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.
by Butt Rock Historian August 30, 2006
"Richardson" Richardson is quality butt rock.
by JKKFace February 09, 2010
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.
by ContraZombie4 October 25, 2018
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 08, 2008
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 April 21, 2006
let me start off by saying that "Butt Rock" is a misunderstood art form. Butt Rock as defined by the everyday world is "a song or songs that is/are horrible but EVERYONE reacts to."
I have seen many people who swear up and down that 80s rock is the worst ever, but when "cum on feel the noise" or "holy diver" or "separate ways" come on, they are rocking along with everyone else.
Bands who performed "Butt Rock" wre known as Hair Bands.
I have seen many people who swear up and down that 80s rock is the worst ever, but when "cum on feel the noise" or "holy diver" or "separate ways" come on, they are rocking along with everyone else.
Bands who performed "Butt Rock" wre known as Hair Bands.
Quiet Riot, Dio, Journey. Also: Motley Crue, Supertramp, Scorpions, Whitesnake.
"I hate Butt Rock...but I LOVE this song, who sings it?"
"I hate Butt Rock...but I LOVE this song, who sings it?"
by Rockin! June 13, 2007
Cheesy 1980's hard rock/heavy metal, that might have sounded good back in the day, but sounds totally gay to people today.
Buttrockers typically had long girly hair, wore assless chaps or ball hugging leather pants, and the band usually had 1 guitarist, instead of 2. Most videos featured at a girl with horribly big hair.
Buttrockers typically had long girly hair, wore assless chaps or ball hugging leather pants, and the band usually had 1 guitarist, instead of 2. Most videos featured at a girl with horribly big hair.
Poison, Motley Crue, Bon Jovi, Warrant, Winger, Great White, Skid row, and their likes all played butt rock on the Sunset Strip back in the day.
by Dick Fitzentite July 08, 2009