Saturday, March 26, 2022

WORST OF BOTH WORLDS



BJ and Brian Sword, along with special guest Greg Renoff, author of Van Halen Rising and Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music, reluctantly select the five worst songs from the David Lee Roth era, then enthusiastically malign the five worst Van Hagar songs.

Sunday, March 20, 2022

MORE GREAT POWER POP






Rock and/or Roll is back for the attack with tunes from 30 more great, obscure power pop bands for your listening enjoyment.


THE KLICK - ONE TWO THREE

THE RESTLESS - THE CONTENDER

THE RESTLESS - IT’S OVER

USK - I WANT YOUR HEART

LOOSE LIPS - KYLE

SCREEN TEST - I AM SINCERE

THE INTENTIONS - YOU’RE THE ONE

THE INTENTIONS - NEVER HAD MUCH

THE SWINGIN RICHARDS - OUT OF MY HEAD

PANIC - SHE’S GOT ME

T.C. - ZOOM CITY

WRITERS - HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU

KID AMERICA - I WANNA BE NORMAL

JET! - HEAR ME SHEILA

MINOR CLASSICS - SIGN LANGUAGE

YORKS - FIGURE AND A FACE

STRANGER THAN FICTION - IMMORTAL IN MIRRORS

THE GOLINSKI BROTHERS - BLOODY

THE SMIRKS - ANGRY WITH MYSELF

JUPITER - LIES

THE BURDONS - HERE COMES THAT GIRL AGAIN

BRIAN KRAMER - PEARL

BORN READY - EVERYTHING

THE TAKE - TONIGHT

THE YARDLEYS - I NEED YOU TONIGHT

EASY MONEY - STANDING IN YOUR SHADOW

THE BREAKERS - RADIO LOVE

KEITH BRUCE - IT’S ALL UP TO YOU

ALTER EGO - DON’T YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE

TREBLE BOYS - JULIE-ANNE

DANCE SET - MELODY

THE SPLIFFS - YOU KNOW WHAT THEY’LL SAY




Thursday, March 17, 2022

THE RETURN OF AOR? AOK!






Rock and/or Roll is back for the attack with a sampling of 30 more great AOR tunes from the eighties and nineties.

They'd be wearing their hearts on their sleeves...if their shirts had any sleeves.


UNDER FIRE - NO MORE HEARTACHE
RAZOR SHARP - BACK IN MY ARMS
FAKE I.D. - EVEN THE STRONG
BABE BLU - JUST ONE NIGHT
BANGALORE CHOIR - SLIPPIN' AWAY
JOHN WARREN - CARRY ON
DE-ARROW - CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND
RIO - I DON’T WANNA BE THE FOOL
ALEX LYON - HOLD YOUR HEART
WELL WELL WELL - BACK TO YOU
SHELL AND THE OCEAN - FACING YOUR LOVE
OPUS - SOMEWHERE SOMEHOW
ANDY QUNTA - SOONER OR LATER
NEIL NORMAN AND BOBBY SEXTON - WINNER TAKES ALL
JOHN PAYNE & ANDY NYE - BURNING THE INNOCENT
ALLIED - FIND YOURSELF ANOTHER FOOL
GLASGOW - SECRETS IN THE DARK 
GARRISON - HOLD BACK THE NIGHT
MESSANO - HIDE OUR LOVE AWAY (TELL ME WHY)
TOMMY TYSPER AND THE KIDS - RIDE SIDE BY SIDE
BOYCOTT - WALLS COME DOWN
THE ANDROIDS - 10,000 YEARS
REFUGEE - EXILES IN THE DARK
JT SHELTER - TIME IN OUR HANDS
SHAYLE - MORNING RADIO
SIMON SAYS - LET ME KNOW
WAYNE SMART - WAKE ME UP
JAIME KYLE - EVERYTHING BUT LOVE
HALO - SECRET TO LOVE
DEADRINGER - SECRET EYES
TOMMY SHAW - THE OUTSIDER