The true meaning of AOR

[KarpetRydOFunk]

If I were trying to explain AOR to a teenager, for instance, I'd toss Frontiers on the turntable (trying to stay as period-correct as possible) and play FAITHFULLY.

 

"That, son, is AOR."

There are a few examples I'd give. That would definitely be one.

[Invisible_man]

I'd toss Frontiers on the turntable (trying to stay as period-correct as possible) and play FAITHFULLY.

 

"That, son, is AOR."

Good example and I'm sure there are plenty, however just to point out that Discogs says Genre: Rock, Style: Pop Rock

Understandably that's just Discogs database classification, but still.....

[Jez]

 

Album.....

 

Yep if we stick to one, I'd go with Album (Oriented Radio... or Rock...)

 

 

Lol..Sorry yes ALBUM..even i'm getting confused after reading all this

[Silverkin]

If I were trying to explain AOR to a teenager, for instance, I'd toss Frontiers on the turntable (trying to stay as period-correct as possible) and play FAITHFULLY.

 

"That, son, is AOR."

Oh I'm so gonna buy that album! What an awesome song. Showing my ignorance I know as Journey are such a massive AOR band who my partner just said we've actually been to see live but still they are new to me

[Glen]

 

If I were trying to explain AOR to a teenager, for instance, I'd toss Frontiers on the turntable (trying to stay as period-correct as possible) and play FAITHFULLY.

 

"That, son, is AOR."

Oh I'm so gonna buy that album! What an awesome song. Showing my ignorance I know as Journey are such a massive AOR band who my partner just said we've actually been to see live but still they are new to me

New?

 

Just buy Escape....the pinnacle of AOR.

[Silverkin]

 

 

If I were trying to explain AOR to a teenager, for instance, I'd toss Frontiers on the turntable (trying to stay as period-correct as possible) and play FAITHFULLY.

 

"That, son, is AOR."

Oh I'm so gonna buy that album! What an awesome song. Showing my ignorance I know as Journey are such a massive AOR band who my partner just said we've actually been to see live but still they are new to me

New?

Just buy Escape....the pinnacle of AOR.

Oohh, is that better than Frontiers?

[gener8tr]

 

 

If I were trying to explain AOR to a teenager, for instance, I'd toss Frontiers on the turntable (trying to stay as period-correct as possible) and play FAITHFULLY.

 

"That, son, is AOR."

Oh I'm so gonna buy that album! What an awesome song. Showing my ignorance I know as Journey are such a massive AOR band who my partner just said we've actually been to see live but still they are new to me

New?

 

Just buy Escape....the pinnacle of AOR.

 

 

Absolutely the Mt. Everest of the genre.

[gener8tr]

 

 

 

If I were trying to explain AOR to a teenager, for instance, I'd toss Frontiers on the turntable (trying to stay as period-correct as possible) and play FAITHFULLY.

 

"That, son, is AOR."

Oh I'm so gonna buy that album! What an awesome song. Showing my ignorance I know as Journey are such a massive AOR band who my partner just said we've actually been to see live but still they are new to me

New?

Just buy Escape....the pinnacle of AOR.

Oohh, is that better than Frontiers?

 

 

I consider it the best Melodic Rock / AOR album of all-time.

[gener8tr]

 

If I were trying to explain AOR to a teenager, for instance, I'd toss Frontiers on the turntable (trying to stay as period-correct as possible) and play FAITHFULLY.

 

"That, son, is AOR."

Oh I'm so gonna buy that album! What an awesome song. Showing my ignorance I know as Journey are such a massive AOR band who my partner just said we've actually been to see live but still they are new to me

 

 

And they made the PERFECT video to accompany the song. My God I wish I could experience this for the first time all over again!

 

[gener8tr]

...and if you wanna get just a bit edgier (harder), but still AOR in my opinion, this one ******* rules!

 

[Silverkin]

Oh cheers gener8tr, that's awesome. Will check them all out.

It's weird they didn't make a bigger impression on me live. I remember going to the concert in Birmingham and that I left with a really good feel about the music but hadn't remembered that it was them playing

[KarpetRydOFunk]

...and if you wanna get just a bit edgier (harder), but still AOR in my opinion, this one ******* rules!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moT9Vlr1Mn0

I'm​ on the verge of tears every time I listen to this. It's simply one of the best songs every recorded.

[Glen]

 

...and if you wanna get just a bit edgier (harder), but still AOR in my opinion, this one ******* rules!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moT9Vlr1Mn0

I'm​ on the verge of tears every time I listen to this. It's simply one of the best songs every recorded.

Its weird but to me that isnt quite AOR....its melodic rock.

 

Whereas this is AOR -

 

https://youtu.be/6K6oXtfjP0I

 

I think debut is AOR, mood Swings is melodic (hard in places) rock

[Invisible_man]

 

...and if you wanna get just a bit edgier (harder), but still AOR in my opinion, this one ******* rules!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moT9Vlr1Mn0

I'm​ on the verge of tears every time I listen to this. It's simply one of the best songs every recorded.

 

imho that Harem Scarem (Stranger Then Love) to me is rather average both in melody and vocals, nothing special about it to bring such emotion.

[KarpetRydOFunk]

 

 

...and if you wanna get just a bit edgier (harder), but still AOR in my opinion, this one ******* rules!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moT9Vlr1Mn0

I'm​ on the verge of tears every time I listen to this. It's simply one of the best songs every recorded.

imho that Harem Scarem (Stranger Then Love) to me is rather average both in melody and vocals, nothing special about it to bring such emotion.

