problem, and not Stealing Wishes! Shots on Bac Taken from previou Foumed trom the ashes 91 90s rockers RAW. Northean Coldspel play anthemic melodic rock with listering metal ge, aled to an admirably cleat-eyed ir thie full-e explores the possibile fou might expec ‘and with the expertise ha hunge Gi Pas) i ish quintet Degreed Wy both kinds of music melodic and hard rocking. a5 one listen to this, the lead single from their second album We Don't Belong, makes abundantly clea. Formed ‘band members were studying holm Conservatory Of Music, Degreed's ch to rock nll is anything but acageme, aways trom the heart. Going by What though, they re certainly smarter than the average bear Taken from: We Dont Belong on AOR Records superteen TV sme ear-bashing, metal track or When the makers of Superman-a their theme-tune, they didn’t choose brainless robot techno ditty, did they? Ne wave Me urd, can never be fory ical form, has muck the listener as being bitten by a radioactive rays or indeed, being the last son af Krypton and crash-landing on a planet in pider, bei re orbit of a yellow sunt it makes one feet lke ynthesisers, sky 21 leap tall buildings in a single bound. So play thi primo AOR, and go get your cape from the dry-cleaners: it's hero-time ccraping, guitars, how Smaltville selected in their an exhilarating ten, There is a reason for this. finite wisdorn they rush of modern », bombarded by cosmic super-hero, With its titanic CD, packed full of en =i ae | WANT MORE? | | Keep bang upto date with all the latest melodic musir al ¢lassicrockmagazine.com The all-powerful Classic Rock website has mo} and music than you can possibly | imagine, along with lightning-fast news, features updates every nano-second or so. | Log on today and take a look you won't regret it, we guarantee, Or better still, why don'tcha bookmark the damn thing?! (<7 recycle Respect the Environment Trewingavay oor sures? .ame effect upon the AOR has you feeling, RIEL EPO IEEE LTT aloud! Foreigner, Europe and FM are to join forces for a ine-date indoor package tour of the UK next April. Dave Ling H:: bec Buea Coe 7e ETT 78 PO eto Get your tickets now for HRH AORII! tor and Steelhouse members intic kicks on Route 66. NAMED AFTER THE eed See iy») tweets ar ener War THE STARS ARE NATTERING ESR ABOUT IN CYBERSPACE. petanersatey False) fked the new Superm priate vie. nstanly forgot i pr Pee ea ee peauatioen) earners Seed a ern) poet Becpreen pone reese a a Ex-Airborne man resurfaces with scintillating PM British girl singer and electrifying Ries een Lita aa as well DAVID ZYCHEK was. key fi n members peris! a cer is | omer ae i oo seco . 7 “ ‘ing Jee ee resco pilin racks wth Lar newborn b sh APRON Coy taowing sine wah srunt ay? 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It son dawns on me that. in thes eyes, the uncool kidinthe lass! But rather than feel deflated, fe! deliant.'m going to prove to al those AOR sceptics out there that there is ‘more tothe genre than coiffure and keyboards, I won't be serving up the Obvious platter of AOR hitmakers this show is about thinking outside ofthe box by looking at bands that inspired, shaped and created AOR and then tookit tothe next level From ts humble beginnings in the 70s to its utopian years in the 80s, ‘AOR spawned some incredibie bands Boston, REO Speedwagon, Heart Journey ~ and of cours, those bands ‘ate an integral part af melodic rock's ‘make-up But theres so much more cout there. My first guest on the show was the ite lady witha big voice, Robin Beck, whose new album Underneath proves that she's stil the Melodic Princesse also had the ‘new album from King Kobra on heavy rotation and | just can't get