Thus, verbal bases that in Sanskrit have initial velar consonants have corresponding palatals in reduplicated syllables that occur in certain categories, as with kar/kṛ 'do, make' (3rd sg. pres. indic. karoti, 3rd sg. fut. kariṣyati, 3rd sg. aor. akārṣīt), gam 'go' (3rd sg. pres. indic. gacchati, 3rd sg. fut. gamiṣyati, 3rd sg. aor. agamat)—but 3rd sg.
Similarly, Sanskrit causatives such as sād-ay-a-ti 'seats,' from the base sad 'sit' (3rd sg. pres. indic. sīdati, 3rd sg. aor. asadat), show -ā- in open syllables.
When [1977's] Rumours came out it was dismissed as AOR, but I think it was cooler than that.
The retro influences too often tread on tainted ground, however: the synth-stabs of "Rocket" are fatally reminiscent of Van Halen's "Jump", while the Elton-esque piano chords of "Alive" and Abba-style melodic structure of the title-track recall the indulgent, bogus innocence of 1970s AOR pop excess with Spandex-tight accuracy.
It was nevertheless unafraid to venture into more fashion-risky styles, such as the steady Seventies AOR plod of "Super Rich Kids", which is essentially Billy Joel meets Steely Dan.
While free-form evolved into album-oriented rock (or AOR, in industry lingo), other formats catered to an increasingly splintered music audience.
Click to view video One of the most darkly hilarious scenes in the film of Bret Easton Ellis's controversial novel finds serial-killing AOR obsessive Patrick Bateman instructing two prostitutes to perform for him while he dissects our man's music with meticulous precision: "Do you like Phil Collins?
Click to view video Phil was recently prevented from picking up the sticks by a spinal injury, but even shifting 250 million albums of AOR (album-oriented rock) to fans of slushy ballads hasn't stopped him being recognised as a drumming great.
He moves like a man who took that motivational poem about dancing as if no one is watching very much to heart; his band's clever repurposing of 80s AOR – replete with a saxophone played by a man dressed as a mid-80s saxophonist, his flowing locks tousled by the breeze – sounds flatly fantastic here.
Backed by (yup) rock musicians, his set dips into pop and AOR – when Dido joins for the still disturbing Stan.
But the quality control suffers elsewhere: Only Heaven is teeth-grindingly formulaic AOR, while Red, White & You's flag-waving lyrics sound like a winning board of US patriotism cliche bingo ("American girls!" "The fourth of July!" "Good ol' boys!").
