| rock music | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. rock, rock 'n' roll, rock and roll, rock music, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll | a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western.; "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll." |
| ~ popular music, popular music genre | any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time). |
| ~ heavy metal music, heavy metal | loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery. |
| ~ art rock, progressive rock | a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing. |
| ~ acid rock, psychedelic rock | a musical style that emerged in the 1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience. |
| ~ punk rock, punk | rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock. |
| ~ backbeat | a loud steady beat. |
| ~ backbeat | a loud steady beat. |
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