enough of the immense Dallas. And I've recently rediscovered David Crosby's debut solo masterpiece, i Could Only Remember My Name. Melodic? Yes ‘Hairspray? Abit. Power ballads? How could we leave them out? But Precictable this show won't L Some may consider AOR the ugly singer-haired stepson of rack But for those out there who thinkit isa genre tosnigger at, take a seat, my frend, and prepare for something that isn't in the realms of predictability And fm honest... wel, | never wanted to be Keep your lighters raised high and brace yourself, because melodic rock isalve andkicking every Sunday night on the AOR Magazine ‘Show from 8-10pm (UK time) on “Teamock Radio. Sus: ‘ Harrison Pane re gearing upto ra ey Ptr se kit tered Pati rel Coe cree} Reece a erates ares ctr Pr eh Ps pion Sk ote acer te) 3 is nd oe ® FIRST GLANCE poe ee EI | UT Kody i nights, hard work! Es 4 BUCS ISL au Cento y THE ALBUMS THAT COULDA, SHOULDA GONE MULTI-PLATINUM. 6 WE DIG DEEP Joe Lamente Bobhy Held Foreigner Journey Toto Kansas.n Boston Spys JocLynn Turner Rainbow David LeRolt Spy Shelter Deep, Purple Billy Squier Alice Cooper Do tio: er borer Tod Howarth Former Frehley’s Comet man on creative fre solo success and Ger mmons’ business BEST KNOWN FOR Which is your favourite ofall your solo albums? ‘You've played with some bignamesin therreuanttited a new brea 7 the Frehley’s Comet track Break te Avwuweedog oe Reganan Your career, but your opened the mose door Kevin Valentine are involved onth LC recy CT end buts iy artistic freedom," track, How does the revamp MM Gronccattecce, Pert Hal = Most. What was theses MOE the Simmons Records Rost tte might expect fom, Swit eer ela eer irae THE NEW ALBUM - SEPTEMBER 30 Fe lO daeieuceuccu Re kc On Joe Satriani, Chad Smith (Chickenfoot), Pe Gece cure Cu Con PP Aum senaca mac} ry Nae hue ee cl} tate Setenter 30 alate 2 itl dow THE RE- RECORDING OF HAREM SCAREM'S CAREER DEFINING ALBUM PLUS 3 BONUS TRACKS AND A DOCUMENTARY DVD ! har Deeg ature ert) Canada’s CONEY HATCH is back with their first/record in Oe OG en CeCIn nc Oe ect Oboe nom neta ras Sherinian IF YOUWANT A Derek Sherinian Jan Hammer Steve Porcaro. Gregg Roi vent Tio Hendy sla Mies se Kiss Dreasn Theater iy 1 Kevin Moore Planet X I Zakk Wylde Yngwie Malmsteen . Toto Playpas. tums bis s “Black Glenn Hughes Jason . Bonham snd Joe ee) ey i his Cree ty ere ea eet) uet ‘Mausoleum Records, Founded by Greece- Ren a cee Lpacclar ae So See ee Seed eos lee Racer’ Pet Cay hailing from Britain, Ce Fefest on Saturday Seria a Licey ere een ear aiy Re eran Peet ys “RACK IN ACTIG} Ke { rat made Sly Stallone look He wrote the song: like a hero; now he’s telling a New Life Story ROBERT TEPPER'S SONGS X15 What did you make of the Welsh metal band Bullet For My Valentine’ saree nzauewttwoatbumsof version afNoPneetia toe Your own. but then disappeared for npliement the hest part of severaldecades erform the seg liv What happened? New Life Story wasa departure fom the sound for Si i Lh onareh ii. fl i lite studishehind MOE hard rock? ieee co Ly ed ith him bac wat Wash ike? 7 Vins Urprised Whi back to, label hasn't pur you wantesether with your farmer reaS Partner Benny Maclones'® mse that signature sete splisccondintime no : music and being paral ihat gn meme Mo Ree a Cu MUR CURA cue] “He might drive alittle fast,” Kane adds, “but hey, nobody's perfect!” it F i os ee etd LOT Tue oer eee eae) 3 cao - {rks tr ae ere ce et ed INTHELATE 70S AND throughout the decade that followed, ny “America was the market eader as far asthe genre of AOR was, “twas like choosing favourite between your own children,” Pannen nent a eget eine nya a eho a Pa sree ae rr aeieeniaia ae ree