AOR bestrode the late 70s and early 80s like a colossus. Bands such as Journey, Foreigner, Boston, Toto, Survivor and countless others collected platinum records like others collected sports cards. But not every band was so lucky – for slick, MTV-approved keyboard bother were a hundred bands who failed to register. But as connoisseurs know, lack of success doesn’t mean lack of quality, as these five obscure yet brilliant AOR classics prove.
