soft rock

noun

: rock music that is less driving and gentler sounding than hard rock

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And on a modern level, what Bob ended up doing would be classified today as soft rock. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024 His experiment with soft rock and funk paired with contemporary R&B isn’t forced, but fluid. Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019 With his and Antonoff’s input, Swift took a turn towards folk and soft rock on the album, matching minimalist productions to fictional narratives that borrowed from classic stories. Lolita Mang, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024 Our current music collection has a lot of Easy-breezy soft rock, yacht rock. Liza Lentini, SPIN, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for soft rock 

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of soft rock was in 1965

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“Soft rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft%20rock. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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