eee erica ee eae ha Pesaran nT aes ee ee Crea eeaey eee ee “American ard rock-from Frchouse through to Van Halen its SP mace ee planer al Pe seiner ne Seairieremie a pariah ee eh meer ear mmeir e oa Breything under stressful circumstances, the results ended up pc ran vier 7 cee dala ci dd ‘ona blog based in Finland of al places ~and what happened vext | capita es ‘was total surprise to Kane. Laariaerearneerrty Re ee Inthat shore period of time they've turned a few heads, even cree eee tre genes er eran a ete ee nine a simple. he stats incredulously," gets phone call hat oreiy eae ren sienee penn ret erate ear i ir Neer ta eat Bee Aad eae rir eeiaennohiny See eee ee “There was actualy no convincing involved,” laughs guitarist Leet Serenata earn Late me etc hereon iene ints Scere ee ete aorta Some of our biggest influences and has produced some of the Pr tt are Lier” Atpica a rte a Coen er keer satin behead ee ed = = co eee tay tT i Fi i it it ee Poa ad Pree een Pe aerated Reet eee ed eet et Seed cnt) heer Serta Suter a eins ec Pecos ta) ee ee ial reer Senor) od Seed Gene: Pee puthisnametothe Sent Rage release oer oa ee ee Peet Weer Cees ety prone s crete Crs patois pen arcu aoe) ee eri ay Con eer ny Peers peng etd ieee Peters) Pe eens ea ere eae ec’ Lee nae Poneeaeis cee eo Seer sel cade Killer Dwarfs Canada’s legendary quirk-rockers retur and to tie up some unfinished business ABAND UKE ILLER Dv the 2001 reunion soshort music business since th What does Sart Willthe tricycte be making ret” What do you remember about touritt TC ey7 Hard-grafting Mancunian rockers know that Soren ire as ees ‘Manchester and got to play a sold-out gig atthe Ritz,” says Dario proudly. “We goto open for Paul Gilbert, which was really cool, and it washis birthday. so Dan got to sing happy birthday to him MANCUNIAN HARD ROCK quartet Hell To Pay have been around esr tan terete ‘Dario Nikzad met at Manchester Universit in 2005."We were in Se tie renee ee) ee utente as ‘ded up sharing ahouse” allo epe dette te eer Wheres talent ee oy ee a epee eee eke bien a fe (Our drummer couldn't commit to more gigs, so we gave Tom ring, and he learned the set in a week.” Finding a bassist proved od 2 cpr enter ee igre an Ty ead hes ounce nd ate certainly not afraid to put themselves about. Indeed, few bands ‘can match their dazzling twin guitar work and powerful vocals. Be eee nen oe ey ‘We also gocto go to differen towns in he area and payoff the Pe rae eet eer pare eee tne ens Lert calle Squal Panther.” Se ieee acd Fe ketucotsaekeeceaee Minti iietl ru ed ‘when youplyalotit gives yu the opportunity to try diferent Serene aaa i eet ea aa Chen areca er ae Se al reece everything. l'sbeen afew months in the making, but wer pretty ee ee N Se che eye Re ee es Se ee at ele eee Teena slbum of songs that we'llook back on and be proud of. Label and Seale ee Pee ep a eS ee Me | pele ds cam) end ft ra i k. Lenny Wolf is Pere E Pe Ferree llcod eras RMP As ee en ; ere rai he es Leesa me Te Pi SHOT ° The debut album - Hard Rock at it’s best! ROP ee me eno Pee RCN Reto See The Bitch Is Back...Live ded I | BUC ane kell sta} including all of her hi i wa rl eels hehe, Digipak and Download. | Ok WW Sev. 5E) moe ee AC a In which Ken McIntyre imbibes sodium pentathol and can't stop himself confessing his most shameful vinyl purchases. This issue: White Wolf's faux-metal debut IM SURE WE'VE BEEN OVER this before pur Canada wasa nation oftickstersin the 198s, From Lee Aaron co Headpins, Coney Hatch to Helix, melodic rock bands from Vancouver Toronto wou wrap their hooky fff around national heavy smtal imagery in magazine ads and on albu Covers hoodwinking teenage drtbags hk