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Soft rock
Stylistic origins
Cultural origins
Late 1960s-Early 1970s
Typical instruments

Soft rock, also referred to as light rock or easy rock, is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock and roll to compose a softer, supposedly more ear-pleasing sound for listening, often at work or when driving. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder See also Acoustic Guitar (magazine An acoustic guitar is a Guitar that uses only acoustic methods to project the sound produced by its strings A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Soft rock is usually sung with higher-pitched vocals, and the lyrics tend to be non-confrontational, focusing in very general language on themes like love, everyday life and relationships. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The genre tends to make heavy use of pianos, synthesizers and sometimes saxophones. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind On some occasions soft rock may include Electric guitars. An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder Or, as shown in the Bee Gees, soft rock can also include acoustic guitars

History

Soft rock as a genre distinction has come to refer specifically to a style of rock that emerged in the early 1970s, both as a reaction against the increasingly heavy music (hard rock and heavy metal etc. The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. See also Acoustic Guitar (magazine An acoustic guitar is a Guitar that uses only acoustic methods to project the sound produced by its strings Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock ) that dominated rock at the time, and also as a reflection of the changing priorities of the Baby Boom in the early 1970s. As is often the case after a major war the end of World War II brought a Baby boom to many countries notably those in Europe, Asia, North America What set 1970s soft rock apart from its 1960s counterpart, which for lack of a better word is usually just called "pop", is that in the 1960s pop existed for those who simply didn't like rock; the 1960s' pop artists usually were vocalists who were stylistic throwbacks to the pre-rock era. Soft rock developed organically to suit the needs of those who did have rock listening experience; as such, it can be considered a bona fide rock genre.

Soft rock became hugely popular later in that decade. By 1977, some radio stations, like New York's WTFM and WYNY, had switched to an all-soft-rock format. WTFM (985 FM, "Soft Rock 985" is a Radio station broadcasting an Adult Contemporary music format Around that same time, Chicago, which had previously been a jazz-rock band, switched to soft rock and reached their biggest commercial successes. Chicago is a Rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago Illinois. The band began as a politically charged sometimes experimental rock band and later moved to a predominately Fusion or more specifically jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a Musical genre that merges Jazz with elements of other styles of music particularly British blues band Fleetwood Mac achieved its greatest success after adopting this genre. Fleetwood Mac are a British / American Their success was further solidified after they had the highest selling soft rock album ever, Rumours. Rumours is the thirteenth album by rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in 1977. Even Led Zeppelin, considered by some to be standard bearers of hard rock, flirted with the genre at the time in songs like 1979's "All My Love". Led Zeppelin were Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock " All My Love " is the penultimate song on English rock band Led Zeppelin 's final studio album In Through the Out Door, released By the 1980s, tastes had changed and radio formats reflected this change; the genre evolved into what came to be known as "adult contemporary", a pop categorization that bore less overt rock influence than its forebearer. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in

Artists and songs

See also

See also Supertramp (ecology and Alexander Supertramp Supertramp were a British Progressive rock band The Feeling is a five-piece BRIT award -nominated British band from Sussex and London. Toto was a Grammy Award winning American rock band founded in 1977 by some of the most popular and experienced Session musicians of " Africa " is a song by rock band Toto. The song was included on their 1982 album Toto IV, and reached number one on the Billboard Randy VanWarmer ( March 30, 1955 &ndash January 12, 2004) was an American Songwriter and Guitarist. Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3 1947 in Seattle, Washington) is an American singer and songwriter Bob Welch (born July 31, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) is a former member of Fleetwood Mac, who had a briefly successful solo Wings were a rock supergroup formed in August 1971 after the breakup of the Beatles, by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney. " Silly Love Songs " is a song written and sung by Paul McCartney with his band Wings in 1976 Gary Wright (born 26 April 1943, Cresskill, New Jersey, US) is an American Musician, most famous for his John Paul Young (born June 21, 1950 in Glasgow, Scotland) is an Australian Singer best known for his 1978 worldwide hit The Doobie Brothers are an American rock group. They have sold over 22 million albums in the United States from the 1970s to the present Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in Yacht Rock was an online video series following the Fictionalized lives and careers of American Soft rock stars of the late 1970s and early 1980s The term " power ballad " is a Colloquialism used to describe a type of Song performed (but not necessarily written by a Hard rock or

Dictionary

soft rock

-noun

  1. A comparatively unaggressive, melodic rock music in which the arrangement and lyrics are emphasized more than the beat; a reaction against hard rock
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