I think Flex meant something that actually played on an American adult contemporary station. Like Gloria Estefan or Phil Collins or Lionel Richie or something. Aztec Camera was too fringe for that audience.Heston wrote:I dunno, you could probably file (pulls song out of the air) Somewhere in My Heart by Aztec Camera under that genre, that's a pretty good song.Flex wrote:How about the "80s mainstream radio friendly AOR" genre?Wolter wrote:I think every genre has shitty and decent examples. Every one.
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Red Light Spells Danger is one of my favourite vocal performances of all time, though admittedly, that wasn't "80s Billy Ocean", which is a different beast altogether.Wolter wrote:Billy Ocean sucks balls.
On your point above, I didn't know it wasn't a big hit in the US, it's still an FM radio staple over here.
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Aztec Camera is not AOR. Not even a little.Heston wrote:I dunno, you could probably file (pulls song out of the air) Somewhere in My Heart by Aztec Camera under that genre, that's a pretty good song.
and Billy Ocean should get AIDs and die.
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Have you actually heard the Love album? It's more AOR than Dire Straits.Flex wrote:Aztec Camera is not AOR. Not even a little.Heston wrote:I dunno, you could probably file (pulls song out of the air) Somewhere in My Heart by Aztec Camera under that genre, that's a pretty good song.
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You're right. And that album sucks shit.Heston wrote:Have you actually heard the Love album? It's more AOR than Dire Straits.Flex wrote:Aztec Camera is not AOR. Not even a little.Heston wrote:I dunno, you could probably file (pulls song out of the air) Somewhere in My Heart by Aztec Camera under that genre, that's a pretty good song.
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Yes, it does.Flex wrote:You're right. And that album sucks shit.Heston wrote:Have you actually heard the Love album? It's more AOR than Dire Straits.Flex wrote:Aztec Camera is not AOR. Not even a little.Heston wrote:I dunno, you could probably file (pulls song out of the air) Somewhere in My Heart by Aztec Camera under that genre, that's a pretty good song.
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I won't say "Love" sucks shit. It's pretty weak compared to the first two AC albums, but it's a monster compared to "Freestonia" and "Dreamland." Christ, until his stripped down albums under his own name, Roddy Frame was showing Johnny Marr how to piss away talent.Heston wrote:Yes, it does.Flex wrote:You're right. And that album sucks shit.Heston wrote:Have you actually heard the Love album? It's more AOR than Dire Straits.Flex wrote:Aztec Camera is not AOR. Not even a little.Heston wrote:I dunno, you could probably file (pulls song out of the air) Somewhere in My Heart by Aztec Camera under that genre, that's a pretty good song.
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Love was bad and then they got even worse on later albums. Quite a bummer.Dr. Medulla wrote:I won't say "Love" sucks shit. It's pretty weak compared to the first two AC albums, but it's a monster compared to "Freestonia" and "Dreamland." Christ, until his stripped down albums under his own name, Roddy Frame was showing Johnny Marr how to piss away talent.
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Minor blip of partial hopefulness on "Stray," but yeah—downward spiral. It was painful loyally, unflinchingly buying everything Roddy put out because I knew he couldn't have completely lost it, and then getting rewarded with dreck like "Freestonia." His last two albums are pretty damn good, tho still nowhere close to High Land or Knife.Flex wrote:Love was bad and then they got even worse on later albums. Quite a bummer.Dr. Medulla wrote:I won't say "Love" sucks shit. It's pretty weak compared to the first two AC albums, but it's a monster compared to "Freestonia" and "Dreamland." Christ, until his stripped down albums under his own name, Roddy Frame was showing Johnny Marr how to piss away talent.
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Dancing in the DarkFlex wrote:How about the "80s mainstream radio friendly AOR" genre?Wolter wrote:I think every genre has shitty and decent examples. Every one.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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Get that horrible song off my thread!matedog wrote:Dancing in the DarkFlex wrote:How about the "80s mainstream radio friendly AOR" genre?Wolter wrote:I think every genre has shitty and decent examples. Every one.
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Okay, you got me. Good song.matedog wrote:Dancing in the DarkFlex wrote:How about the "80s mainstream radio friendly AOR" genre?Wolter wrote:I think every genre has shitty and decent examples. Every one.
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That's the last time I ever try to help Heston.Heston wrote:Get that horrible song off my thread!matedog wrote:Dancing in the DarkFlex wrote:How about the "80s mainstream radio friendly AOR" genre?Wolter wrote:I think every genre has shitty and decent examples. Every one.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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I was only joking, please help me battle the evil forces on here.matedog wrote:That's the last time I ever try to help Heston.Heston wrote:Get that horrible song off my thread!matedog wrote:Dancing in the DarkFlex wrote:How about the "80s mainstream radio friendly AOR" genre?Wolter wrote:I think every genre has shitty and decent examples. Every one.
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