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soft rock en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) A comparatively unaggressive, melodic rock music genre in which the arrangement and lyrics are emphasized more than the beat; a reaction against hard rock.
CSN&Y didn't shy away from politics, but many artists who followed in their footsteps used the new soft rock synthesis to warble inoffensive pop to a nation tired of controversy. […] Subsequently, many artists rode the soft rock formula all the way to the bank—or at least their labels did.
2010, Christopher Knowles, The Secret History of Rock 'n' Roll, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
Hypernyms
rock