Live AOR Albums Of The 1980s
AOR or Adult Oriented Rock developed in the 1970s as a way to commercialise progressive rock and hard rock to get played on radio and to achieve financial success.
It’s catchy, melodic and often with vocal harmonies but it is also formulaic and can often be soulless. Bands like Boston, Foreigner, Toto have been very popular.
In the UK, the publishers of the Classic Rock magazine have developed two spin-off magazines, one for prog and the other for AOR.
AOR Live Albums Recorded In The 1980s
Asia Live in Buffalo 1982
Asia Live In Massachussettes 1983
Journey Captured 1980
Journey Live In Houston 1981 The Escape Tour
Journey Greatest Hits Live 1981 1983
Reo Speedwagon Setlist: The Very Best of Reo Speedwagon Live
Saga In Transit 1982
Styx Caught in the Act 1983
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The Best Live AOR Albums Of All Time
While I don’t have a poll focused on finding the best AOR live albums for the decade, I do have a poll to find the all time best live albums by AOR bands.
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AOR Live Albums By Decade – 1970s – 1980s – 1990s – 2000s – 2010s
Live In Portland 89 is a live album by Heart.
It was recorded in Portland, Oregon on May 12, 1989 and has been released by Air Cuts. I think this is a former radio broadcast and not an official release by the band. I’ve read that copyright protection on these albums is weaker in Europe.
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Setlist: The Very Best of Loverboy Live is a repackaged 2011 re-release of Canadian AOR band Loverboy’s live compilation Live, Loud & Loose.
It may have value in that it provides access to the 1982 to 1986 live recordings at a better price.
It is available from Amazon.com – Amazon.co.uk
These links will help you get to the albums quickly and easily but I recommend that you still search for the best deal.
Live Loud & Loose is a live compilation album by Canadian AOR band Loverboy that collects together songs from concerts in 1982, 1983 and 1986.
The band were popular in Canada and the United States in the early 1980s but made little impact in the UK so I have no connection with them.
The album has been re-released in 2011 under a different title – Setlist The Very Best of Loverboy Live.
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Setlist: The Very Best of Reo Speedwagon Live is a compilation of live recordings by REO Speedwagon.
It features songs recorded between 1980 and 1990.
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It was recorded in Buffalo, New York on May 3, 1982 by the original members of the group whilst they were promoting their first studio album.
This is one of the few live albums that catches the band in their commercial prime in the early 1980s and whilst recording technology was more primitive, this is an important release if you’re a fan of the band.
Live In Massachussettes is an archive released live album by Asia.
It was recorded in 1983.
I realise that Massachusetts is spelt incorrectly but I’m staying true to the album cover.
Greatest Hits Live is a live album by Journey.
Don’t be put off by the blatant commercial appeal of the title. It’s a better live album experience than you might expect from the name.
It was recorded at The Summit in Houston on November 5, 1981 and The Budokan in Tokyo, Japan on March 2, 1983. but not released until March 1998.
The Live In Houston 1981: The Escape Tour came from the night before at Houston.
In Transit is a live album by Canadian AOR group Saga.
It was recorded in Copenhagen and Munich in 1982 and released in August 1982.
Set List
1. Careful Where You Step
2. Don’t Be Late
3. Humble Stance
4. Wind Him Up
5. How Long
6. No Regrets
7. A Brief Case
8. You’re Not Alone
9. One the Loose
The band at this stage was:
Michael Sadler – Lead vocals, keyboards, bass guitar
Ian Crichton – guitars
Jim Gilmour – Keyboards, vocals, clarinet
Jim Crichton – Bass guitar, keyboards
Steve Negus – Drums and electronic percussion
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To help you to find the album quickly and easily, I’ve given you the following links:
It’s still worth checking around on the websites to make sure that there isn’t a more up-to-date or less expensive option.
Do you think that this album is the best Saga live album?
What do you like or dislike about it?
This album is included in the poll to find the best AOR live album.
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You can see the complete list of readers polls at Live Album Polls.
Live In Houston is a live album and DVD by AOR group Journey, recorded on November 6th, 1981 on the Escape tour.
This catches Journey at the peak of their commercial success although it only come a year after their first live album, Captured.
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Caught In The Act is the first live album by American AOR group Styx.
It was recorded at the Saenger Theater in New Orleans on April 9 and 10, 1983.
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