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| From | Not Lame <popmusic@notlame.com> |
| Subject | The great defender of AOR |
| Date | Tue, 30 Mar 2004 14:16:21 -0700 |
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> REO Speedwagon - They were a pretty good band before HIGH INFIDELITY,
> actually. Several choices.
> Kansas - You have to be kidding, right? Unless you just have a personal
> issue with prog-pop, LEFTOVERTURE and POINT OF KNOW RETURN were packed
> with great songs.
> Styx - Ditto. This is a band that radio played to death, so some of the
> hatred might be better aimed at programmers than the band themselves. Up
> through GRAND ILLUSION they were a lot of fun.
> Journey - This is tougher. One song, huh? "Wheel in the Sky," maybe?
> Also I always liked that one song on RAISED ON RADIO, although the title
> eludes me. It had that neat a capella multi-part harmony at the very end.
> Toto - "Hold the Line"
> Air Supply - Okay, I can't possibly defend this one.
> Little River Band - Aussie white bread. A lot of stuff that was
> inoffensive and tolerable, but...
> Foreigner - Oh, man - "Cold as Ice"? LOVED that song.
> Loverboy - I thought "Queen of the Broken Hearts" was fun. Mostly it was
> the headbands, though.
Who woulda thought?! a great defender of AOR on the Audities list.....
A man after my own heart.
Well, not heart, come to think of it, but how about a warm fuzzie, Sam?
Styx: talking about them yesterday here at Not Lame.......despite most of
their albums(and I've heard them all, frankly) having a lot of utter dreck
on them, all the 70's albums have a remarkable march of great rock tunes on
them. Perfect for the Ipod experience for that 70's child. I give them
up to "Cornerstone".
Toto: don¹t' get my going....those first four albums are som eof the best
of AOR around, to this day. Dump everything afterwards(and, again, I'm
pathtetic...i've bought it all hoping for returns to past glory).
REO: indeed, they were a fine mid-western rock band up until
HI-Infidelity......better than Head East. ;-P
Now, let's talk Christopher Cross folks! ;-)
Thanks for not defending Air Supply, Sam.......can't walk down that aisle,
either. I'm bad, but I'm not *that* bad.
Corporate Rock Apologetics rawk,
Bruce
@ Not Lame
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