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emember pop music?
That's what we used to call
anything that wasn't clas-
sical or country, big band
or blues. Nowadays you need a
glossary to keep all the different
kinds of music straight. Here's a
guide for all of you who don't
know your hip-hop from your
power-pop.
AAA — Adult Album Alter-
native. A relatively young radio
format that aspires to a more
sophisticated kind of hipness
and inclusive play lists that in-
clude singer-song-
writers, 1970s
punkers and
modern hitmak-
ers — in other
words a place
where John Hiatt
and Bonnie Raitt
can rub elbows
with Alanis
Morissette.
Acid Jazz.
Ambient, high- ,,
tech music built
on neo-psychedelic grooves. If you
think it doesn't sound a thing like
jazz, you're not wrong. Some chief
purveyors include Sound As-
sembly and the Brooklyn Funk
Essentials. For a good taste,
check out the 1994 compilation
Acid Jazz Test, Part I on Moon-
shine Records.
Adult Contemporary. Once
the home of Barry Manilow and
Neil Diamond, A/C has cooled the
schlock for a little more sizzle.
Huey Lewis & the News, Michael
Bolton — and always Barbra
Streisand — are the current
kingpins.
Alternative. The best mis-
nomer in rock. A
1990s substitute for
what in the 1980s
was termed New
Wave. It's a catch-
all word for every-
thing from
Nirvana to Hootie
& the Blowfish.
But what's al-
ternative about
bands that en-
thusiastically
leap on tribute
albums for Led Zep-
pelin, Kiss or the Carpenters?
Alternative Country. A
subdivided subdivision drawn
from the 1960s country-rock
movement (Gram Parsons, the
Byrds, the Flying Burrito Broth-
ers), this stuff is a little harder
than what's considered Young
Country and actually.includes
some particularly exciting bands
such, as, Wilco, Ja.yhawks. and
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Ambient Just what the word
implies — modern elevator mu-
sic.
AOR It stands for Album Ori-
ented Rock, the long-lived but
volatile radio format that rolls
with rock's myriad changes. The
so-called Alternative revolution
has marked the greatest sway by
far, replacing Led Zeppelin with
bands such as Smashing Pump-
kins and Live.
Blues. Blessedly, it's still the
same gritty and gutbucket cele-
bration of being down-and-out as
it's always been.
CHR. Con-
temporary Hits
Radio, i.e., Top
40. Two years
ago, it was
Madonna; now
it's everything
from punky Goo
Goo Dolls to the
hippy-hoppy
TLC.
Classic Rock.
Oldies. Where
you can still hear that favorite
from Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd,
The Eagles, The Beatles or the
Rolling Stones. Unfortunately,
the formula can run a little stale
by not including enough of its
core artists' new music.
Death Metal. Pummeling
songs about serial killings, canni-
balism and necrophilia. Stephen
King stories played with the loud-
est electric guitars possible.
Folk Instead of "Hootie," we
have "Hootenanny." Folk is still
alive in the hands of such writers
as Foreign and Tracy Chapman.
Funk. Rhythm 'n' blues that
works the groove above the
melody. Pick up any Sly and the
Family Stone, Parliament-
Funkadelic or
Ohio Players
album and
clear the dance
floor quick.
Grunge. This
has become more
of an adjective
than a genre; i.e.
bands that employ
grungy guitars.
But it was a valid