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    Posted: September 11 2005 at 19:23

Again with my annoyance of acronyms.....

What does AOR stand for? I've heard some people on this forum use this term.
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AOR stands for either "album oriented rock" or "adult oriented rock"; the abbreviation is used for both (which often leads to confusion, because one has nothing to do with the other)


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Points: 3830 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 11 2005 at 19:29
Stuff like Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, basically
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Points: 4097 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 11 2005 at 19:31
Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

AOR stands for either "album oriented rock" or "adult oriented rock"; the abbreviation is used for both (which often leads to confusion, because one has nothing to do with the other)
Nothing to do with the other? Doesn't it come historically from bands who developed the Beatles' idea of crafting an album to be listened to as a whole, rather than just a collection of catchy singles aimed at a teenage market?
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Points: 28427 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 11 2005 at 19:37

Originally posted by Man Overboard Man Overboard wrote:

Stuff like Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, basically

and Asia
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Points: 16458 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 11 2005 at 19:38

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Points: 3577 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 11 2005 at 19:41
Journey started out as a prog band and a good one at that.  You should listen to their first album.  It's excellent.
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