Cheesy pop music that wants to be rock and roll. For example, Nickleback, Creed, 3 Doors Down, basically any cheesy rock popular on the top 40 circuit. Cheeserock can also be bands that try to hard to be “cool” or to copy the style of a more original artist in order to glom onto the wave of young people who are into that new sound, thus becoming cheeserock by being “posers”. For example, A post-punk wannabe who is an avid fan of Rancid, or Bush, might be referred to as a Cheeserocker someone who is hardcore into cheeserock bands like Korn and Slipknot.
by Biunivoque August 21, 2019
A mid nineties phrase used to describe avid listeners of terribly cheesy rock, usually buzz bands. Examples: Nickleback, Slipknot, Korn, Rancid, Bush, Creed and any other music that tries too hard to be cool in order to appeal to a particular genre of music fans but it is not particularly well written or executed. They are usually people that listens heavily to corporate radio, and often the same songs over and over instead of listening to an album. Also known as a poser.
by Biunivoque August 21, 2019