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Soft rock (also known as light rock) is a form of rock music that originated in the late 1960s in the United States and the United Kingdom which smoothed over the edges of singer-songwriter and pop rock, [1] relying on simple, melodic songs with big, lush productions.
Yacht rock (originally known as the West Coast sound [4] [5] or adult-oriented rock [6]) is a broad music style and aesthetic [7] commonly associated with soft rock, [8] one of the most commercially successful genres from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s.
The following is a list of notable soft rock bands and artists and their most notable soft rock songs. This list should not include artists whose main style of music is anything other than soft rock, even if they have released one or more songs that fall under the "soft rock" genre. (Such songs can be added under Category:Soft rock songs.)
Punk was an influence into the 1980s on the subsequent development of other subgenres, including new wave, post-punk and eventually the alternative rock movement. From the 1990s alternative rock began to dominate rock music and break through into the mainstream in the form of grunge, Britpop, and indie rock. [8]
A pyroclastic rock containing 25–75% volcanic bombs and/or volcanic blocks is called tuff breccia. [4] Tuff composed of sandy volcanic material can be referred to as volcanic sandstone. [5] Tuff is a relatively soft rock, so it has been used for construction since ancient times. [6]
Pages in category "Soft rock" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The 'Emmanuelle' Series. Emmanuelle is the first in a very famous softcore series, and has had a huge impact on the genre. Not only was it one of France's highest-grossing films, it was the first ...
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music [1] to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet storm and rock influence.