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Topic: Question
Posted By: The Minstrel
Subject: Question
Date Posted: September 11 2005 at 19:23
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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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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: September 11 2005 at 19:28
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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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Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: September 11 2005 at 19:29
Stuff like Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, basically  ------------- https://soundcloud.com/erin-susan-jennings" rel="nofollow - Bedroom guitarist". Composer, Arranger, Producer. Perfection may not exist, but I may still choose to serve Perfection. Commissions considered. |
Posted By: goose
Date Posted: September 11 2005 at 19:31
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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BaldJean wrote:Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: September 11 2005 at 19:37
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Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: September 11 2005 at 19:38
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Ugh |
Posted By: Zac M
Date Posted: September 11 2005 at 19:41
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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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