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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...
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.
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...
