AOR

Ok la...atas permintaan En Hafiz yang nak tau sangat apa tu AOR...hari ni kita belajo pasal genre muzik...aku pun bukannya pandai sangat...tapi setelah puas aku google...akhirnya aku jumpa jugak maksud AOR yang lebih kurang sama dengan kepahaman kat kepala otak aku...cekidot -SINI-

"AOR (Adult Oriented Rock) is a sub-genre of Rock that emerged in the late '70s and early '80s as an amalgamation of Rock, Hard Rock and Progressive Rock. It is characterized by a rich, layered sound, slick production and a heavy reliance on pop/rock hooks, which led to its huge popularity in the late '70s and early '80s.

AOR songs are almost always synthesizer driven and catchy and very often include harmonized vocals. The catchy choruses combined with relatively short song lengths make AOR a very radio friendly genre. The songs are more melodic than straight-ahead, regular Hard Rock, but still not nearly as light as Pop/Rock.

Some of the earliest - and also the most well known - AOR bands include names like Asia, Boston, Foreigner, Journey, Survivor and Toto.

Although AOR experienced a decline in popularity in the '90s, there has been a resurgence in recent years. Some of the notable groups in this later era include Brother Firetribe, Frederiksen/Denander, Place Vendome and Pride of Lions.

Note! The genre AOR is not to be confused with the radio format AOR (Album Oriented Rock), which is a term used mostly in North America and can mean practically any Rock album ever released."



Sejak dulu kepahaman aku AOR ni adalah genre yang terletak ditengah2 antara pop rock dan hard rock...tidak terlalu ringan seperti pop rock (contoh Chicago,Air Supply,Michael Learns To Rock,Roxette) dan tak terlalu berat seperti hard rock (Deep Purple,Bon Jovi,Aerosmith,Kiss)...

Tapi nak kata satu2 band tu betul2 AOR pun susah jugak...banyak band2 yang berubah2...contoh Bon Jovi...awal2 dulu lebih pada Hard Rock...sekarang dah lebih macam AOR....tapi antara band yang kekal dari dulu sampai sekarang boleh masuk kategori AOR dan yang paling aku suka sekali dan paling tepat nak describe genre AOR adalah Journey.



kenapa dipanggil adult oriented pun aku tak tau...mungkin lagu2 cengini sesuai unyuk golongan yang matang ataupun lebih tepat dah tua...heheh...tapi leceh la genre2 ni kan...kalau sedap kat telinga layan ajer la...bagi aku secara peribadinya...kalau lagu tu sedap terutama yang jenis2 guitar oriented...memang aku suka...kalau metal sekalipun tapi tak sedap...memang aku menyampah (read : Nu Metal...hahaha)...tapi ntah kenapa...Hip Hop, dangdut (err...K Pop pun...) memang langsung aku tak bleh terima...

Ok..harap En Hafiz berpuashati...sekurang2nya ini lah pemahaman aku pasal AOR...kalau salah atau orang lain ada permahaman lain...tu dia punya pasal...heheh...