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A.O.R no screaming

Ah as a teenager growing up in the late 70's my best friend was an AOR/Pomp rock nut-I had to join in.
Just this week I bought the gold edition of the first Boston album and the remastered version of the first Foreigner album.
It's a music that is derided,is it that awful?- certainly Americans in the late 70's didn't know how to dress and Kevin whathisface in Reo Speedwagon had a really big nose, but what are your memories?
For my money there were some great musicians taking part,Neal Schon,Tom Scholtz et al,however it did get saturated pretty quickly and didn't develop as a genre but even in rainy Scotland some of us rocked,ah we were young.
To start the debate here is my AOR top 5........

1.Kansas-Point Of Know Return
2.Journey-Escape
3.Styx-Pieces Of Eight
4.Boston-Boston
5.Foreigner-Foreigner

Heaven or hell?
ben_campbell
curbach
84 posts
 
Hell for sure, but not without it's guilty pleasures. I had all those albums as a kid, but the only one that has found it's way into my cd collection is "Pieces of Eight". I saw it cheap and couldn't help it. Haven't played it in years, though.

A few more dubious "classics":

April Wine-Nature of the Beast (I think? the one with "Sign of the Gypsy Queen")
Asia-Asia
Billy Squier-Emotions In Motion
Bad Company-Bad Company
Anything by Supertramp or The Little River Band
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jond
3,400 posts
 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry, I couldn't help it.
mwilson
430 posts
 
What about Nazareth ("This Flight Tonight"). You're a Scot, look no further!
fatparrot
1,314 posts
 
Sorry, Curbach, I disagree! Supertramp happens to be a personal favorite. While some of the albums (especially "Breakfast in America") may sound somewhat commercial and contrived, two albums each have songs that, for those alone, are worth purchasing the album. "Crisis" has the tune "Another Man's Woman" which is a complex and layered song, both musically, lyrically, and vocally. Same for "Even in the Quietest Moments" featuring "Fool's Overture". Both albums also feature other gems throughout. Their first major album "Crime of the Century" is a classic that belongs in ANY collection. The title cut is still a haunting melody even after almost 30 years! And anyone who was fortunate enough to see the 1980 "Breakfast in America" tour (the final tour that both broke and broke up the band) knows how truly remarkable this band was! Just my opinion! Happy Tunes!
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