Butt Rock, as opposed to the above definitions, refers to bands (primarily from the 1990's to present) that use their voice in a twangy deep fashion that could only be described as coming from the butt. They can be on top of many types of music, but usually are made up of simple clean power chords. ex. Creed, Nickelback, Puddle of Mudd, Seether, Three Doors Down, Pearl Jam, Lifehouse, etc...
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Get the butt rock mug.Eighties era 'heavy metal'. Some bands even continued into the early 90's, while scant others exist today (aerosmith). Fashion items include, but aren't limited to, tight spandex (with or without leopard print), colored boas, leg warmers (over the pants), really tight leather jackets with studs in them, denim galore,etc. Hair was generally teased up with an insane amount of hairspray, known as the metal afro. Members wore copious amounts of makeup lending to a very sassy look. I can't believe this was once considered cool.
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I think Butt Rock was coined by older Gen-Xers with a definition like that given above by the writer "Reformed Butt Rocker": Butt Rock is plodding 1970s boogie rock, music of the sort that the characters in the movie "Dazed and Confused" might have listened to. For the people born a decade later, the term came to mean the working class rock of the 1980s--this being the heavy metal that was mainstream enough to get played on MTV in prime time. The common denominator is that the term derides the music that is associated with lower-class stoners, football hooligans and their American equivalents, and other uncouth types. The original definition may be antiquated, but it's still valuable knowledge, linguistically speaking.
Foghat's "Slow Ride" - the Platonic ideal of a Butt Rock song, released during the (original) Butt-Rock peak of 1975.
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Get the butt rock mug.A form of Hard Rock. Originating from mishearing an advertisement for Hard Rock music, since made into a pseudo-official sub-genre of Hard Rock. Popular bands attributed to Butt Rock are Nickle Back, 3 Doors Down, Five Finger Death Punch, Crush 40, and more.
Typically, the lead singers have a very passionate tone when singing, often to an infectious degree. A lot of songs in this sub-sub-genre have very cheesy delivery/lyrics.
3D Sonic games are home to some of the most well-known instance of Butt Rock, becoming a tradition since Sonic Adventure. With classics like "Open Your Heart," "Sonic Boom," "Fist Bump," & "Sonic Heroes."
Other non-band examples are the Dragon Ball Z theme song "Rock The Dragon," and the BattleToads theme.
Typically, the lead singers have a very passionate tone when singing, often to an infectious degree. A lot of songs in this sub-sub-genre have very cheesy delivery/lyrics.
3D Sonic games are home to some of the most well-known instance of Butt Rock, becoming a tradition since Sonic Adventure. With classics like "Open Your Heart," "Sonic Boom," "Fist Bump," & "Sonic Heroes."
Other non-band examples are the Dragon Ball Z theme song "Rock The Dragon," and the BattleToads theme.
Yo, that's some great Butt Rock!
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Get the Butt Rock mug.Butt rock is a genre that is liked by many 30 year olds that still want to be cool and rocking. They will go to a local band's show at the bar and starting moshing and throw up a random "horns" sign while headbanging. The music can be described as chugging detuned guitar riffs with a singer/screamer that has a hint of a southern accent. You can expect the drummer of all butt rock bands to have a fan blowing his hair back. Some examples are Creed, Hinder, Shinedown, Seether, Crossfade, and any other band on the disc set of Buzz Ballads. Their lyrics are about their alcoholism or their insane mental sickness. Here are some generic butt rock titles
"Arms of a faceless angel"
"Remedy"
"Im an alcoholic 30 year old going through a midlife crisis"
"Honey, Im going to beat you"
"Arms Wide Open"
"Arms of a faceless angel"
"Remedy"
"Im an alcoholic 30 year old going through a midlife crisis"
"Honey, Im going to beat you"
"Arms Wide Open"
"Wazzup dog are you goin to the Disturbed and Nickelback show at the ampitheater?"
"Hell no, butt rock is for 30 year olds!"
"Hell no, butt rock is for 30 year olds!"
by Rexarthegreat February 7, 2008
Get the butt rock mug.I'd give "butt rock" a different definition. As opposed to late-'80s, early-'90s metal, butt rock is really exemplified by plodding, thudding, vaguely bluesy hard rock from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s.
by Reformed Butt Rocker July 8, 2006
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