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Old 02-22-2013, 10:17 PM   #288
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Re: Album Oriented Rock (AOR)--A dying radio format.

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Originally Posted by Dom Heffner View Post
Working Class Man is a great song.
No doubt.

Jimmy Barnes - Working Class Man (1986)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yIqv4dxfl0


This is Jimmy's biggest AOR hit in the states - it peaked at #3 on Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart - and one that I remember well.

Jimmy Barnes - Too Much Ain't Enough Love (1988)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn-BeXNNDYM


And here, as a bonus, Barnes reprises his role as this track's vocalist on a guitarist extraordinaire Joe Bonamassa's Driving Toward The Daylight CD, which featured various vocalists.

This remake, as well as a few other tracks from said CD are receiving airplay on one our local AOR stations. But, IMHO, this nowhere as good as the original - Barnes, as the All Music guide pointed out, sounds as if he's auditioning for AC/DC.

Joe Bonamassa (featuring Jimmy Barnes) - Too Much Ain't Enough Love (2112)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyKBLQFTdt8
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