yours truly nto buying them, ‘White Wolf might be the mos blatant offenders them al because thei eb albu, Standing Ane (RCA Records, 1984), boas one of the most ridiculously meta covers ofall time a drooling bat- wl with duck fet) howling lunder@fulloon, How can you not buy th With acoverlike that, erally anything could happen, Addsometentacles and it could be Chic Frestrecord, Wall guess what? it's definitly nota Chic Frost record. Congratulations you now own yet another Canadian AOR record. Andit kinds sounds ike Loverboy. But le's get philosophical fora moment. What fyou werent a grungy Tunkheadin a Venom shirt? What if you were jest adude who ies catchy tunes? Would you like Loverboy then? Probably. And chat’ when White Wolf gas you, White Wolf was formed in Edmonton in 1975 by vocalist Don'Wol? Wilk and gitarist Cam Macleod. Back then they were called Slamm and igged around locally playing the typical mid- 7Osmixof van-rock hitsand wobbly originals, During the 80s glam-metal goldrush, they «hanged theirname tothe equally aggro Warrior, but changed it agin prior othe release of Standing Alone, probably because the Californian |Warriorhad beaten them tothe bins. RCA signed them an! used ther 10 nia the sti, Aco, Standing Alone. Theis thing you notice sthe synthetic, carernouska-pow ofthe drums, followed by the ng oll ofthe keyboards, thebelching guitars and the sub-Keel whine of Wol?s vocals Opener Standing Aloe could only be mal in 1984, and will always sound ike 1984, Its ‘majestically dated. It was made for breaking up with your high-school giefriend at the mal while ‘wearing fingerless gloves, lt isa perfect pe ‘neon-kisch. I's not close to metal, but hike all ood AOR, is metal-adjacent, Asif they were awate of howeoversthe-top they vent with sheir opener, White Wolf then lower «pst ibs cago ins belo soing fll cheese sandwich withthe jaw ping Shad n The Right, which sounds ike Sumethiny Dio would write specifically forthe roller-rink audience PVE Wie) p ae ad awful. As an AOR LP, face oe Butt turnsout that all ofthis wasa mere teaser forthe rea epic of side one, What Will Wer Bring. A grinding baile-allad, it maeies piping prog keyboards, askepvalking nif. tortured «erooning from Well, Queen sue backing vocalsfrom then cold-warm ofthe gang and paranoid reinone walloping sv ‘minute bran-melter. This songs for hardcore hulldeep AOR fans only. Poses get os. Sidetwwo opens wit the disco-Queensnjche ‘of Nigh Rider and then throws 70s moustache- boogie curveball with Home Bound. Imagine Foghat in parachute pants. Painful, knew, but thar’ what'shappening here, White Wolfs saudacious pseulo-metal hugacr-maggery hits its zenith withthe next tune, Metal Thunder ‘Doyo fle poner, cxpling in your brain” growls Wolf before the whole band kicks in with thessrupy Thurdalt chorus, You ca tll the band realy do mean it ke thisisreallytheirbest cffor at sabreattling, and that, given the ‘opportunity they'd prealy bash this out in front of any group of tattooed heshers you threw a them. The irony. of course that ital sounds abouts metal as Platnum Blonde. Play this “real anthem for anybody in a denim vest and be prepared to get pelted with pss bots. Stil hice sonta mata, in a lake N uc kinda Here’sthe thing. At the time, in 1984, St Moe wasa siaeut-teart recon wth fash production, lavess performances, ann aghonsy ccandy-coating. Those arethe facts the cave Silas a metal record, sal, Asan AOK record. ttl slightly awful in spots, but amazing inoabers, And asa tine capsle for cally wird era in rock nvolls history: s indispensable. When White Woll were on ther ‘mark they did not care about tomorrow a couldnt remember yesterday if