MUSC 2150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Eurythmics, Freddie Mercury, Electric Light Orchestra
12 Nov 2015
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Punk and new wave music began to challenge mainstream rock commercial domination. Fm radio goes from late 1960s free form to aor. Radio industry saw growth in the 1970s. Fm stations were broadcasting rock and focusing on album cuts. Format developed into what is now called album oriented rock (aor) . This change was accompanied by a decrease i the freedom of disc jockeys to choose their own music. Most aor stations were formatted with program directors or consultants programming the music. Extended tracks and rock symphonies were no longer considered radio friendly : long rock songs didn"t leave enough times for commercials or prompted listeners to change the station. Aor had to abandon the rebelliousness once central to the rock movement, it was often called corporate rock . Show me the way: the advent of the big album . Before the mid 1970s most bands would be thrilled if their album sold 500,000 copies achieving the gold album award.
