• in the 1970s Adult album alternative, a radio format that evolved from album-oriented rock Adult-oriented rock, a synonym for soft rock West Coast sound...
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  • commonly conflated with "adult-oriented rock", a radio format that also uses the initialism "AOR" and covers not only album-oriented rock but also album tracks...
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  • performance to crowds and major concerts. Arena rock also developed from their use of more commercially oriented sounds that were intended for radio play. The...
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  • Adult contemporary music (radio format), a format with a much more pop-oriented playlist, that is much softer and not too adventurous Album-oriented rock...
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  • Yacht rock (originally known as the West Coast sound or adult-oriented rock) is a broad music style and aesthetic commonly associated with soft rock, one...
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  • more began to soften. The adult contemporary format began evolving into the sound that later defined it, with rock-oriented acts as Chicago, the Eagles...
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  • rock Adult album alternative Adult-oriented rock Afro rock Album oriented rock Alternative rock Alternative dance Britpop Post-Britpop College rock Dream...
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  • the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. Rock and pop music remained roughly synonymous until...
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  • Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy...
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  • AOR may refer to: Adult-oriented rock (disambiguation) Arena rock, a style of commercially oriented rock music Album-oriented rock, an American FM radio...
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  • of 2020, RP has four individual curated playlists: Rock Mix, emphasizing modern and classic rock; World/Etc. Mix, emphasizing world and electronic music;...
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  • "musical and lyrical hooks." Record World called it a "Top 40 & adult [oriented rock] natural." Billy Joel – lead and backing vocals, Yamaha CP-70 electric...
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  • Adult Swim (stylized as [adult swim] and [as]) is an American adult-oriented television programming block aired by the American basic cable channel Cartoon...
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  • alternative rock and mainstream pop that is more adult-oriented. It is not to be confused with adult contemporary where rather lesser-known and more ballad-driven...
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  • Avion (band) (category Australian pop rock groups)
    Australian rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, the group had "a strong cult following ... [with their] brand of melodic, American-influenced Adult Oriented Rock...
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  • "Santana Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2024. "Santana Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved June...
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    simultaneously alienating the Paisley Underground loyalists with its AOR [Adult-oriented rock] clichés". The Trouser Press Record Guide entry by Ira Robbins panned...
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  • ornate production found on earlier Fleetwood Mac albums in favor of adult-oriented rock. As noted by Nicks, the album was easier to record compared to their...
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  • adult-oriented rock bands.[citation needed] One of the most popular Australian groups to emerge in this period was the classic Australian pub rock band...
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    from rock to hip-hop, jazz, adult contemporary and country. The album sold poorly, reflecting the declining sales throughout the adult-oriented rock musical...
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  • three albums from 1971 to June 1974, when he joined Rick Wakeman's English Rock Ensemble to produce the live album Journey to the Centre of the Earth in...
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    group provided "a much fuller, more rock-oriented sound... [it] was a polished, contemporary sounding Adult Oriented Rock album." After a tour in support...
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  • and Christian rock influence. Primarily in the United States and Canada, Christian adult contemporary radio stations cater to a mostly adult audience and...
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  • recording by Helen Reddy. Moondance was also a precursor to the decade's adult-oriented rock radio format—typified by the music of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young...
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  • combines elements of adult-oriented rock with avant-garde. According to music lecturers Ben Urish and Ken Bielen, the song has punk rock elements along with...
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    McFarlane described the album as "a well-crafted blend of radio-friendly Adult Oriented Rock (AOR), pop and soul material" where Price had used "hot US session...
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  • Southern All Stars (category Japanese rock music groups)
    Ninkimono de Ikō were released. Both of these albums featured mainly adult-oriented rock rendition songs. With Miss Brand-New Day, a successful single and...
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  • received significant airplay on adult-oriented rock radio stations and reached #38 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. "22,000 Days" was included...
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  • influenced by the Jazz and Blues. For many one of the most aesthetic albums in rock history Colombiano. http://www.krakencolombia.net/ Kraken Official Site...
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  • Q R S T U V W X Y Z Acid rock Active rock Adult contemporary music Adult alternative Afro-punk Afro rock Album-oriented rock Alternative country Alternative...
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