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Arena rock (also known as AOR, melodic rock, pomp rock, stadium rock, corporate rock or dad rock) is a style of rock music that became mainstream in the 1970s. It typically involves radio-friendly rock music that was designed to be played for large audiences.
Jun 7, 2021 · Arena Rock Music Guide: 5 Famous Arena Rock Bands. Written by MasterClass. Last updated: Jun 7, 2021 • 4 min read. The bombastic, radio-friendly hard rock music of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s is often grouped under the moniker of arena rock.
Arena Rock developed in the mid-'70s, when hard rock and heavy metal bands began to gain popularity. The music became more commercially oriented and radio-friendly, boasting slick productions and anthemic choruses, both on their hard rock numbers and their sweeping power ballads.
- Pat Benatar — “Promises in the Dark” A hero among heroes. A song to destroy all songs, short out all Jumbotrons and bring all hockey rinks down in a heap of dusty concrete.
- Journey — “Don’t Stop Believin'” Arguably the most emblematic, iconic arena-rock tune ever, but a) we’re beyond sick of it and b) Pat Benatar.
- Foreigner — “Double Vision” There’s Lou Gramm! Top three’s not so shabby.
- REO Speedwagon — “Take It On the Run” Still mad at these guys for sending REO Speedealer a cease-and-desist, but the song rules forevermore.
Apr 20, 2018 · With the first rock concerts at the Forum in Inglewood and New York's Madison Square Garden, the stages were set in 1968 for the dawn of arena rock, a new concert genre that took off when...
Aug 30, 2023 · 1. Queen. This one’s a no-brainer—Queen is one of the best bands to ever do arena rock. After all, their music still plays in stadiums globally, even when they’re not present. Just putting on...
Arena rock (also known as AOR, melodic rock, stadium rock, anthem rock, pomp rock, corporate rock and dad rock) is a style of rock music that originated in the mid-1970s.
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