Adult-oriented rock

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Adult-oriented rock or AOR has multiple meanings in the music world and its meaning may vary upon location. It may refer to:

  • Adult-oriented rock (AOR), a music genre closely associated with soft rock
  • Adult album alternative, a 1970s radio format that evolved from album-oriented rock
  • Album-oriented rock (AOR), a 1970s radio format that evolved from progressive rock
  • Arena rock, a mid 1970s rock subgenre
  • West Coast Sound, a mid to late 1970s rock subgenre, more recently referred to as Yacht rock

See also