What the hell is Adult Contemporary?

[Lord Yu]

I just saw a Barry Manilow commercial. It described him as Adult Contemporary. Explain.

[Hangatýr]

Easy listening for geezers.

It's actually just main-stream music aimed at adult audiences to be played on radio. >.>

[Lamb]

I always wonder what the hell Adult Alternative is. I mean, look at alternatvie music channels and you see MCR, hellogoodbye, and Taking Back Sunday, but Adult Alternative has nothing but acoustic music sung by pretty sounding dudes, isn't that just folk?

[Pretty_Vacant]

Hank Hill listens to it.
It's people like Willie Nelson and Jim Reeves who are the figureheads, I'm led to believe.
<.<

[Freiza]

Lol i've never heard of that genre...

[chaosakita]

Current music intended for adults?

[frozenfishsticks]

it's just dumb marketing. if there were any young people wanting to listen to that music, they probably wouldn't want their friends knowing that they listen to "adult contemporary" or "adult alternative", although, it might make some think of porn. porn music, haha

[occasionalutopia]

I stopped taking genres seriously after coming across "industrial jungle pussy punk".

[DragonSlayer]

rome-italian neoclassical post-progressive emocore is still my favorite genre.

[Dr. Boskov Krevorkian]

Kosher Kebab Jazz

lol Linkin Park

[mow]

Hoobstank as pansy rock is my ultimate fav.

[Cabbage Cabrera]

I guess it's just current music for a middle-aged audience.

[Audrey]

It's modern easy-listening music for an adult demographic. It can come in forms based on rock, pop or other radio-friendly genres of music.

[Deeper Tempest]

Most likely a label name for radio stations that play Top 40 classics for adults. Music from the '70s, '80s, & '90s, from R&B to Rock to Pop, even dance music.

[Kyuubi Whisker]

Good example of the genre here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU

[Lord Yu]

^As stupid as it is that might actually be a good example.

[Audrey]

That's exactly right.

[Aldrick]

Vagina music?