classic rock
Timeless guitar music
Classic rock is a radio format and genre label for rock music from roughly the late 1960s through the 1980s—Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, the Eagles, and their contemporaries.
The term emerged in the 1980s when stations began treating this era as a distinct canon.
What qualifies keeps shifting as yesterday's new rock ages into today's classics: The station plays nothing but classic rock.
Repeated musical phrase
- distortionTwisting from original state
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
- wah pedalFrequency-sweeping guitar accessory
- power chordRoot-fifth guitar voicing
drum fill · frontman · lead guitar · rhythm guitar · bass · drums · vocals · band
Large venue for spectators
- power balladEmotional slow rock song
- guitar soloUnaccompanied string passage
- singalongCommunal vocal session
- headbangingViolent rhythmic skull movement
air guitar · fist pump · lighter · chorus · hook · refrain · iconic · arena
- Pink FloydProgressive rock band
- The WhoBritish rock legends
- Rolling StonesJagger's legendary rock group
- AC/DCAttracted to both sexes
Aerosmith · Deep Purple · Black Sabbath · Fleetwood Mac · Eagles · Lynyrd Skynyrd · Jimi Hendrix · Eric Clapton
Preserved account or achievement
- LPExtended vinyl recording
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- turntableRotating music player
- hi-fiQuality audio equipment
stereo · gatefold · liner notes · album art · sleeve · collector · remaster · reissue
Numbers sixty through sixty-nine
- seventies1970-1979 period
- eightiesYears from eighty-nine backward
- WoodstockLandmark 1969 music festival
- Monterey PopPioneering California music festival
British Invasion · Summer of Love · counterculture · hippie · flower power · Altamont · FM radio · arena tours
Evoking recent past
- throwbackReturn to ancestral type
- oldiesNostalgic popular songs
- golden eraPeriod of peak achievement
- memoriesStored past experiences
reminisce · timeless · heritage · bygone · halcyon days · vintage · generational · baby boomer
riff
Repeated musical phrase
- distortionTwisting from original state
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
- wah pedalFrequency-sweeping guitar accessory
power chord · drum fill · frontman · lead guitar · rhythm guitar · bass · drums · vocals · band · jam
stadium
Large venue for spectators
- power balladEmotional slow rock song
- guitar soloUnaccompanied string passage
- singalongCommunal vocal session
headbanging · air guitar · fist pump · lighter · chorus · hook · refrain · iconic · arena · crowd
Led Zeppelin
- Pink FloydProgressive rock band
- The WhoBritish rock legends
- Rolling StonesJagger's legendary rock group
AC/DC · Aerosmith · Deep Purple · Black Sabbath · Fleetwood Mac · Eagles · Lynyrd Skynyrd · Jimi Hendrix · Eric Clapton · Janis Joplin
record
Preserved account or achievement
hi-fi · stereo · gatefold · liner notes · album art · sleeve · collector · remaster · reissue · pressing
sixties
Numbers sixty through sixty-nine
- seventies1970-1979 period
- eightiesYears from eighty-nine backward
- WoodstockLandmark 1969 music festival
Monterey Pop · British Invasion · Summer of Love · counterculture · hippie · flower power · Altamont · FM radio · arena tours · MTV
retro
Evoking recent past
- throwbackReturn to ancestral type
- oldiesNostalgic popular songs
- golden eraPeriod of peak achievement
memories · reminisce · timeless · heritage · bygone · halcyon days · vintage · generational · baby boomer · coming-of-age
- rock genresheavy metal, metal, punk, grunge, Britpop
- rock cultureelectric guitars, guitar solos, heavy metal, concerts, headbanging
- Arena RockU2, AC/DC, stadium anthem, Aerosmith, Journey
- music genresblues, pop, jazz, country, hip hop
- rock musicelectric guitar, guitar solo, guitar riff, guitar riffs, power chords
- 70s RockLed Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Eagles, The Who
classic rockcontemporary pop
Today's popular music
modern pop · new music · modern rock · contemporary R&B · indie rock
classic rockelectronic dance music
Synthesizer-based club genre
EDM · techno · hip-hop · rap · house music
classic rockbubblegum pop
Catchy, lightweight youth music
one-hit wonders · teen pop · flavor of the week · viral hits
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