I think there's a lot of Genesis/Phil Collins that fits. Like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H2IvoYdGd0
And:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E86cxhOTfFo
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 21:47 (five years ago)
The best Moroder example has gotta be this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDSHDiprQas
― Josefa, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 21:48 (five years ago)
Bad Company – Bad Company
does Journey – Who's Crying Now qualify?
― real muthaphuckkin jeez (crüt), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 21:49 (five years ago)
Running With the Night by Lionel Ritchie?
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 21:52 (five years ago)
Does U2 - "Bad" fit? I think I get the connection here
― Vinnie, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 21:56 (five years ago)
Eagles, "I Can't Tell You Why"
The only Eagles song I outright love.
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 21:59 (five years ago)
I'm still not 100% sure I understand but I think another prototype version of this niche is Classics IV "Spooky"
― real muthaphuckkin jeez (crüt), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:02 (five years ago)
on the back of the Phil Collins prompt for me the purest evocation of this is - could I imagine myself listening while driving through the LA twilight on the way to a) a drug deal that will go catastrophically wrong, or b) a romantic liaison that will go catastrophically wrongie minor key, lots of build-up and tension, foreboding - def. "Michael Mann rock"but there's such a broad range of responses ITT that it appears there are a bunch of different feels within the "genre"
― the least famous person you were surprised to discover (emsworth), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:04 (five years ago)
For me this stuff is very temporally located in the early to mid '80s; maybe late '70s for something like "Right Down the Line"
― Josefa, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:06 (five years ago)
also agree that tension is important... if there's no tension you're bumping into yacht rock
― Josefa, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:12 (five years ago)
David & David - Welcome to the BoomtownMen at Work - Overkill
Perhaps?
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:17 (five years ago)
"Boomtown" totally gets it, I think.
For sure, tension is vital. It's can't be feel good or breezy. It's got to have an air of melancholy, low-key despondency, or ... yearning? "Michael Mann rock" otm, which is also why I mentioned Tangerine Dream. And yeah, "could I imagine myself listening while driving through the LA twilight on the way to a) a drug deal that will go catastrophically wrong, or b) a romantic liaison that will go catastrophically wrong" totally otm.
As much as I don't like Journey, I think that Journey song totally fits.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:18 (five years ago)
not midtempo but "Brothers in Arms" was the soundtrack to an iconic Miami Vice sequence
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:26 (five years ago)
Genesis “Follow You Follow Me”
― vmajestic, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:33 (five years ago)
So Far Away by Dire Straits might a good example, too. Or something from making movies.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:35 (five years ago)
Seems like War On Drugs’ whole sonic template is something like this.
― vmajestic, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:38 (five years ago)
this is basically my entire Spotify playlist
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:40 (five years ago)
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"?
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:42 (five years ago)
Robert Plant – Big Loghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxSsol3Zd7k
― real muthaphuckkin jeez (crüt), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:42 (five years ago)
oh it's already been mentioned!
Duncan Sheik - "Barely Breathing"?
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:44 (five years ago)
ok i think I finally have some good contributions:RainbowStone Coldhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hByGwgm_vRsRobert Plant Little by Littlehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaL_3bdbbeQ
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:46 (five years ago)
duncan shiek is not aor
Tom Petty – You Got Lucky
― real muthaphuckkin jeez (crüt), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:47 (five years ago)
are we talking AOR as-in album-oriented rock or adult-oriented rock
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:47 (five years ago)
Album oriented, early 80s maybe late 70s imo
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:49 (five years ago)
big log totally nails it IMO
― the least famous person you were surprised to discover (emsworth), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:49 (five years ago)
trying to think if Games Without Frontiers by Peter Gabriel counts
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:50 (five years ago)
Bruce Cockburn - Lovers in a Dangerous Timehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IX4gWkFqvU
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:53 (five years ago)
you got lucky is perfect, that synth
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 22:54 (five years ago)
seen a few Cars suggestions (quite rightly IMO) but maybe this one closest to the zone for me?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKIJVKzgoSc
― the least famous person you were surprised to discover (emsworth), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 23:03 (five years ago)
yeah that's a good one
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 23:11 (five years ago)
Feels like there should be a Police song that fits. Invisible Sun maybe?
― Gavin, Leeds, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 23:37 (five years ago)
The closest I can think of off the top of my head may be ... "Wrapped Around Your Finger?"
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 23:59 (five years ago)
Moody... Blues? Maybe Tuesday Afternoon for a start.
― screator, Thursday, 3 December 2020 02:09 (five years ago)
if a police song fits its “every breath you take”
― brimstead, Thursday, 3 December 2020 02:11 (five years ago)
not that I like it or anything
how about Lindsey Buckingham - Trouble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyONfX5bpyQ
― llurk, Thursday, 3 December 2020 02:46 (five years ago)
yeah that’s the stuff
― brimstead, Thursday, 3 December 2020 03:15 (five years ago)
Bruce Cockburn - Lovers in a Dangerous Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IX4gWkFqvU
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown)
It’s been so long since I listened to this one. Love it so much thank you for reminding me of its existence.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 3 December 2020 03:21 (five years ago)
Kim Carnes “Bette Davis Eyes”Billy Idol “Eyes Without A Face”Robert Plant “In The Mood”Roxy Music “More Than This”Level 42 “There’s Something About You”
― vmajestic, Thursday, 3 December 2020 03:23 (five years ago)
Does "Lunatic Fringe" rock too hard?
― actually-very-convincing (Sund4r), Thursday, 3 December 2020 03:30 (five years ago)
Phil Collins - “One More Night”John Stewart feat. Stevie Nicks - “Gold”seconding The Cars - “Drive”Alanna Myles - “Black Velvet”REM - “Man on the Moon”
― ... (Eazy), Thursday, 3 December 2020 05:05 (five years ago)
i'm basically adding a lot of this shit to my playlist , so thx
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Thursday, 3 December 2020 05:05 (five years ago)
Paul young - come back and stay?
― brimstead, Thursday, 3 December 2020 05:21 (five years ago)
I mean that’s just straight up synth pop with aor vocals I guess
― brimstead, Thursday, 3 December 2020 05:22 (five years ago)
Bill labounty - nobody’s fool (seriously, this is an all time jam)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51dEUKCMyIk
― brimstead, Thursday, 3 December 2020 05:25 (five years ago)
Ultravox - Vienna
― nate woolls, Thursday, 3 December 2020 05:33 (five years ago)
Love that "Nobody's Fool" -- hearing it for the first time now.
We can't forget Glenn!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TToLgW7zuc
― ... (Eazy), Thursday, 3 December 2020 05:38 (five years ago)
This has made me accept that I don't know what is generally meant by "midtempo". My idea ws that it must of course be roughly the mid point between "slow" and "fast", but I was gauging that from a position of "fast" meaning jungle or thrash fast and I guess that's not quite right. LOL.
― Noel Emits, Thursday, 3 December 2020 10:32 (five years ago)