AOR Blog: Album Oriented Rock

Based on a novel by Terry Davis, the 1985 film Vision Quest is the story of a high school wrestler and his quest for glory and getting laid. A mash up of a coming of age story with an underdog sports story (ala Rocky), the film starred Matthew Modine, the oddly deep-voiced Linda Fiorentino, [...]

UK-based power-pop band The Babys formed in 1976 and scored two Top 20 singles with “Isn’t it Time” and “Every Time I Think of You”. Of particular note is the fact that two of The Babys later achieved even greater success in the 1980s. Vocalist/bassist John Waite went solo and had a number [...]