they ried. They were sipsrearing inthe good 30 perpetal now, For seconds luring the ttlesong and most of Shaws The Nig, White Wolf owned 1984 Sadly, 1984 didnt lst. Two yeas after nding lon it the bin, White Wal ribbed out follow-up, Endangrad spss Nore to every band everywhere: clon et youralbum tite prediet yourfate. I makes too c3s¥for rock journalists toscorean casy dig. jst ask Quit Riot Condition Critica? At least they go the nameof teal right") Ending Species arly jetsoned the high 80s thvackand neon sheen in favour of a mote trational 70s hard rock sound. tn ease youve Forgotten, 1986 wasaa nota good year for rediscovering your inner BTO. andthe albu stifled, The band did not se it coming, According 104 1986 issue of Metal Forces ‘magazine, around the time ofthe second alums release, White Wolf was preparing ‘major US onslaught Sadly said meled-metal assault never quite took, and the band imploded ayearlater, Ouch, Butall was not lost. Much bike their Canadian AOR compatriots Saga, White Wolf became cenduringcult fives in Germany, prompting 2007 reunion with Macleod, Wolf and new sang of Swedish )howlers and growers. They released a thirdalbum,Vitim Oj The Sptlight (Hat Realh) anda lve-n-Germany record Thingshave heen quiet forthe past couple years inthe White Wolfcamp, bu i's doubtful we've heard the lst from ‘em. And even fit all end here. at least we've still got Standing Aloe {guite posibly the greatest Canadian fake-metal allan of L984, And believe me, the competition was fierce in that category. © Next issues Spys ~Bebind Enemy Lines (1983) MERE ES LIA EL ETS TRIES EG SR Re CUSSCROCMALNE COM a er Pe raked pate ena penaiieercg peter’ ponent eee phe tad ener Peer een) eer November Pu eae) Pa Sani eee a Pe irun ry Pore ticg eed rcs eeu’ Stormy weather ahead, Peter AS APRIL WINE Rok ry Sweden this nth i Thus ull talented Saying and this eT Big Time. You eres er eee cel Pe eel icin ecd peared nnd Pd forus and our fans” The Rais nee) cA Pons Soe nr rod ernie erento erry Peed om eereney Sea Err Rooney eon Peron I Blue Cow Kes b Reach cc hiswwnderfu new exafi Ths Uneven Sky sid thie ltt bak Steve Dalton sus ne NK Pre presented : ie core F ke Slave cooper pti pesoerrsoh The former Rainbow/Alcatrazz beating booze and his penchan KEGNESS-BORN SINGER Graham Bonnet wasa member of The Marbles before succeeding Ronnie James Dio in Rainbow in 1979, Afterhissolealburn Line-Up xecrated the Top 10 hit Night Games be joined he Michael Schenker Group, recording the Assault Anackalbum but departing after just hhedrunkenly exposed himselft0 liencein Shelled, His ext group, ra, featured Yagwie Malmsteen and ther ‘Steve Va on git. Base in California for many years, onnet as snce worked with Blackthorne, Impellitteri, Foreeield, the Taz Taylor Rand and Japan's Anthem among others You once told Classic Rock that leaving Rainbow after just two years was “a mistake". Do yousstil stand by that statement? Yeah My egoovertook my sanity, because {thought I could doit alone: Ldida' realise what Thad. ut you have tounderstand the whole thi a complete mess.Cozy [Powell drums} Fad quit an the band had stalled in Copenhagen ‘while working on an album [the follow-up to 1979% Down To Lan. There wasa lot of boredom = Ritchie [Blackmore] was ashored asanyone Dom [Aire, keybostrds] sid he was going to leave too resigned, ad then found that Don bad decided 10 stay. Rainbow headlined the very first Monsters Of Rock, backin 1980... Teas probably the best night of my life. Allof ry fly was there and Lwas cared shits Thete were so many people inthe crowd I knew Thadto pull tout, Not my dick, mean performance-wise [guffaws Let'snot get ahead of