The UK Connection-AOR/Melodic Rock Favorites: Mr. Mister/Strangeways/Molly Hatchet

Join Pete Pardo, Simon Bray, and Steven Reid as they discuss 3 AOR/Melodic rock gems. This will be a monthly show theme going forward.

[monkeyhousescouse]

Although you may all take this content for granted - my Aunty died a few days ago - and Pete's shows and output with Steven, Simon, Martin, Chris Alo, the guys from the Hudson V. Squares and so on - you ALL have made this week just that bit easier - that bit better - for me to cope. A sincere thank you from the UK for the camaraderie, chat, opinions, comedy and exchanges. You all help - you are ALL amazing! Thanks ❤🎉❤ X JC X

[trevdowson-zo]

I always enjoy The UK Connection, whatever the subject. Thank you lads.

[sanderberkvens]

As always: thanks guys for making my weekend. Even if the albums are not really my cup of tea.. it doesn’t really matter, that’s how great this show is. And remember: Belgian beers… they are the best!

[JaredLitherland]

Can’t wait for the 5 favorite soundtrack albums episode!

[tmc]

I have no interest in any of these band but I was still entertained. I'd follow Simon to the ends of my....corridor :)

[manuelper]

This episode was made as soon as Simon busted out the ACDC glass and beer.

[marksimpson]

Still Sound track from a brilliant British film of the same name, all about a old rock band that get back together etc 👍 Jimmy nail is very good in this.

[garyjoyce]

Strangeways winner by far. IMO. Thanks. Steven. Simon. Pete. Always so much Saturday afternoon fun here with the trio in USA 🇺🇸 👍💯

[chrisharper]

Good to cover the album by Distance, with Under One Sky, also the debut by Unruly Child, which is an absolute stonker, then progress to Open Skies and Valentine with the immense Shotgun Symphony, there is so many classics AOR, Pomp releases that never get covered, which is a shame

[RobMesick]

Entertaining show guys. Now I gotta hear that Molly Hatchet album. Sounds like another example of a record company having waaaay too much influence.

[JoelPrice]

Hatchet wins the cover award.
Strangeways gets the nod for best back cover that accidently got used for the front...ha ha

[monsieurlehigh]

Just revisited the Molly Hatchet album ranking from 2020, which was interesting... 😄

[shaunsmith]

Great show as ever guys. I love ‘walk in the fire’ and ‘welcome to the real world’ both classics in my humble opinion. However, I can’t say I know much about the Molly Hatchet album. If pushed to keep one then it would be Strangeways!! 👍🏽

[JoelPrice]

1. Mr Mister - Welcome to the Real World (kinda sappy but a good album, 'Broken Wings' best track)
2. Strangeways - Walk in a Fire (this is well done but really generic, every song sounded like I'd heard it before, 'Danger in your eyes' & 'Love lies dying' best tracks)
3. Molly Hatchet - The Deed is Done (Yikes! you'd think I'd have heard this but I don't remember it at all, if you told me the band didn't play on it I wouldn't be surprised, Danny Joe doing a Huey Lewis imitation on half the tracks)

I'll keep Mr Mister, can't wait to hear your takes...

[davidberger]

Great show as always, guys! You three make the end of my week so enjoyable. I just ordered The UK Connection and SOT Octopus t-shirts. Gotta show the love.

[FundamentalsUK]

Mr. Misters Go on is a hugely underrated, mature album. Imo

[knightvisioniixv]

For me, it's Mr. Mister's Welcome to the Real World - that's the 'keeper' and it's not even close. I get far more out of that album (the melodies, the writing, craftsmanship, etc.) than I do anything from the other two albums featured for this episode. Many of Steven's comments on the album were pretty insightful, I must say. Though tough, "Is It Love" is probably my fave from the album, too.

The Strangeways album - the one that seems to get much love here - is pretty good. Enough to make me want to own it? Not really. It's serviceable melodic rock.

The Molly Hatchet album is a decent bit of fun, if not derivative; I was reminded of a bunch of other things while listening to it, even if the sources were vague.

Fine episode.

[robertklimczak]

Great show as usual. Love the beer opener and Pete, Simon and Steven, the 3 personalities who do such a great job every other week. But Strangeways? How about picking a band that more than 2 people ever heard of! Even Pete never heard of them.

[stephenbrown]

Great show, but can I go back to last week when we all had a good laugh about the song Grandad? (Yes I bought it for my Grandad for Xmas). Just heard the writer of that iconic song has died aged 86. You might know him from his work with Bowie TRex Sky Blue Mink and Macca. Yes, the legendary Herbie Flowers has left us.

[svsugvcarter]

Nice job sticking to your guns in defense of that Hatchet album, Simon. I don’t love it, but it did lead to an opportunity to see them at a small venue in Kalamazoo, MI as they weren’t as popular as they were. They rocked that biker bar live. I thought that album was okay at the time, though I admit it hasn’t aged well. Anyway, if I put myself in the frame of mind when it came out, I wasn’t put off.