hard rock
Distorted guitar genre
Hard rock is a style of rock music characterized by heavy, distorted electric guitars, emphatic beats, and aggressive vocals.
It emerged in the late 1960s with bands like Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, sitting between mainstream rock and the heavier sounds of heavy metal.
They played hard rock in dive bars for years before getting signed.
- AC/DCAttracted to both sexes
- Deep PurpleEnglish rock band
- Black SabbathPioneering heavy metal act
- Guns N' RosesEighties hard rock group
Aerosmith · Van Halen · Bon Jovi · Def Leppard · Whitesnake · Motley Crue · Thin Lizzy · ZZ Top
Amplified stringed instrument
- distortionTwisting from original state
- riffRepeated musical phrase
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
- drumsStruck membrane instruments
bass · headbanging · power chord · arena · stadium · concert · festival · anthem
Led Zeppelin
- AC/DCAttracted to both sexes
- Deep PurpleEnglish rock band
- Black SabbathPioneering heavy metal act
Aerosmith · Van Halen · Guns N' Roses · Bon Jovi · Def Leppard · Whitesnake · Motley Crue · Thin Lizzy · ZZ Top · Foreigner
electric guitar
Amplified stringed instrument
- distortionTwisting from original state
- riffRepeated musical phrase
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
drums · bass · headbanging · power chord · arena · stadium · concert · festival · anthem · solo
granite
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
- quartziteMetamorphic silica-rich stone
- gneissFoliated metamorphic rock
diorite · gabbro · rhyolite · andesite · obsidian · outcrop · boulder · crag · cliff · escarpment
rough
Uneven in surface
rugged · abrasive · unpolished · gritty · pitted · weathered · dense · solid · unyielding · impervious
- rock genresheavy metal, metal, punk, grunge, Britpop
- musicmusic, song, songs, singing, singer
- music genresblues, pop, jazz, classical, country
- American musicjazz, blues, country music, country, hip hop
- rock musicelectric guitar, guitar solo, guitar riff, guitar riffs, power chords
- 70s RockLed Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Eagles, The Who
hard rocksoft rock
Low-durability sedimentary formation
easy listening · folk music · acoustic music · unplugged · singer-songwriter
hard rocksoft rock
Low-durability sedimentary formation
yacht rock · elevator music · easy listening · smooth jazz · muzak