ourselves. The willy wavingincident with the Michael Schenker Group during a Sheffield Polytechnic warm-up ‘akg was that the biggest regret of your life? Ws possibly the best thing lever did [laughs lous. Everybody knows about it except me, Wat do you meanby tha? Taber king whe Whiter gus inte jpbacrou bend during the aernoonby Ipewtine was ost dd know her Tas tha he yisoth tans rom he sous bu he ne done with Gary Bark [ipetsnise ped onthe sage and vine der uel the nono orwardsthey gt Words: Dave Ling cerevedapsothatlclt readers roared wearing tiem oly pera iper ss to make pe theses eink” Ths wry ea ata mo he Meath ld me The bard plyed thenatof hese instrarealy. and ofcourse Tetaowingday iy sacked ve hog Teddtem at would be ka for Reading ‘What was your relationship like with Schenker before the bust-up? Absolutely fine, Michael was probably as drunk as Iwas for most ofthe time wasn't always hike that ofcourse but we were both up and down. It all depended where we were on the graph on any be aa g at them so loudly, my zipper burst.” sven day, but we were both very similar. will aways be an alcoholic, but I stopped drinking alone Fv atl Micha or inspiring me tobecome a writer. as opposed to singing other people's tunes, Neneh utes oppo caps ek pth he bau poneandi ko that hebeatheteg sive nga yess char Mrmemon atone ee arc igchunksof tine that smn ‘walitran cave dado ye ‘sb ecient onshore et 'sed to makeme fel confident and tha wediom idem and that’ the only — Pag Msi ote chensoapngeingrtes eee ean re Raton, Actually we're thinking of concentmar at? ‘owt aati MSG frontman on i for self-exposure. Rainbow: That's the plan right now. th ‘course that idea might change. hel ‘Who will you be playing with? We're going to use a Rainbow Catch The Rainbow. believe akitonce owned by Cozy Powe! [After along period of frustration with being pigeonholed, over the last few yeas you Eppear to have grown more comfortable wi your Rainbow heritage? Yeah, that’s right. Being iswhat people know me f twat wohear those songs, even if Tv sungthe= aamillion times. I'sbeen pretty well curse that Ihave problems with heavy rock 2 Iesjustt00 predictable. But Down To something that Fm very proud of I'sver majestic and the musicians Iwas wokang > are the best inthe world. How lucky was! inthe middle of line-up comprising 8 Cozy. Don and Roger Giover? Areyou ‘me? If those guys far ill be a goon ‘You recently used your website torah ast demo recordings, Lea ‘out well, and we're put amalbumof things that pope pod: evenkoow ve done Three ten done with Maurice Gib [othe Bee =" discovered The Marbles] and arte Wood hat were never all ead There's also.an authorised Graham Bowe book on its way? Yeah. i’sby aguy called Steve Wright ‘orun my fanzine. That makesit sounds David Cassdy-sye fanclub, doesn 2 tone great job. thas some incresibe and stories—everything’sin there eet cover ofthe News OfThe World fom 2° Ag0aferasily thing did at Leicester {Borne pleaded guilty to chargesoleF™ timselfin the Golden Egg restaurant i 19° What else are you working on? Ome acoustic gigs, maybe including hating along wth the audience 18° Poke happens. tve been doing the san YEA tS time totake some mk frabam Bonnet beadtines tbe HRI in March 2014 TREETS SHOULD REALLY pci ointrxliction to AOR readers Cris tn Mind beagle cen of te Alana, Gc {quarter 190 stunning evens oigallyreletsed yin Aan Inthe frst parte of 185 sad revenge by Rock Candy alone Sets den Meticulously sent ike Rivest rom Kansan UN Mike Sais bass il are a heb Steve Walsh Gehl bud playa drums Wakhs 1979 et abu Schone Walshenliing iy fay tart Mike Samer the case. 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