Someone get the defibs. This man's heart has stopped.

[CureTheSane]

 

 

If I were trying to explain AOR to a teenager, for instance, I'd toss Frontiers on the turntable (trying to stay as period-correct as possible) and play FAITHFULLY.

 

"That, son, is AOR."

Oh I'm so gonna buy that album! What an awesome song. Showing my ignorance I know as Journey are such a massive AOR band who my partner just said we've actually been to see live but still they are new to me

 

 

And they made the PERFECT video to accompany the song. My God I wish I could experience this for the first time all over again!

 

 

 

I've never done Journey either.

So I'm listening to this song for the very first time (that I know of)

 

First thoughts - they ripped off The Winner Takes It All by ABBA with the piano bit.

Or maybe ABBA ripped them off - not sure how old it is

 

Song was nice enough. I liked it. No obtrusive synth keys so I'm happy

[CureTheSane]

Stranger Than Love was never a stand out for me. It's a good song and probably make it on to a Best Of Compilation for me (an extended 40 or 50 song compilation that is)
Jealousy, Hard To Love, Change Comes Around etc etc (could go on) are the killer songs

[Silverkin]

 

 

...and if you wanna get just a bit edgier (harder), but still AOR in my opinion, this one ******* rules!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moT9Vlr1Mn0

I'm​ on the verge of tears every time I listen to this. It's simply one of the best songs every recorded.

Its weird but to me that isnt quite AOR....its melodic rock.

Whereas this is AOR -https://youtu.be/6K6oXtfjP0I

I think debut is AOR, mood Swings is melodic (hard in places) rock

 

Woooh, now that's what I call a Hair band!! Reminded me of Bryan Adams 'Run to you' which takes me right back to my youth whenever I hear it

[Silverkin]

 

 

I've never done Journey either.

So I'm listening to this song for the very first time (that I know of)

First thoughts - they ripped off The Winner Takes It All by ABBA with the piano bit.

Or maybe ABBA ripped them off - not sure how old it is

 

Song was nice enough. I liked it. No obtrusive synth keys so I'm happy

 

Now I didn't get any hint of ABBA when I listened to it but I wouldn't mind if I did cos I love 'The Winner Takes it All'. That sing cries out for an AOR cover version (which prob exists already somewhere if I take the trouble to look, but I'm a lazy sod)

[Invisible_man]

I've never done Journey either.

So I'm listening to this song for the very first time (that I know of)

 

First thoughts - they ripped off The Winner Takes It All by ABBA with the piano bit.

Or maybe ABBA ripped them off - not sure how old it is

 

Song was nice enough. I liked it. No obtrusive synth keys so I'm happy

hard to believe someone has never heard Journey's Faithfully. But that ABBA song came before

[CureTheSane]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92cwKCU8Z5c

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMD8hBsA-RI

 

There are tonnes of covers of The Winner Takes It All out there, many 'metal' ones as well.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ww3J2jWJyA

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNYKgh-5wbY

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUz7w3cX86U

All good versions, just heavying up the original song. Nothing too innovative or clever about that.

 

Black Sweeden did a verson as well.

From memory they blended 2 songs together in a fairly decent way. Not sure if they've been discussed here or not.

[Glen]

That's an unfortunate still of Perry shaving his tache off

[Geoff]

 

 

...and if you wanna get just a bit edgier (harder), but still AOR in my opinion, this one ******* rules!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moT9Vlr1Mn0

I'm​ on the verge of tears every time I listen to this. It's simply one of the best songs every recorded.

 

imho that Harem Scarem (Stranger Then Love) to me is rather average both in melody and vocals, nothing special about it to bring such emotion.

 

 

Average in melody? Are you serious? It's probably the most over-the-top (in an AWESOME way) melodic song of all time. Ridiculously melodic. Can we ban this guy?

 

Nothing special about it to bring emotion? Even today when I hear it I still get chills down my spine, close to 20 years after I heard it first.

 

Can we ban this guy?

[Glen]

 

 

 

...and if you wanna get just a bit edgier (harder), but still AOR in my opinion, this one ******* rules!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moT9Vlr1Mn0

I'm​ on the verge of tears every time I listen to this. It's simply one of the best songs every recorded.

 

imho that Harem Scarem (Stranger Then Love) to me is rather average both in melody and vocals, nothing special about it to bring such emotion.

 

Average in melody? Are you serious? It's probably the most over-the-top (in an AWESOME way) melodic song of all time. Ridiculously melodic. Can we ban this guy?

 

Nothing special about it to bring emotion? Even today when I hear it I still get chills down my spine, close to 20 years after I heard it first.

 

Can we band this guy?

 

Its on the good half of the album for sure..............

[KarpetRydOFunk]

 

 

 

...and if you wanna get just a bit edgier (harder), but still AOR in my opinion, this one ******* rules!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moT9Vlr1Mn0

I'm​ on the verge of tears every time I listen to this. It's simply one of the best songs every recorded.

Its weird but to me that isnt quite AOR....its melodic rock.

Whereas this is AOR -https://youtu.be/6K6oXtfjP0I

I think debut is AOR, mood Swings is melodic (hard in places) rock

Woooh, now that's what I call a Hair band!!

Yeah. Harry had the best hair! ;}