rock music

/rɑk ˌmjuzɪk/

/rɒk ˈmjuzɪk/

Definitions of rock music

1. noun

   a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
   synonyms: rock, rock 'n' roll, rock and roll, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll

   types:

   heavy metal, heavy metal music

   loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery

   art rock, progressive rock

   a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing

   acid rock, psychedelic rock

   a musical style that emerged in the 1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience

   punk, punk rock

   rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock

   type of:

   popular music, popular music genre

   any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)