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The 50 best AOR albums of all time
From big hitters like Journey, Boston and Foreigner to the lesser known lights of AOR, these are the 50 albums that truly sparkle
10 great classic rock songs that were huge hits in America but largely ignored in the UK
10 songs America took to its rockin' heart while the Brits remained oblivious
10 bands who peaked with the first song on their first album
Some bands just get it right first time
"I've spent six months making a recording of a song that I've thrown out" - Tom Scholz on the secrets of Boston's first album
Driven on by one man’s perfectionism, Boston’s debut took seven painstaking years to complete, yet its creation was inspired by just 20 seconds of music
Boston's More Than A Feeling: a happy-sad fantasy song of lost love and nostalgia
Inspired by a crush on his cousin, Tom Scholz's More Than A Feeling took Boston out of the basement and took on an omnipresent life of its own
The Boston albums you should definitely own
Proof that there's much more to Boston, the godfathers of melodic rock – and the man who almost single-handedly created their sound – than More Than A Feeling
10 Essential 90s AOR Albums
Who said AOR was on the ropes in the 1990s? These 10 essential melodic rock classics from Journey, Boston, Harem Scarem and more prove it was alive and kicking during the grunge years
10 Essential 70s AOR Albums
AOR might have come truly blossoming into platinum-tinged life in the 1980s, but the genre had been holding lighters aloft and weeping in its beer in the 1970s. These are the best albums
