country rock

Honky-tonk meets amplifiers

Country rock is the surrounding rock into which an igneous intrusion or mineral deposit has been emplaced—the native stone that was already there when magma pushed in or ore formed.

Geologists distinguish the intrusion from its country rock when mapping formations.

Separately, country rock is a music genre blending rock and roll with country music: The Eagles pioneered country rock in the 1970s.

genre

Eagles

City of Brotherly Love's NFL team

Linda Ronstadt · Neil Young · Emmylou Harris · honky-tonk · Nashville · rootsy · harmonica · fiddle · banjo · mandolin

geology

intrusion

Unauthorized entry into space

schist · sedimentary · ore deposit · pluton · mineralization · stratigraphy · formation · tectonics

era

seventies

1970-1979 period

turntable · FM radio · hippies · singer-songwriter · Laurel Canyon · Rolling Stone · analog · nostalgia · bell-bottoms · retro

Categories
Opposites
musical genre purity

country rockpure country

Unadulterated rural music genre

traditional country · hard rock · hardcore punk · classic rock · bluegrass

musical aesthetic and attitude

country rockindustrial music

Harsh, mechanical experimental genre

electronic music · punk rock · techno · synth-pop · heavy metal

cultural association

country rockhip hop

Rhythmic spoken-word genre

funk · soul music · R&B · disco · go-go

Family

rock, country, rocky, rocks, countryside, bedrock, countryman, outcrop, countrywide

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G