album-oriented
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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“No genre of music more than AOR,” or album-oriented rock, “has been so widely misunderstood, so consistently scorned,” writes Mr. Rees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
Ladd had a shift on SiriusXM’s Deep Tracks channel, which features the album-oriented rock he played over his long career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
In the 1960s, rock gradually joined its elders as an album-oriented form, and its audience increasingly considered performers auteurs and recordings works of art.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2018
While indie labels have traditionally been more album-oriented, the younger generation of playlisting fans is more focused on singles.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2018
This, of course, is the case for almost all labels, but most indies have a majority of acts who are more album-oriented.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 11, 2011
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