Raised on Radio: Power Ballads, Cocaine and Payola: The AOR Glory Years 1976-1986 by Paul Rees Groundswell Speaker 2024 'A satirist with a heart

'A satirist with a heart

to the horror that still lives on today

ISBN: 9781835291887

anecdotes and recommendations' Michel Roux Jr 'Wondrous

Raised on Radio: Power Ballads, Cocaine and Payola: The AOR Glory Years 1976-1986 by Paul Rees Groundswell Speaker 2024 'A satirist with a heartThere is no form of American made music that has been as critically derided, or shunned, as AOR. The blues, punk, hip hop, alt rock, country rock, R&B, jazz, rock 'n' roll and soul. All are canonised. Trad country and disco have long since been re appraised. Even hair metal has its champions. Yet there has hardly been a positive critical word published about AOR. But this speaks far more to the prejudices and blind spots of music critics than it does