The AOR-side of Prog |
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Moyan
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The 2005 self-titled lone album by White is one of my all-time favourites in the AOR-prog subgenre. Generally, it is melodic music with elements of hard rock and neo-prog. The album and band name obviously allude to the late Alan White. Together with Alan on drums, here we have Asia keyboardist Geoff Downes; lead singer Kevin Currie is accompanied on vocals by the great support of Steve Boyce, who also played bass. Karl Haug played the guitar. And its sleeve features some amazing Roger Dean illustration work! |
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Gnik Nosmirc
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Here are a few AOR/prog that I enjoy:
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My favorite... |
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One not mentioned that I like is Planet P Project's debut album.
Two more non-PA bands that have hints of prog in places are: The Fixx (in particular, their first two albums) Grandaddy (in particular, The Sophtware Slump; sometimes I'm reminded of a Cars/ELO mix with many of their songs) Not sure any of the above qualified under the AOR banner, but they were more in the "artsy" side of the pop rock spectrum, with The Fixx typically under the new wave banner.
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I don't care for their self-titled record, but Fountains of Light is a different story. Herb's the star of that album, as far as I'm concerned. |
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Thanks Suitkees!
I'm getting all kinds of recos now for my favorite genre! While we're here, I'm started to be reminded of some other great stuff like: Of course, Boston. How could we forget? That entire debut album has been played everywhere for decades. MMEB's Chance and Roaring Silence are nice. Lake's first record falls in this category. Some late 70's-early 80s Kayak, if we're going to talk Supertramp. The US version of Starlight Dancer blew me away when I first heard it. Lodgic - Nomadic Sands, anyone? It's from 1985, and is among the first recorded works of Billy Sherwood with his brother Michael and a few other guys that have been playing in the prog world for awhile. |
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Planet P/Tony Carey fan, here! That's a classic, but I think it's nearly crossover prog, what with its amalgam of German-influenced new wave and motorik, prog electronic and American rock. I dig the conceptual follow-up Pink World even more. It's amazing Tony recorded everything you hear on it! |
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Friends don't let friends listen to AOR.
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verslibre
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What's wrong with Album-Oriented Rock?
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Valdez1
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This old band "Double" had some interesting songs. This song used to remind me of cheese but after revisiting many years later, it's really quite exceptional. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX-Ru1XkNZc
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Jared
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When I think of a really successful AOR/ Prog hybrid, my favourite may well be the stupendous 'Jefferson Starship: Freedom At Point Zero', however another few would be:
MMEB: Angel Station
Nektar: Magic Is A Child Toto: Turn Back Styx: Grand Illusion Foreigner: Debut Supertramp: Crime Century |
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FaPZ is also a winner in my book, along with Foreigner's debut. MMEB's Solar Fire is my favorite of theirs (though that's straight-up prog). Nektar's Magic is a Child was my introduction to them, and while it's not considered prime Nektar, I like it. |
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Thanks for your comments. Solar Fire is also my fave, but I think Angel Station is their strongest representation in this category... it's quality Prog tinged AOR, whereas Chance isn't as good and is also too low on the Prog quotient for this category. I'd say exactly the same about Magic Is A Child (still quite enjoyable) as opposed to Man In The Moon, too AOR. I still own Angel St & Magic, but don't own Moon or Chance these days. Incidentally, my fave Nektar is Remember The Future, FWIW...
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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richardh
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Kansas cornered the market with Leftoverture.
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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^I would agree with you if you said Point of Know Return or Audio Visions but imo Leftoverture is pure prog.
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I was a backstage friend of Herb, he was an amazing talent on Hammond organ! Interestingly, he was also a highly regarded computer programmer and wrote some seminal textbooks on the topic! |
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verslibre
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^Correct, Leftoverture is no less prog than Wind & Wuthering or Rain Dances.
IMO, Kansas didn't start the transition to AOR till Monolith and hitting it with Elefante in the band. Then Walsh returned and the pendulum began to swing back, albeit slowly. "Musicatto," a great instrumental from Power, with Steve Morse installed as lead guitarist. |
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He was pretty handy with a synthesizer, too! |
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Yes he was!! I just wrote him an email to see if he'd respond, I bet he will! Were you in Champaign IL in that era? Sounds like it!
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No, I grew up in SoCal. Class of '90! |
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