Music based on but not limited to guitar, drums, bass, and vocals.A genre of music that loves music; performed not for fame or fortune but to feed their soul, tooken over by the music.
ac/dc, jimi hendrix, bob marley, the beatles, dave mathews band, lynyrd skynyrd, led zeppelin, U2, coldplay, aerosmith, the rolling stones, jim croce, sting, nirvana, supertramp, pink floyd, eric clapton, metallica, van halen, santana, phish, vanessa carlton(dont hate on vanessa)
by alabama boy June 07, 2005
Back in the day, rock music was actually talented. Examples: Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Who, Rush, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Pink Floyd etc.
This was until grunge took over, and since then all you needed to become a big rock star was to maintain a pulse.
This was until grunge took over, and since then all you needed to become a big rock star was to maintain a pulse.
by colossal_donut_666 March 29, 2010
Rock music is slang for rock and roll music. Originating is the 40's and early 50's, it is a genre of music that has evolved from an experiment between boogie woogie/blues(ex.John Lee Hooker), gospel(ex.Mahalia Jackson) , and country/western(ex.Jimmie Rodgers) along with swing and jazz music known as rockabilly into the hundreds of subcategories and counting that we know of today. The REAL definition is a colaboration between all genres of music of that time. A colaboration of all races, creeds, and positions in society that couldn't have happened if it weren't for the hundreds of things that went terribly wrong and completely right in that period of time. In short, rock music was a miracle of music.
A lot of the reason rock music was formed was when the swinging Big Bands of the 40's were split up by WW2, many either died out or became smaller. They had to rely more on vocals and guitar than the large instumental compositions that they had started out with. Buddy Holly's was the rock music band that set the standard of 3 guitars and drums.
by Ben Heuer February 23, 2007
by JoeBob September 14, 2003
Rock music is all played with real instruments. The musicians play from their hearts wildly. Rap music is only good if you like mediocrity and banality as a basis for music. It has the same message all the time: Hate, violence, drug crime, failed relationships. Its depressing and tedious. Drum & Bass is incoherent and completely free of appealing qualities.
A lot of rap and hip-hop is also computer-generated and uses a lot of synthesizers. the only band that used synthesizers and made it sound really good were The Who. Rock musicians really put the effort in and play with commitment.
A lot of rap and hip-hop is also computer-generated and uses a lot of synthesizers. the only band that used synthesizers and made it sound really good were The Who. Rock musicians really put the effort in and play with commitment.
to the user that said N'Sync was rock music, that is ridiculous to the point of beig offensive. N'Sync are an awful pop-poser group, and you let hip-hop and rap go to your head. Rock is about standing up to the establishment, so don't think you won't get comebacks to your stupid comments when you spread your fascist opinions like poison.
by BadLieutenant August 19, 2004
Music that talks about more things than falling in love and going to parties like all that pop and rap crap music does. Music that actually has instuments playing on stage, and the singer doesn't have a computerized voice. Some awesome rock bands include 12 Stones, Chevelle, Linkin Park, and Trapt.
by SammieJo November 23, 2003
nu-metal, emo, and MTV all killed rock and roll.
thanks alot ass hole's. rap sucks
emo kid: "Hawthorne Heights rules they are rock."
me: lie
nu-metal goth kid: Slipknot rule's they're the best rock band ever."
me: lie}
rock music is dead or on life support at the least...whatever
thanks alot ass hole's. rap sucks
emo kid: "Hawthorne Heights rules they are rock."
me: lie
nu-metal goth kid: Slipknot rule's they're the best rock band ever."
me: lie}
rock music is dead or on life support at the least...whatever
by Rusty Shakelfurd August 20, 2006