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… around the AOR concept: hook-filled songs with pop structures pumped up via a massive sonic approach fueled with vocal harmonies, multi-tracked guitar riffs and ornate keyboard lines. … retained a radio-friendly sense of discipline, downplaying epic song lengths and bloated solos in favor of singalong choruses, direct lyrics about life and romance and — most importantly — strong, easily accessible melodies. AOR bands also placed a premium on ballads, which pumped the melodrama with rock riffs to create what we now call the “power ballad.”…
AOR-Tiefpunkt: The Final Countdown – Europe
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